The Roots of Terrorism Phenomenon from the Jordanian Students’ Perspective

Abstract

This study investigates the causes behind the growth of terrorism phenomenon from the Jordanian students’ perspective in the light of gender, and college. A questionnaire consisting of four sections distributed on 40 items was used to collect data from 583 students at Al-Balqa Applied University. The study used the descriptive analytical approach to analyze the data. The results revealed high rates in growth of terrorism in all domains where the political reasons were ranked the highest. The respondents’ views varied according to gender and college, whereas differences were in favor of male students and humanities colleges, respectively.