The Role of Academic Writing in Developing Scientific Research Policy among Graduate Students at Taif University

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This study aimed to identify the reality of academic writing among graduate students, and also to identify the most prominent challenges facing graduate students in academic writing at the College of Education at Taif University, and to reveal the differences in the responses of the study sample members according to the variables (College of Education programs, training courses, gender). To achieve the study objectives, the descriptive analytical approach was used, and the study tool, which was a questionnaire consisting of 49 paragraphs, was applied to a sample of graduate students, numbering 136 males and females. The results of the study found that there is wide agreement among graduate students on the importance of academic writing in developing various academic skills, and showed that students feel afraid of not mastering academic writing properly, while anxiety about new research topics is a major challenge for students, and found that the impact of academic writing in developing scientific research policy is a common factor in all study programs, and it was found that most of the sample members participate in courses She also pointed out that the impact of academic writing on scientific research policy is seen as similar between the sexes, reflecting similarities in experiences and perceptions between males and females