Ways of Enhancing Social Responsibility of Faculty Members at Universities

(A Case Study of Abu Dhabi University, 2020- 2021)

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of social responsibility for the faculty members at Abu Dhabi University and how to enhance it. In order to achieve this objective, the study used the descriptive analytical method by formulating a questionnaire includes (36) paragraphs divided into three dimensions: -the social responsibility of faculty members towards students, - the social responsibility of faculty members towards university, - the social responsibility of faculty members towards society. For this purpose, the study chose a sample of (48) faculty members. The findings indicate the following: - The relative weight of social responsibility for the faculty members was (%78.80); this indicates that there is a high level of social responsibility, - There are no statistically significant differences due to the variables (gender, age), - There are statistically significant differences due to the college variable (science, engineering, business administration) in favor of the business administration college. Finally, the study recommended that it is important for Abu Dhabi University to prepare guiding program for faculty members towards their social responsibilities towards Students, University, and Local Society.