The Human Rights Climate in Higher Education Institutions in Jordan

This study aimed to uncover the reality of the human rights climate in higher education institutions in Jordan. It used the descriptive survey approach and applied the University of Minnesota Scale (Taking the Human Rights Temperature of Your School). The study sample consisted of (521) male and female students and teachers. Results showed that the impact of the human rights climate is present at higher education institutions in Jordan at a medium degree of (3.14) and a standard deviation of (0.39). They’ve also shown that there are no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) regarding the impact of the human rights climate on higher education institutions in Jordan due to the variables of role (students, teachers) and gender (male, female).