The Role of School Principals as Instructional Leaders in the Implementation of Curricula in Public Schools in Aqaba District, Jordan
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https://doi.org/10.33977/1182-015-044-017Keywords:
School principal, Instructional leader, Curriculum implementationAbstract
Objectives: This study aimed to:
1. Investigate the role of school principals as instructional leaders in the implementation of curricula in public schools in Aqaba district.
2. Identify the differences in the means of personal factors according to the variables of gender, academic qualification and experience as a school principal.
Methods:
The study followed the descriptive approach and used the questionnaire as a method to collect data.
Results: The study revealed that:
1. School principals practice their role as instructional leaders in implementing curricula with a high degree in the three dimensions, where the dimension of defining the school mission achieved the highest score, with an arithmetic average of 2.56, and the dimension of managing the instructional program with an average of 2.50, while the third dimension, which is promoting a positive school learning climate, achieved the lowest arithmetic average, reaching 2.49. This is because the items related to the fields of maintaining high visibility and promoting professional development got an average score.
2. There were no statistically significant differences due to the independent variables such as gender and academic qualification, while the differences were significant according to the variable of experience as school principal (more than 10 years).
Conclusion: The study results indicated that:
Public school principals in Aqaba district practice their role as instructional leaders in implementing curricula.
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