An-Najah Staff

This study aimed to detect the level of professional development of faculty members at An-Najah National University from their point of view in light of some independent variables (sex, age, educational qualification, college, years of experience, and academic rank), the study tried to answer the main question as follows:What is the level of professional development of faculty members at An-Najah National University from their point view? The population of the study Consisted of (532) faculty members, distributed in the different faculties at the university, including (444) faculty members at the top of their work, and the rest are licensed or students on scholarships, while the study sample consisted of (130) faculty members, for the purposes of study. The study was based on a questionnaire to measure the level of professional development at An-Najah National University, which is consisted of (51) paragraphs distributed over four areas: (skills development), (participatory development), (promotion and evaluation) , (the problems of professional development) the validity and reliability of the tool were verified.To answer the study question and examine assumptions of independent variables, averages and standard deviations were calculated , in addition to Friedman test, Wilcoxon test, One sample t- test, Mann-Whitney test, Independent sample t-test, Kruskal- Wallis test , One way ANOVA test, and no parameter (Dunn) test for multiple comparisons. The results showed the following: The arithmetic mean of the total marks on the tool was (3.25) and the percentage was (65%) that is assessing the level of professional development at An- Najah University for faculty members from their point of view was of average value.Also the ranks of the areas of tool in descending orders according to their averages were as follows: The first area is the area of skills of faculty members development (3.43), while the fourth area is the area of the problems of professional development (3.42), the second one is the area of development of the participation of faculty members (3.29), and finally, the third area is the area of Upgrading and evaluation of faculty members (3.25). There was statistical significant difference in the significance level (α = 0.01) between the average of the sample and the total score of the tool, and for the average community (value = 4); this means that the estimate of the sample to the level professional development of faculty members at An- Najah University was statistically less than acceptable than in the educational circles. The variables of sex, educational qualification, age, and academic rank were not significant in assessing the level of professional development regarding the total score and the areas of the tool at the significance level (α = 0.01). While the variable of years of experience has its impact on assessing the level of professional development at the overall degree and areas of the tool, except the assessment of the area skills development, that is, years of experience had an impact on assessing the level of skills development for faculty members at An- Najah University in the significance level(α = 0.01). The researcher recommends that similar studies be conducted to take into account other variables, and recommends that the university. 1-Hold training sessions for faculty members to improve their skills in teaching. 2-Hold conferences and seminars that is working to develop professional development of faculty members, and to encourage participation among faculty members in conferences and exchange visits with other universities. 3-Develop the university system of moral and material incentives that promote the teaching and make the excellence in teaching the basic standard for promotion as well as scientific research. 4-Enhance the university loan programs and the exchange of teachers with local universities and the world. 5-Conduct research to discover the problems of development in the areas of teacher skills and scientific, social, and research participation evaluation and upgrading.