Degree of the Practice of Educational Governance Principles from the Point of View of School Principals in the Directorate of Education for Ramtha district in Jordan

Abstract

The study aimed to know the degree of the practice of educational governance principles from the point of view of school principals in the directorate of education for Ramtha district in Jordan. This work-study was done by using the analytical descriptive survey method. In order to answer the study questions, a tool was developed that included (35) paragraphs and was distributed to the sample members (72) principals for the academic year 2020-2021. The study results showed that the degree of the directorate's practice in all fields of educational governance (transparency, participation, accountability, and empowerment) was medium. This study showed that there were statistically significant differences at the level (α ≤ 0.05) in the field of (accountability) due to the gender variable and in favor of females and in the field of (transparency), it is attributed to the variable of academic qualification and in favor of the doctorate. Moreover, in the field of (participation), it is attributed to the educational qualification variable and there were no statistically significant differences in the field of (empowerment). While there were statistically significant differences at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) in the educational governance arithmetic mean in the field of (participation) between qualifications (Bachelor, Diploma, and doctorate) and Master. Accordingly, it can be recommended that the Directorate of Education deepen the concept of governance among school principals, whether by preparing a guide for this or planning and implementing administrative, technical, and other procedures.