The level of cultural intelligence among faculty members in Jordanian private universities from the students' point of view

Ibrahim Ali Al-Baher,Nebal Abdel Razzaq Obeidat,Nesreen Bassam Fraihat,Israa Abdallah Mohammad,Eman Sager Al-Maaitah

doi:10.47577/tssj.v28i1.5898

Ibrahim Ali Al-Baher, Nebal Abdel Razzaq Obeidat + Show 3 more

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Abstract

The study aimed to know the level of cultural intelligence among faculty members in Jordanian private universities from the students' point of view, the study used the descriptive survey method, The study sample consisted of (200) male and female students who were selected in a stratified random manner , The study tool was represented by a questionnaire that consisted of (40) items distributed on (3) areas: Behavioral cultural intelligence, motivational cultural intelligence, and cognitive cultural intelligence. The results of the study showed that the level of cultural intelligence among faculty members in Jordanian private universities from the students' point of view was average, with an arithmetic mean of (3.35). The results of the study showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the scale of the level of cultural intelligence among faculty members according to the variable of gender and college, The results of the study also indicated that there were no statistically significant differences according to the educational qualification variable in the areas of behavioral, motivational and cognitive cultural intelligence. And to the existence of statistically significant differences in the field of cultural-behavioral intelligence and in favor of the postgraduate qualification holders.

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Today, the world is witnessing major changes in all areas of economic, social, political, intellectual and educational life Especially in the field of information and communication, which facilitates friction between different cultures, Intelligence is one of the important factors in successfully dealing with modern developments brought about by globalization
ISSN: 2668-7798 www.techniumscience.com flexibility in thinking and openness to the experiences of others, In order to achieve the university’s vision, goals and objectives, Through the study of researchers in a number of private Jordanian universities, it was noted that some faculty members lack the necessary skills in how to communicate and coexist with individuals from different cultures, And their lack of sufficient experience in adapting and interacting with this group, which negatively affected the progress of the educational process, this study, whose problem is to find out the reality of cultural intelligence among faculty members in Jordanian private universities, by answering the following two questions: 1. What is the level of cultural intelligence among faculty members in Jordanian private universities from the students' point of view?
Study Results After the researchers collected the data using the study tool, and in light of the statistical treatment of the study data, the following was reached: First: The results related to the answer to the first question, which states: What is the level of cultural intelligence among faculty members in Jordanian private universities from the students' point of view? To answer this question, the arithmetic averages and standard deviations of students' grades in Jordanian private universities were calculated on the scale of the level of cultural intelligence among faculty members, as they were shown in Table [4]

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The world is witnessing major changes in all areas of economic, social, political, intellectual and educational life Especially in the field of information and communication, which facilitates friction between different cultures, Intelligence is one of the important factors in successfully dealing with modern developments brought about by globalization. It has caused multidimensional effects on the content of the cultural framework surrounding the human being. It created new mechanisms for human behavioral interaction patterns, and produced new cognitive values and judgments. One of the most important types of intelligence that scholars and researchers in management and social psychology have been interested in is cultural intelligence

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