Palestinian Universities Faculty Members' Assessment of Obstacles Hindering the Use of Future Study Methods in Educational Research

Abstract

: The study aimed to assess the opinions of a sample of faculty members in Palestinian universities regarding the obstacles that hinder the use of future study methods in educational research . To achieve this , the researcher followed the descriptive analytical method by administering a questionnaire consisting of obstacles distributed over three dimensions : ( methodology , knowledge and desire and convictions ) to 65 participants from Colleges of Education in Palestinian universities ( Islamia – Al - Azhar – Al - Quds – Al - Aqsa ). The results showed that the overall degree of the faculty members ' assessment of the obstacles facing future study methods in educational research was ( 72 . 81 %). The dimension ( desire and convections ) ranked first with a relative weight of ( 78 . 97 %), followed by the ( methodology ) dimension with a relative weight of ( 73 . 81 ). The dimension ( knowledge ) came in third place with a relative weight of ( 73 . 56 %). There were no statistically significant differences at the level ( α ≤ 0 . 05 ) between the mean scores of the participants ' evaluation of these obstacles due to two variables ( nature of work and age ); while there were differences attributed to the factor of specialization in favor of curricula and teaching methods . The study concluded that the efforts of researchers in the field of future studies do not exceed the research achievement , without believing in the feasibility of its results . The study recommended enhancing the attitudes of graduate students towards future studies in the colleges of education .