scholarly journals Administrative Empowerment and its Relation with Organizational Commitment of School Principals in Mafraq Governorate from their Point of View: التمكين الإداري وعلاقته بالالتزام التنظيمي لدى مديري المدارس في محافظة المفرق بالأردن من وجهة نظرهم

Author(s):  
Eman Ahmad Mutleq

This study aims to identify the level of administrative empowerment and its relation with organizational commitment of the school principals in Mafraq governorate from their point of view. The researcher used the descriptive survey, the study consisted tool in the questionnaire was distributed to a total random simple sample of (150) male and female directors. For the purposes of the study, a questionnaire consisting of (30) paragraph was used: the results of the study reveal that empowerment has an overall average (3.75 out of 5) with a (high) degree, on the themes levels, the delegation of authority received the highest average (3.89), followed by the team work with an average of (3.85) both of them (with high level) and the third theme self-motivation with an average (3.50) (with medium) degree. While the overall average of the organizational commitment was (3.83 out of 5) with a commitment level (high), the normative commitment level received the highest average (3.92), followed by sensation commitment with an average of (3.84) and finally, the continuity commitment (3.73), all of which were rated (high). The presence of a positive and statistically significant relationship between administrative empowerment and organizational commitment amounted (0.899) which indicates a (very strong) relationship. Based on the results of the study. Based on the results of the study, the researcher recommended the need to promote the culture of administrative empowerment in educational institutions, and to strengthen the organizational commitment and awareness of its importance.

Author(s):  
Fahad Husain Alshammari Fahad Husain Alshammari

    This study aimed to: Identify the leadership style prevailing among public school principals in Hail from the teachers ’point of view, and to reveal the statistical significance of the differences in the estimates of the study sample individuals of the leadership style prevailing among school principals, which may due to variables of (educational stage, number of years of experience, and specialization). The researcher used the descriptive method, and prepared a questionnaire consisting of (24) statements distributed to (3) dimensions, which are: Democratic style, authoritarian style and chaotic style. The current study population included all the teachers of public education schools in Hail, who numbered (9390) teachers. The questionnaire was applied to a random sample of (296) teachers. The study found a set of results, the most important of which are: The prevailing leadership style among school principals is the democratic style, followed by the authoritarian style, and then the chaotic style. Where the democratic style obtained a mean (4.18) and a high degree of approval from the study sample, while the domineering style obtained a mean (1.83) and a low degree of approval from the study sample, and the chaotic style obtained an average (1.73) and a low degree of approval. Very members of the study sample. The results also showed that there are statistically significant differences in the degree of the study sample’s estimates of the leadership style prevailing among school principals due to the variable of years of experience, while there are no statistically significant differences in the degree of the study sample’s estimates of the leadership style prevailing among school principals due to the variables of the educational stage or specialization. In light of these results, the researcher recommended organizing training courses for school principals to enlighten them about the modern trends in educational leadership, and urged school principals to follow the democratic style of administration.


Author(s):  
Iman Ahmed Bakthir

The study aimed to identify the type of organizational culture among managers and department heads of United Sugar Company in Jeddah and its impact on the performance of employees. In addition to diagnose the staff and management understanding of the organizational culture role in improving the overall performance of the company. The study sample consisted of (17) managers and (141) employees from all departments within the United Sugar Company. The researcher used the study tool represented by two questioners, one for managers and the other for staff. Answers samples were treated statistically using the statistical analysis software SPSS. Approach that the researcher used was descriptive analytical approach, which describes the nature of the theoretical and field study. The researcher was able to reach managers’ answers results, represented by the diversity of the study sample in terms of organisational rank, qualifications, experience and age. Results indicated the presence of a degree of neutrality in giving managers a mandate administrative authority over employees. It was shown in the study the presence of margin of freedom for employees to express their opinions, however it was not in the required level. The study also shown that the administration involves staff in the development of current and future plans for the company with a high degree, also managers encourage staff to propose alternatives and scientific solutions to problems they face. Awareness demonstrated by staff and managers towards work policies and regulations indicates a good organizational culture. It was found also that managers contribute to modernizing the working environment and identify their needs in modern scientific ways and they encourage team work spirit within employees to create a healthy organizational culture while not afraid of pressure groups since they have a high level of organizational culture. Interest in transferring expertise from outside the company is evidence on the capacity of their organizational culture. The high degree employees’ satisfaction represents the drive to believe in the culture of the organization. The study recommended the need to raise the degree of mangers involving staff in the authorities delegation and the need to adopt open-door policy also for staff to participate in decision-making process. Also it was recommended by the research to direct the attention towards training on the job and make it a gateway to the company's culture. It was urged on the need for transferring a lot of successful experiences to other companies in support of spreading the organization's culture. It was recommended to care about the importance of the development of policies and administrative regulations and make them more flexible to allow for a wide organizational culture. And to follow global corporate developments and investigate the reasons for its success and the role of organizational culture in it and adopt accordingly. It was pointed the need to honor the contributions of outstanding efforts to encourage science and organizational culture. It also recommended holding periodic contests where workers highlight the performance and awareness degree of organizational culture, also holding seminars, lectures and exhibitions inside and outside the company to spread the organizational culture of the company to other parties.


