UMM AL-QURA UNIVERSITY FEMALE STUDENTS' CONCEPTION OF PERSONAL FREEDOM CONSIDERING CONTEMPORARY CHANGES

Abstract

Dr. Wafaa Ahmed Ayad Al-Ghamdi*

This research investigated Umm Al-Qura University female students' conception of personal freedom considering contemporary changes. It specifically aimed at explaining the concept of personal freedom from the perspective of Islamic education, explaining the most prominent contemporary changes in the intellectual, social, and economic fields that affect Umm Al-Qura University female students' perception of the concept of personal freedom, and finding out if there are differences in Umm Al-Qura University female students' conception of personal freedom, of which can be attributed to the variables of (academic level – specialization – social status – socio-economic level – parents' educational level). The results revealed differences at (0.05 ≥ α) between the average estimates of the participants for the impact of (social) variables on the concept of personal freedom among female students at Umm Al-Qura University. The differences are attributed to the type of specialization. Besides, There are no differences at (0.05 ≥ α) between the average estimates of the participants for the effect of the (intellectual, economic, and total score variables) on the concept of personal freedom among female students at Umm Al-Qura University caused by the type of specialization.