An evaluation study of the degree of need for classification criteria for Jordanian universities from the point of view of administrative academics in Jordanian universities

The study aimed to find out the degree of availability of classification criteria for Jordanian universities from the point of view of administrative academics in them, and in order to achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire consisting of (42) paragraphs was constructed whose validity and reliability was verified, and it was distributed to the study sample consisting of (141) deans, their deputies and heads of departments in University of Jordan. As it retrieved (100) questionnaires. The results showed that the availability of classification criteria for universities in the University of Jordan as a whole was medium, as the highest was for the sixth field “Results and Achievements” with an arithmetic average of (3.88) and with a high degree of availability, and in the last rank the seventh field “Information and its analysis” with an arithmetic average of (3.12) and a moderate degree of availability. The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the overall score indicating the differences in the fields of the university classification criteria according to the job title variable, as well as in the fields of the university classification criteria. The study recommended issuing an introductory yearbook for the University of Jordan and its achievements and enabling leaders at the University of Jordan to undertake strategic planning.