Author(s):  
Maysaa hasan muflih BaniHani

The purpose of this study was to investigate effectiveness of female administration in the Administrative Empowerment at Hail University branches and its impediments, from the point of view of the faculty members. The researcher used the descriptive analytical approach. The questionnaire was the tool of study and the study sample consisted of (53) of female faculty members at Hail University branches during the first semester 2018- 2019. The results of this study found that the overall degree of administrative empowerment was obtained at a general average (3.93) i.e. high degree and at the dimensional level. Indeed, the work team term was in the first rank with an average of 4.09, and then it comes the delegation of authority with an average of (3.89). The communication term comes at the third level with an average of (3.88) and in the last rank, it comes the motivation of the staff with an average of (3.86) and all of them with a rating of (high). As regard the obstacles in the women administration, the administrative impediments obtained the first rank with an average of (3.87) followed by the personal constraints with an average of (3.76), and then the political impediments with an average of (3.47), and finally the social obstacles with an average of (2.61). For instance, the study showed that there were no significant differences due to the impact of experience years and the impact of scientific qualification. There were some recommendations according to the study results, which were to increase the effectiveness of faculty members and remove obstacles facing them.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Zaiad Almomani ◽  
Mohammad Al-Hawary ◽  
Mo'een Oudat ◽  
Ahmad Al Okor

The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of sports marketing strategies from the point of view of graduate students in the faculties of physical education at Jordanian universities. The study relied on the descriptive approach, and A questionnaire consisting of (4) areas, including (24) items, was used to collect data after verifying its validity and reliability. The study sample consisted of (210) students of graduate studies in the faculties of physical education at the Universities of Jordan and Yarmouk University. The results showed that the level of effectiveness of sports marketing strategies came at a high level, the most prominent of which was the marketing of tournaments and games, followed by the marketing of television, followed by the field of marketing methods, and the lowest level of marketing advertising and advertising to a high degree for all fields. The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the fields of marketing methods, advertising marketing, television marketing, marketing of tournaments and games according to the variables (gender, Cumulative Average, program). There were statistically significant differences according to gender to favor of males and degree variable to favor of the Master's degree in the marketing of tournaments and matches domain. The results showed that there were no differences in the effectiveness of sports marketing strategies as a whole depending on gender and Cumulative Average variables, while there were statistically significant differences according to the degree in favor of the Masters. The study recommended the need to pay attention to sports marketing strategies in all fields and enhance their role in improving the activity of sports institutions and federations.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-39
Author(s):  
Khalid Al-Sarairah

The study aims to identify the degree of mental alertness among the principals in Kuwait and its relation to conflict management strategies from the point of view of the teachers. The study consisted of (423) male and female teachers. They were selected in the simple random sampling method. The descriptive method was used. The researchers used a questionnaire consisting of (34) items for the areas of mental alertness (discrimination, attention, observation, awareness, and thinking) and (25) items for the areas of conflict management strategies (satisfaction, settlement, integration, avoidance, and domination). The availability of mental alertness among school principals in the State of Kuwait from the teachers’ point of view came to a high degree, and that the arithmetic average of the level of school principals’ practice in the State of Kuwait in conflict management strategies from the teachers’ point of view was (high), and the presence of a positive statistically significant correlation between the estimates of the sample members on the degree of availability of mental alertness among school principals in the State of Kuwait and the level of their practice of conflict management strategies.


