The Degree to Which School Principals in Tafila Governorate in Jordan Practice Adaptive Leadership From the Teachers’ Point of View

Authors

  • Ayman Mohammad Hammad Al-Zarqan Jordanian, Ministry of Education

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33977/0280-012-018-004

Keywords:

Degree of practice, adaptive leadership, Tafila ‎Governorate

Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to identifying the degree of school principals in Tafila Governorate ‎in Jordan practice adaptive leadership from the point of view of teachers.

Methods: The ‎descriptive survey method was used, and the questionnaire was a tool for collecting ‎data. It was applied to a sample of 381male and female teachers, chosen by the ‎stratified method.   

Results: The results of the study showed that the degree was high. School principals ‎in Tafila Governorate in Jordan practiced adaptive leadership to a high degree.  ‎There are no statistically significant differences at the level of significance α= .05 ‎between the arithmetic means of the study sample members’ estimates of the degree ‎to which school principals in the Tafila Governorate in Jordan practice adaptive ‎leadership due to the variables of gender, number of years of service, and academic ‎qualification.

Conclusions: In light of the results of the study, the researcher recommends the ‎necessity of maintaining this level of adaptive leadership among managers.‎

Author Biography

Ayman Mohammad Hammad Al-Zarqan, Jordanian, Ministry of Education

Educational supervisor

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Published

2024-01-27

How to Cite

Al-Zarqan, A. M. H. (2024). The Degree to Which School Principals in Tafila Governorate in Jordan Practice Adaptive Leadership From the Teachers’ Point of View. Palestinian Journal for Open Learning & E-Learning, 1(18). https://doi.org/10.33977/0280-012-018-004

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