Abstract:
This study aimed at exploring the perceptions of university faculty members
on how to deal with the challenges of knowledge and cognitive growththrough
applying a questionnaire on a sample consisted of )230( faculty members at
Al-Qassim University in Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire consisted of )34(
items distributed on four domains: the administration challenges domain,
the academic challenges domain, the financial challenges domain and the
social challenges domain. The analyzed results revealed that the degree of
challenges at all domains and with their items were high. The results also
showed that there were not any significant differences that could be attributed
to the academic rank or years of experience. On the other hand, the results
indicated statistically significant differences due to the college, in favor of the
scientific colleges.