scholarly journals Relationship Between Job Autonomy and Job Stress Among Public Secondary School Principals in Punjab, Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Madiha Shah ◽  
Azhar Haseeb
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Secondary School Principals ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Organizational Stress ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Job Autonomy ◽  
Public Secondary School ◽  
Independent Decision

School principals play a dynamic role in schools’ administrative processes where independent decision-making is inevitable. The present study investigates the level of job autonomy as experienced by public secondary school principals of Punjab, Pakistan. The study further determines the relationship between job autonomy and job stress among school principals. The study uses a survey research design where two scales i.e., Job Autonomy Scale by Breaugh (1985) and Organizational Stress Index by Shrivastava and Singh (1984) were used to measure job autonomy and job stress respectively. The study comprises the sample of 145 public secondary school principals, working in a district of Punjab, Pakistan. The research questions are addressed by conducting descriptive as well as inferential statistics. The study identifies a positive and moderate relationship between job autonomy and job stress among secondary school principals. It is found that school principals perceive themselves more autonomous in method autonomy and scheduling autonomy while less autonomous in criteria autonomy. The results exhibit that school principals suffered from greater stress because of low self-esteem. The current study suggests that school principals should be provided with middle-level job autonomy to mitigate their job stress.

scholarly journals The Degree of Practicing Distributed Leadership by Public Secondary School Principals in Amman Governorate and its Relation to Teachers’ Attitudes toward Work

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Emilia M. Nukari
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Distributed Leadership ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Secondary School Principals ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Public Secondary School ◽  
The Mean

This study aimed at finding out the degree of practicing distributed leadership by public secondary school principals in Amman governorate and its relation to teachers’ attitudes toward work. The sample of the study consisted of (347) male and female teachers. They were chosen by using stratified random sample method. The descriptive correlational methodology was used. A questionnaire was used to collect data, after finding it validity and reliability. The findings of the study showed that the degree of practicing distributed leadership by public secondary school principals in Amman governorate from teachers’ point of view was low, The mean was (2.28) and a standard deviation of (0.23). The field of “vision, mission and goals” came in the first rank. Its mean was (2.31) and a standard deviation of (0.37). The field of leadership practices came in the final rank. The mean was (2.25) and a standard deviation of (0.35) and the level of teachers’ attitudes toward work was low too. There was a positive significant correlational relationship at (α ≤ 0.05) between the degree of practicing distributed leadership by public secondary school principals and the level of teachers’ attitudes toward work. The Pearson correlation coefficient value was (0.30). The most important recommendations are: Conducting training courses on the distributed leadership of the principals of public secondary schools in Jordan. And that the Ministry of Education adopt the distributed leadership as a focal point in the evaluation process and the selection of school principals.

scholarly journals Administrative Transparency in Public Secondary Schools in Jordan

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (13) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Khaled Serhan
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Secondary School Principals ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Public Secondary School ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Academic Year

This study aimed to probe the degree to which public secondary school principals exercise administrative transparency in Jordan, as well as study the effect gender, educational background and years of experience have on the degree of exercising it. The study population consisted of all public secondary school principals working at the Directorate of Education in First Zarqa area for the academic year 2015-2016. The study sample consisted of (263) teachers who were selected randomly. A questionnaire was developed consisting of (22) items using appropriate statistical methods to obtain the results. The study results showed that the degree of exercising administrative transparency was moderate in the fields of Information Clarity and Administrative Accountability, while it was low in the Participation field. In light of the results, the study presented a set of recommendations, such as raising awareness among school principals of the importance of exercising administrative transparency across all of its domains.

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