Evaluating the Professional Performance of Heads of Scientific Departments in the Faculties of Education at Misrata and Sirte Universities in Light of the Functions of the Contemporary University

Abstract

This research aimed to evaluate the professional performance of the heads of scientific departments in the Faculties of Education at Misrata University and Sirte University from the perspective of their faculty members, in light of contemporary university functions. The evaluation covered four areas: administrative tasks, educational tasks, research tasks, and community service tasks. The study also sought to determine if there were statistically significant differences between the average scores of the sample members in their performance evaluation.
The researchers used the descriptive approach and a questionnaire as a data collection tool. The questionnaire consisted of 36 items distributed across the aforementioned performance dimensions. The study population included all faculty members in the Faculties of Education at Misrata University and Sirte University.
The research reached several key findings, most notably:
• The overall evaluation by faculty members of the performance of the heads of scientific departments was high, with an average relative weight of (80.3%).
• The highest rating from faculty members was for administrative tasks, followed by educational tasks in second place.
• Research tasks came in third place with a moderate rating, while community service tasks came in fourth and final place, also with a moderate rating.
• The results revealed statistically significant differences in the faculty members' evaluation of the professional performance of the heads of scientific departments, with the differences being in favor of Misrata University.