The extent of applying NCATE academic accreditation standards in faculty of education at Kuwait University

This study aims at investigating the extent to which the programs offered at the College of Education are linked with the conceptual framework of the college and the extent of applying the six standards of Ankit: “programs offered, evaluation and assessment system, field experiences, diversity, training of faculty members, their performance and professional development, management, and resources” at the Faculty of Education from the perspective of faculty members. To achieve this goal, a questionnaire consisting of 56 items, distributed on seven axes, was designed and applied on a random sample (n = 30). The study reached several conclusions chief among which are: The degree of satisfaction of faculty members of the extent to which the programs offered at the College of Education are linked with the conceptual framework of the college was medium, while the extent of applying the six standards for Ankit at the Faculty of Education was between middle-level and weak. In light of the results the researcher came out with a number of recommendations and proposals that would benefit the College of Education in the application of NCATE standards.