الملخص الإنجليزي
The current study aimed to identify the role of Omani universities in developing the competencies of scientific research among master's students from their perspectives, in light of a number of variables, represented in: (gender, age, type of study sabbatical, and academic semester in the program). Also, the study aimed to identify the obstacles that Omani universities face in developing scientific research competencies among master's students from their perspectives. The study relied on the descriptive approach to achieve its objectives. A questionnaire was built consisting of (57) items, divided into two parts: (the role of Omani universities in developing scientific research competencies for master's students, and the obstacles facing Omani universities in developing scientific research competencies among Master's students). After verifying the validity and reliability of the tool, it was distributed to the study population consisting of (189) master's students in the field of administration (instructional/educational) and educational leadership, studying in Omani universities during the academic year 2020/2021. The final sample of the study was (145) students.
The study concluded that the role of Omani universities in developing the competencies of scientific research among master's students from their perspectives came at the "medium" level. The role of Omani universities in developing the personal competencies of master's students ranked first at a "large" level, while in the rest of the competencies (cognitive, procedural, technological, and linguistic) came at a "medium" level. The results of the study also revealed that there were no statistically significant differences at the significance level (α≤0.05) for the role of Omani universities in developing scientific research competencies among master's students due to the variables of gender and academic segregation in the program. There were statistically significant differences in the fields of personal and technological competencies due to the type of study sabbatical in favor of full time. There were no statistically significant differences in the rest of the fields. There were statistically significant differences for the role of Omani universities in developing scientific research competencies among master's students due to the age variable.
The results of the study also showed that the obstacles facing Omani universities in developing the competencies of scientific research among master's students from their perspectives as a whole came at a "large" level. Obstacles related to master's students ranked first, followed by obstacles related to the Academic courses in the second place, then obstacles related to the university research environment, and in the last place were obstacles related to faculty members.
In light of the previous results, the researcher reached a number of recommendations, including organizing forums and programs aimed at developing scientific research competencies for master's students, and paying attention to including research competencies in most academic courses, and not limiting them to the educational research methods course, The study also recommended the implementation of training courses to train master's students on research skills in local and global electronic databases, reduce teaching and administrative burdens on faculty members, and provide material and moral incentives for scientific research.
