Saudi Cultural Missions Theses & Dissertations
Permanent URI for this communityhttps://drepo.sdl.edu.sa/handle/20.500.14154/10
Browse
2 results
Search Results
Item Restricted Evaluating the effect of ICT on managing change in learning and teaching methods to achieve Vision 2030 goals in Saudi higher education.(Saudi Digital Library, 2023) Alharthi, Rawan; Garfield, JoyExecutive Summary Purpose: Information and communications technology (ICT) has entered all areas of our lives and has brought about many changes and transformations, including the field of higher education. Therefore, there is a need to change and develop the methods by which we learn and teach to keep up with these developments and achieve the desired goals. Therefore, the current study aims to assess the effect of ICT on achieving change management in teaching and learning methods to reach the Saudi Vision 2030 objectives in Saudi higher education institutions. Methods and approach: A mixed approach (quantitative and qualitative) was implemented to achieve the research aim and answer its questions. An electronic questionnaire was utilised to collect study data by sending it to faculty members and students in Saudi universities via email, WhatsApp, and LinkedIn. The sample was 250 participants, 4 responses were deleted due to incompleteness, resulting in a sample size of 246. Also, the researcher utilised Excel and the SPSS program to analyse the data and several statistical ways such as standard deviation and mean were applied. Findings: The study found that most faculty members and students in Saudi higher education institutions use information and communications technology for educational purposes. Most participants use ICT “sometimes” and “always” in their classes. Computers and smart devices, learning management systems, and interactive presentations were the most widely used ICT applications among participants. The findings demonstrated that ICT usage had positive effects on achieving change management in teaching and learning methods in Saudi higher education in multiple aspects of those methods, which will contribute to reach Vision 2030 goals regarding education, as a significant percentage of participants expressed their positive view and satisfaction with the levels of ICT applying and the changes it has brought about in educational methods. Therefore, most participants agreed on their confidence in the ability of these levels to facilitate and serve the accomplishment of Vision 2030 objectives successfully. Despite this, the study found that there are some aspects that need improvement to achieve effective changes in education and reach the desired goals. ICT infrastructure, training and technical support were the top elements that need further development from faculty members' and students' perspectives, in addition to other elements such as access to the Internet, resistance to change, and ICT and change management policies and strategies in those institutions. Therefore, the current study determined some suggestions to enhance these aspects from the study participants’ perspective. Conclusion, implication, and limitations: This study offered an overview of ICT's positive role in influencing the transformation of teaching and learning methods in Saudi higher education to reach the Vision 2030 objectives effectively. This study provided insight into the effects that ICT has on these methods, which helps higher education organisations and strategy and plan makers understand the current levels of ICT use and change management to keep pace with trends towards the goals of Vision 2030, in addition to reviewing and developing plans and strategies to ensure the provision of necessary requirements and improvements to achieve the desired goals successfully. Additionally, the time constraints of this study, the focus on teaching and learning methods, and faculty and students' views only can be considered limitations of this research. Therefore, this study recommends further research into the effects of ICT on other areas of education and includes other stakeholders' perspectives, such as administrators and technicians. Also, future research could be conducted over longer periods of time than this study.33 0Item Restricted The Role of Professional Identity into Explaining Saudi Arabian Healthcare Professional Resistance to Electronic Health Records’ Stratigic Change in Public Hospitals(2023-07-10) Aldogiher, Abdulrahman Saleh; Williams, Richard Alun; Tarafdar, MonideepaElectronic Health Record (EHR) is an application that captures patients’ information and promises to improve healthcare services. Hence, many countries, including the developing country, such as Saudi Arabia, invested heavily to implement the system and improve healthcare service delivery. Yet, the system's adoption is slow, and failure is high, which could be related to healthcare professionals’ resistance to change to the EHR applications. Further, despite the importance of the topic of EHR resistance, little research has been conducted in Saudi Arabia regarding healthcare professionals’ resistance to change to EHR. Motivated thus, this research suggested that resistance to EHR in Saudi Arabia results from cultural and professional identity factors, which guide healthcare professionals’ behaviour. Therefore, this research investigated how the professional identity of Saudi healthcare professionals can explain their resistance to using EHR applications. The study used identity theory as our main theoretical lens along with Hofstede cultural dimension theory and in-depth qualitative interviews to understand the EHR resistance to change phenomenon. Our study has revealed similarities between Saudi and Western healthcare professionals’ factors that could contribute to EHR resistance. However, interestingly, cultural, and religious norms were also found to be one of the leading causes of Saudi healthcare professionals’ resistance to the EHR change. Our theoretical contributions helped us understand the role of identity in EHR use in a place where professionals with a strong professional and cultural identity are the system's main users. In addition, our practical contributions aimed to help the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia to understand what healthcare professional needs before adapting an EHR system, or improve the current once. Further, it could help hospital managers address, understand, and solve the challenges facing healthcare professionals as they use the EHR system.10 0