Political Awareness Among the Hashemite University Students (A Comparative Survey Study)

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  • Ra'ad Al-Awamleh
  • Nader Bani Nasur
  • Mohammad-Nour Bani Irshid

Abstract

This study aims at understanding the levels of political awareness among The Hashemite University students and its relationship with gender and academic field. Study sample was composed of 380 students recruited from humanities and scientific faculties regardless of sex. An instrument was developed to measure the status quo level of political awareness consisted initially of 45 questions. These questions were assigned under the umbrella of four main dimensions; executive authority, legislature authority, constitution and the judiciary system, and political regime. A pilot study consisted of 100 students was conducted to refine the number of questions based on the discriminate significance and the difficulty index. A net of 34 questions (11 were excluded) were selected for the final survey. Results indicate a significance statistical gender difference in the political awareness for the four dimensions and the whole survey in favour of males. In addition, a significant statistical difference in the political awareness of student regarding the specialty on the scale as overall. No significant statistical difference was found between the study four dimensions. This study revealed a significant statistical difference in the political awareness in favour of male’s students of the humanities colleges on the political awareness scale as overall when compared with male student of scientific colleges. This study revealed a significant statistical difference in the political awareness in favour of female students of the humanities colleges on the political awareness scale as overall when compared with female student of scientific colleges.Researchers recommend further comparative studies exploring political awareness of all Jordanian universities’ students. In addition, qualitative studies were suggested to explore the low political awareness among students of scientific colleges and female students.

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2020-11-23

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Al-Awamleh, R., Bani Nasur, N., & Bani Irshid, M.-N. (2020). Political Awareness Among the Hashemite University Students (A Comparative Survey Study). Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences, 47(3). Retrieved from http://archives.ju.edu.jo/index.php/hum/article/view/104314

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