Attitudes of students of the preparatory year at King Saud University towards the extension programs provided to them

Abstract

The aim of this study was to find out the trends of the preparatory year students at King Saud University towards the extension programs provided to them. The researcher followed the analytical descriptive method. The study population consisted of (10,000) male and female students. The study sample was 522 students, , And after the collection and analysis of the data, the study reached the following results: The prevalence of students' knowledge of the mentoring programs was moderate among males with an average of 3.71 and an average of 3.63 and an average of students. Hit (3.72), showed the There were also statistically significant differences in the attitudes of the students towards the extension programs according to the variable of the educational track in favor of the human track, and the absence of statistically significant differences in the attitudes of the students towards the extension programs according to the gender variable. The program aims to attract students 'attention to their diverse programs and students' needs, in addition to the media awareness (video, audio and social media) at the university about the extension programs and the guidance unit in the preparatory year. Through the system of follow-up students, and the work of seminars and publications to develop the attitudes of students towards extension programs.