The Educational Challenges that Face Graduate Students at a Public University from their Point Views and Suggested Solutions

This study aimed to identify educational challenges of graduate students at a Public University from their point of view and some proposed solutions.The descriptive survey method was used, as the study population consisted of all postgraduate students at Yarmouk University (3779).The study sample was chosen for the first tool (the questionnaire) by the stratified random method at a rate of (10%), the study sample for the second tool (the interview) was also chosen by the intentional method, due to its suitability for achieving the goal of the study.The study sample included (383) male and female students.The results of the study showed that graduate students at the University face administrative and technical challenges to a moderate degree.They also face academic challenges to a small degree, but they face a high level of financial problems.The necessity of focusing and paying attention to facilitating the research tasks of graduate students at the University.The essential requirement of developing a comprehensive strategy to solve and prevent the phenomenon of academic challenges facing postgraduate students at the university.Knowing about the educational context of a university students in the Middle East would reflect different circumstances students might face compared to other countries in the region or around the world.Postgraduate programs in Jordan originated at the University of Jordan since 1968/1969, so it considered relatively recent.The first master's program was established in educational administration and guidance.In 1982/1983 the first doctoral program was launched in the Department of Arabic Language at the University of Jordan and it spread rapidly in the rest of the Jordanian public universities.Many public universities offered graduate programs, some at the master's degree level, and others at the master's and doctoral levels (Al Attari, 2020).Postgraduate students accepted many challenges in their scientific research.Many studies pointed out student challenges (Darawsha, 2018).Those studies indicated that the limited adequate preparation of graduate students in terms of capacity-building and tasks in scientific research, the