NEW FACULTY MEMBERS IN KUWAITI UNIVERSITIES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.

This article examines the challenges and opportunities that new faculty members encounter in Kuwaiti universities. It focuses on the role of teaching experience, organizational environment, and expectation alignment in faculty integration. The study finds that teaching experience, organizational environment, and expectations are important factors in successful faculty integration. The article stresses the need to align teaching experience with organizational expectations and environments to promote effective integration. It provides valuable insights into the onboarding processes of universities and offers a unique perspective on integration challenges and opportunities in a specific cultural and academic context. [Extracted from the article]