المثالية و النسبية و علاقتهما ببعض المتغيرات الشخصية لدى مديري مدارس التعليم العام بدولة الكويت : دراسة ميدانية في أخلاقيات المهنة

Abstract EN

The purpose of this study is to explore the ethical orientations of Kuwait's school principals.

To achieve this purpose data are collected during the school year of 2012 / 2013.

Researchers used a questionnaire to examine ethical orientations of the principals.

The sample consisted of 250 public school principals.

The analysis of the data revealed the following findings : first, principals in Kuwait tend to be idealistic more than relativistic.

Second, the vast majority of the principals are situationists (more than 89 %), almost 1 % of the sample are absolutists, only two principals are subjectivist, and none is exceptionists.

Third, female principals incline to be idealistic more than male principals.

Fourth principals who have a bachelor's degree tend to be idealistic more than principals with a Master's degree.

Fifth, there were significant differences in the degree of the idealistic ethical orientation according to experience, school stages, and-school districts.

Finally, managerial implications are provided and recommendations are given.