درجة مساهمة المقارنة المرجعية في تطوير كفاءة أداء القيادات الأكاديمية في كليات التربية بالجامعات السعودية
The study aimed to build Benchmarking for the development of the competence of Academic leaders. The researcher used the descriptive survey method. The study population and sample were from all Academic leaders (Dean, Vice Dean, Head of Department) in the faculties of education in Saudi public universities. The number of (206) leaders, the sample number 124 leaders, 60% of the study population. The questionnaire was used as a study tool and consisted of two axes and included phrases 65. The SPSS was used, and the following statistical methods were used: frequencies and percentages, computational averages, standard deviations, Croscal Walls test, Mann-Whitney test, selection of variance analysis (P), Chevy test and Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression. The results of the study were as follows: 1) The availability of Benchmarking among Academic leaders in the faculties of education in Saudi universities from the point of view of Academic leaders to a medium degree, with an arithmetic average of (3.21). The highest average was (Development Needs Analysis) with an arithmetic mean (3.59) and high availability, and the lowest was (Recognizing Successful Practices) with an arithmetic average of (2.96) and an average availability. 2) The development of the efficiency of the performance of Academic leaders in the faculties of education came at a high level and an arithmetic average of 3.44 The highest average (administrative and leadership) was with high efficiency and arithmetic average (3.56), the lowest was the educational field with arithmetic average (3.33) and average efficiency level. 3) There is a positive correlation and statistically significant at a level less than (0.05) between the availability of Benchmarking and the level of development of the efficiency of the performance of Academic leaders in the faculties of education at a rate of (0.85). 4) The availability of benchmarking contributes (0.72) of the level of developing the efficiency of the Academic leaders in the faculties of education. (Author's abstract)