Author(s):  
Majed Khaleel Salem Majed Khaleel Salem

This study aimed to identify the reality of using electronic management from the point of view of school principals of basic stage in Deir Alla Directorate – Jordan in light of the Corona Pandemic. The study used the descriptive and analytical method; the study sample consisted of (36) principals in the basic schools of Deir alla ; (100%) of the study population. To achieve the objectives of the study we used the questionnaire to measure the degree of the reality of the use of electronic management, the findings of the study were: the reality of the use of electronic management on a total average (4.10 out of 5), a high degree (high), and at the level of fields The field of training and qualification of school staff got the highest average (4.17), and the readiness of infrastructure and medium equipment (4.10) and thirdly: the role of the school principal in supporting electronic administration, with an average of (4.06) and the practice of basic school principals for strategic planning; Average (4.03) and all are rated (High), and The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the use of electronic management In light of the corona pandemic, from the point of view of basic school principals in Deir Alla the Directorate of Education due to the variable of (gender, educational qualification and experience), while the results revealed the existence of a difference according to the variable of job experience for 10 years and more, The study recommended the necessity of holding courses and seminars for school principals and organizing scientific meetings to enlighten them about contemporary issues related to laws and instructions with electronic administration, and on the mechanism of their implementation and planning, and to provide incentives for principals and administrators to encourage them to deal with e- learning and follow up teachers and students.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Rezzan UÇAR

The purpose of the study is to explore the effect of school principals’ distributed leadership behaviours on teachers’ organizational commitment in the views of teachers employed in high schools. The study is a descriptive research designed as a correlational survey model and the research population consists of teachers in high schools in the provincial centre of Diyarbakır, a large city in south-eastern Turkey. The study is conducted with 275 teachers, selected by simple random selecting method. In the research, conducted in the views of high school teachers, descriptive statistics are employed to determine the distributed leadership behaviours of the participant principals and the teachers’ organizational commitment levels and a regression analysis is used to predict the participant teachers’ organizational commitment arising from the distributed leadership behaviours of the school principals. As a result of the study, the distributed leadership behaviours of the school principals are found at a high level in the following factors: open leadership, school culture, employee involvement and dynamics, whereas the teachers’ organizational commitment levels are found low in the compliance factor but as for identification and internalisation factors, they are found high. Moreover, it is determined that teachers’ organizational commitment can be statistically predicted from school principals’ distributed leadership behaviours.


Author(s):  
Hanan Mohammed Alghadhouri

The current study aimed at identifying the Leadership Styles of Schools Principals and Their Effect in the Organizational Commitment of Teachers in Kuwait public schools. The researcher has applied the Relational Descriptive Approach because it suits the objectives of the current study, and the study tool consisted of a questionnaire fir data collection. The sample of the current study consisted of 383)) teachers from Kuwaiti public schools. The study found that the Leadership Styles of Schools Principals in Kuwaiti public schools were of medium-level, as they scored a mean of (3.62 out of 5.00.) At the level of the axis of styles, the democratic style has ranked first with a mean of 3.98)). The easy principal has ranked second with a mean of 3.70)), and these two styles were of a high level. The autocratic style has ranked third with a mean of 3.19) ) which is of medium level. The results of the study showed that the organizational commitment has scored a mean of (3.85 out of 5.00  )with a high level. The results showed that there was a statistically significant effect at the level of significance (α≤0.05) of the degree of the Leadership Styles of Schools Principals and Their Effect in the Organizational Commitment of Teachers which amounted 94.8%)), which means that it is (high and strong). The study recommended increasing the awareness of school principals about of Leadership Styles, and how to apply and exercise them within the educational institution.


Author(s):  
Mohammad Omran Salha, Yousef Fahmi Harfoush, Nour Waleed Har Mohammad Omran Salha, Yousef Fahmi Harfoush, Nour Waleed Har

The present study aimed at revealing the role of school principals in Palestine in activating the school activities and its relation in raising the level of students' achievement from the teachers’ point of view of the higher elementary stage. To achieve the objective of the study, a questionnaire was developed consisting of (34) paragraphs divided into five areas: cultural and artistic activity, scientific activity, social activity, scout activity, sports activity, and verified its validity and stability, and then distributed to the study sample consisting of (180) teachers, who were chosen in a simple random way, and used descriptive approach in this study, and the results showed the role of school principals in Palestine in activating school activities from the teachers’ point of view came at a high level, The mean of the instrument as a whole was (3.88) The results of the study also showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the average scores of the respondents on the total score, due to the variables of the study (gender, experience, qualification, and specialization). The results also showed a statistically significant positive correlation between the degree of student activity from the teachers’ point of view and the achievement of their students in the primary stage. In the light of the study, Findings the researcher recommended a number of recommendations, including: motivating teachers who work with the student activities for the positive results of the study, and involve the community institutions in student activities.


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