The Availability of Quality Standards in University Buildings from the Students’ Perspective

Abstract: This study aimed to identify the availability of quality standards in university buildings from the students' perspective.  The sample consisted of (400) students, selected randomly from different disciplines   within (5) Algeria universities, colleges of Social and Human Sciences. The Researchers used a questionnaire that consisted of (30) items, distributed over three areas.  The research tool was properly validated and checked for reliability. The study revealed that the students’ satisfaction with the quality standards in the university buildings was generally low. Based on these results, the researchers proposed a set of recommendations. 

The irrational thoughts of the unemployed youth

تهدف الدراسة الحالية الى التعرف على مدى وجود أفكار لاعقلانية لدى الشباب البطال وتحديد درجتها ومعرفة إلى أي مدى قد يؤثر وجود مثل هذه الأفكار في الشاب البطال و التعــرف علــى الاخــتلاف في الأفكار اللاعقلانية  بــين البطــالين حســب متغيرات الجنس، السن، الحالة الاجتماعية والمستوى التعليمي باستعمال المنهج الوصفي على عينة تكونت من 701 شاب بطال من الجنسين و استعمال مقياس الأفكار اللاعقلانية المصمم من طرف Malouff  و: (Schutte سنة 1986 أسفرت نتائج الدراسة عن : - وجود مستوى مرتفع من الأفكار اللاعقلانية لدى الشباب البطال - لا توجد فروق في متوسط الأفكار اللاعقلانية بين الجنسين وحسب متغير فئات السن ولا باختلاف المستوى التعليمي للشاب البطال.The current study aims at identifying the existence of irrational thoughts among unemployed youth, and to determine the degree to what extent may affect the existence of irrational thoughts in the unemployed youth, also to identify the difference in irrational thoughts among the unemployed according to gender, age, social status and educational level.The descriptive method was used on a sample that consisted of 701 young men of both sexes.In addition, the irrational thoughts scale designed by Malouff and Schutte in 1986 was used to achieve the study goal.The results of the study indicated that:- There is a high level of irrational ideas among unemployed youth - There were no differences in the average of irrational ideas between both sexes, the age and the educational level of the unemployed youth