International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)
  Year: 2018 | Volume: 2 | Issue: 8 | Page No.: 34-58
University Governance as an Input to Strengthen Partnership with Local Community Organizations - A Comparative Study between Public and Private Universities
Amal A. Al hila, Izzeddin Mahmoud Abed Alshaer, Mazen J. Al Shobaki, Samy S. Abu Naser

Abstract:
The research aims to designate the role of university governance in strengthening the partnership with community organizations in Gaza Strip from the perspective of the personnel in the public and private universities. The researchers have used the descriptive analytical approach. The research community has included the personnel at (The Islamic University, Al-Azhar University, the University of Palestine, and the University of Gaza). The study tool is a questionnaire applied on a sample of personnel who have been chosen randomly. In the light of the questionnaire, we have got (228) questionnaire from public universities with a recovery of (94.2%) and (52) questionnaire from private universities with a recovery of (91.2%). Research Results have showed a statistically significant relationship between governance in all its dimensions (the laws and regulations, the academic freedom, the accountability, the responsibilities of the board of directors, the rights of all stakeholders, the disclosure and transparency) and strengthening the partnership between the universities and the civil society organizations from the perspective of the personnel in the public and private universities.