معوقات البحث الكيفي في تخصّص أصول التربية بالجامعات السعودية
The current study aimed at investigating the qualitative research in the Fundamentals of Education specialization in the Saudi universities via diagnosing the status-quo of the qualitative research utilization and finding out the obstacles that prevent the adoption of qualitative research in the Fundamentals of Education specialization in the Saudi universities. The study adopted the descriptive method (survey) via administering a questionnaire to the Fundamentals of Education specialization staff members (totaling 108). The results of the study revealed that the quantitative research gains prevalence more than the qualitative research in relation to the scientific theses (Masters, Ph.Ds) in the Fundamentals of Education specialization in the Saudi universities (95%). Furthermore, there were few studies adopted the qualitative research, the post graduate students showed sever weakness concerning the qualitative research due to the preparation courses offered to the postgraduate students specialized in the Fundamentals of Education in the Saudi universities. The weakness of the disseminating the qualitative research culture, the scarcity of experts specialized in qualitative research in Saudi universities and the usage of quantitative research more than the qualitative one are of the main obstacles. Furthermore, the university staff members are less satisfied concerning the visibility of the qualitative research, the training weakness of postgraduate students on qualitative research in the theoretical and practical dimensions and the fear of the post-graduate students concerning the difficulty of the qualitative research and the length of implementation time. (Published abstract)