SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL REASONS AND CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH SOME STUDENTS RIOT OF AL-AZHAR UNIVERSITY - A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND THE RESIDENT STATUS STUDENTS

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 Institute of Environmental Studies and Research, Ain Shams University

2 Faculty of Education, Al-Azhar University

3 Faculty of Education, Helwan University

4 Al-Azhar

Abstract

 
The current study drives at exploring the social and physical reasons and consequences associated with students' riot of Al-Azhar university، comparing as well the university students (as an example of non-resident status students) to resident status students of Al-Azhar university. The study sample consists of (400) regular enrolled students for the academic year (2015/2016). It is divided equally into (200) resident status students and (200) non-resident students.
The study uses the descriptive (qualitative) method using the social survey of random sample. The study is also an analytical case study as a tool for collecting data from research population, using also in-depth interviews. the study tools are reflected in: questionnaire form, observation and personal interviews. The researcher counts on some statistical approaches such as: T.Test, frequencies, percentages، and coefficient correlations.
 
The study extracts several results as follows: there are significant statistical differences between students' points of view (study sample) regarding social and physical reasons and consequences for riot caused by academic delay and parents' maltreatment. Resident status students think that riot is the low-level of education and maltreatment of those in charge of the Resident Status of the university. In addition, the injustice of some of the teaching staff members and professors in correcting students' answer papers, their low scores in exams they don't deserve after exerting lots of efforts in their educational subjects as they perceive it. All these reasons gathered to create violence or riot in the ancient Azhari university.
The study show that there are several consequences resulted in riot has occurred in the university, including change of society's point of view to students and graduates of Al-Azhar university and change of treatment of those in charge of of the university and the teaching staff members and workers to the worst. Security men also play a critical role in their exaggerated strictness with students during going in and out from the university campus which make them feel aggrieved and oppressed.
The study recommends holding meetings and discourses between those in charge of the university and members of the teaching staff for alleviating severity of these reasons have caused riot and their consequences.

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