Intellectual Security Challenges and Proposed Mechanisms for Enhancement: Perspectives of Basic Education College Students in Kuwait in Light of Selected Variables

This study aimed to explore the intellectual security challenges and proposed mechanisms for enhancement from the perspective of students at the College of Basic Education in Kuwait, considering certain variables. The study adopted a descriptive methodology, utilizing a questionnaire for collecting data. The study sample consisted of 400 male and female students. The findings revealed the following: a high level of perceived causes of intellectual deviation, an elevated level of perceptions regarding the manifestations and aspects of achieving intellectual security, an increased level of difficulties and challenges hindering the attainment of intellectual security, and a heightened level of agreement with the proposed mechanisms for enhancing intellectual security. The study recommended the incorporation of an intellectual security course into the curriculum for College of Education students, emphasizing the role of families in fulfilling their duties and responsibilities in education, particularly in intellectual security, given their fundamental role as the primary educational institution in society. This underscores the intergenerational transmission of values and the return to a steadfast adherence to ethical values.