Postcorona Pandemic Educational Science Research in Saudi Universities

Abstract

The present study attempted to determine the actuality of scientific research in educational sciences from the perspective of Saudi faculty after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic (COVID-19). The study also revealed the obstacles facing academic science research postpandemic. The study predicted the future of educational science research in Saudi universities postpandemic. The study employed a descriptive survey method on 255 educational science faculty members. The study’s most important outcome is that scientific research is a precondition for professor promotions. Universities (the focus of the study) have a scientific research system and faculty with research skills. The biggest problem for scientific research in educational sciences in Saudi universities during the pandemic was that faculty members were too busy with teaching and administrative tasks to focus on research. Both experts predicted the future of educational sciences research at Saudi universities postpandemic. The researchers recommend that universities offer the infrastructure to facilitate scientific research, minimize teaching loads and administrative work, and increase the relationship between “Research Centers” and “Deanships of Scientific Research.”