Globalization : Consequences and Challenges from the Perspective of Higher Education Students at An-Najah National University

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the opinions of graduate students towards the phenomenon of globalization, its challenges and the existence of any significantmeandifferencesbetweengraduatestudent’sopinionswithregardto (sex, specialization, study level, martial status, income, work status, place of living and age). The population of the study consisted of (500) gradu­ate students from all colleges. A random sample of 33% was chosen which represents (121) students whose responses were analyzed in this study. The researchers applied a questionnaire used by As’ad & Abdulghafoor(2003) about globalization after some adjustments being made. Validity and reli­ability were determined by the researchers to validate the questionnaire. The averages, means, percentage, standard deviations t-test, and one way ANOVA were used to analyze the data. The result of study showed that the graduate students have an objective opinion towards the general position of globalization which represents (64.4%). It showed negative opinions to­ward the second dimension of culture and globalization, which represents (70.4) and it showed also an objection towards the dimension of religion and globalization with a mean of (71.8%). The study showed that there were no significantmeandifferencesintheiropinionsonglobalizationwithregardto the demographic variables of (specialization, level of students’ studies, martial status, students’ income, working status, and age). As far as sex and place of living are concerned there were significantmeandifferences.

The study pointed out the most important positive and negative aspects of globalization on the Arab people in particular on their culture. Means and methods to deal with this phenomenon were suggested.