The Role of Educational Administration in Achieving Sustainable Development in Public Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the Corona (COVID-19) Pandemic

Authors

Hessah Alarifi, Administration Department, College of Education, King Saud University, Riyadh, The Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaFollow
Kholoud Bukhari, Public Educational Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, The Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaFollow
Ashwag AlHagbani, Public Educational Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, The Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaFollow
Nadia Aldosari, Public Educational Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, The Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaFollow

Abstract

The present research aims to identify the role of educational administration in achieving sustainable development in public education during Corona (COVID-19) pandemic. The authors utilized the qualitative descriptive approach. The results showed that Saudi Arabia’s vision 2030 has paid great attention to sustainable development, which focuses on the environmental, financial, infrastructure and social dimensions of sustainability. However, public education departments have not fully implemented sustainable development. Moreover, the research presents some suggestions for developing the role of educational administration in achieving sustainable development in public education during COVID- 19 pandemic in terms of its different dimensions. For instance, educational content should focus on raising awareness of the risks of epidemics as well as adopting distance learning that helps achieve equality.

Recommended Citation

Alarifi, Hessah; Bukhari, Kholoud; AlHagbani, Ashwag; and Aldosari, Nadia (2022) "The Role of Educational Administration in Achieving Sustainable Development in Public Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the Corona (COVID-19) Pandemic," Information Sciences Letters: Vol. 11 : Iss. 5 , PP -.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/isl/vol11/iss5/23