فاعلية التدريب أثناء الخدمة في تطوير المهارات القيادية لمديري المدارس بسلطنة عمان

Abstract EN

The present study aimed to investigate whether there are statistically significant differences between the variables of the level of effectiveness of in-service training in developing the leadership skills of the school principals in the Sultanate of Oman and the effect of gender variables and years of professional experience and governorates on the effectiveness of in-service training in developing leadership skills for school principals in Oman.

The researcher used the descriptive approach in his study.

The sample of the study consisted of 53 males and females administrative supervisors.

The instrument was applied and the validity of its content was estimated to be 0.926 using the Alpha Cronbach equation.

The results showed that the effectiveness of in-service training in the development of leadership skills for school principals from the point of view of administrative supervisors was at a high level of efficiency with an average of 3.75 and a standard deviation of 0.884.

The results indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in the level of effectiveness of in- service training in the development of leadership skills for the gender variable and years of professional experience.

The results showed differences in the level of effectiveness of in-service training due to the variable of the governorate of education.

In the light of the previous results, the current study recommended the necessity of continuity in the establishment of training programs that enhance leadership skills with the development of specialized programs to take into account the individual differences in the employees, as well as those related to the application of international quality standards.

In addition to the other programs focusing on the use of scientific research methodology in decision making.

Proposing a scientific study investigate the leadership skills that schools principals implement and ways of developing them from the teachers’ perspective.