ISSN: 2265-6294

The degree of availability of KFU identity fields in the Master of Education in the early childhood program

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Asma Margeni Hussien Ali,Aida Theeb Mohammad

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The study aimed to reveal the degree of availability of the identity of King Faisal University in the areas of food security and environmental sustainability contained in the Master of Education in Early Childhood program, and to monitor the indicators of identity fields, as well as to identify the order of identity fields in the program. The study sample consisted of a master's program in early childhood education, which includes (22) courses distributed over four levels. The study used the descriptive approach in a content analysis method to describe the courses of the Master of Education in Early Childhood program in the light of the identity areas of King Faisal University. The important findings of the study are number of indicators in the description of the program’s courses according to the level were as follows: The first level (64) indicators and a percentage of (19.1%), while in the second level (55) indicators with a percentage of (16.4%). The third level included (38) indicators and a percentage of (11.24%). The fourth level included (36) indicators and a percentage (10%), and the elective courses included (145) indicators with a percentage of (42.89%). The order of the identity domains was as follows: the environment field ranked highest with a number of (112) indicators and a percentage of (33.4%), followed by the field of health with (87) indicators and a percentage of (25.7%). While the water field came in the third place, with a total of (32) indicators, with a percentage of (9.47%), and the energy field came in the last place with two indicators, with a percentage of (0.59%). While the number of indicators for all areas reached 338 indicators. The researchers recommended supporting the program's decisions with indicators of identity domains and addressing the deficiencies in indicators that are not considered in this program.

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