THE ROLE OF SAUDI UNIVERSITIES IN ENCOUNTERING ELECTRONIC EXTREMISM AMONG UNIVERSITY YOUTH FROM THE FACULTY MEMBERS' AND STUDENTS' POINTS OF VIEW

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the role of universities in raising awareness and preventing electronic extremism from the faculty members' and students' points of view. The results of the study demonstrated that the role of universities in addressing the problem of electronic extremism among university students from the views of points of faculty members and students was moderate. The fields of universities' role in addressing this phenomenon were achieved as follows: the field of the preventive role of universities in addressing the problem of electronic extremism among university students occupied the first rank within the medium average, the field of the awareness role of universities in addressing the problem of electronic extremism among university students occupied the second rank within the medium average, and the field of the educational role in addressing the problem of electronic extremism among university students was in the third rank within the medium average. The study concluded by presenting a suggested proposal to activate the preventive, awareness, and educational role of universities in confronting electronic extremism.