An exploration of role and perceptions of public school principals in the city of Saida
Osman, Dima Hassan
An exploration of role and perceptions of public school principals in the city of Saida - Beirut American University of Beirut - Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Department of Education 2003 - 142 pages
النوع : Mémoire
This study is an exploration of the role and perceptions of public school--principals in the city of Saida. It seeks to provide data about the role and the--responsibilities as perceived by 16 public school principals and the factors that shape--this role and perception. Data were collected during fifteen weeks of interviews with--the 16 principals and another eight weeks of interviews with their superiors in the--Ministry of Education and the Educational Inspectorate. The interviews were designed--in a structured format to reveal the participants' subjective experiences. Other sources--of data were used: documentary analysis of the laws and the regulations applicable to--principals, questionnaires to collect biographic information on the principals and on--their schools, and field notes recording observations during visits to schools. The results--included: a) a demographic profile of the principals and their schools, b) the principals'--responsibilities as stated in the regulations, c) the principals' perceptions about their role--and about the personal and professional qualifications needed for the principalship, and--d) the actual problems that principals face. The study provided the following results:--the principals are viewed as the main persons responsible for the school, as the--supervisors over all the employees of the school, as being successful teachers, as--having complex and time-consuming jobs, and as problem-solver . In addition, the--problems that principals face while on the job were: financial problems, difficulties--with teachers , insufficient decision-making power, difficulties dealing with students--and parents, political interference educational policies which are not relevant to--their work. Finally, the study provided certain recommendations that could improve--the work of the principals in general. These recommendations are related to policy--formulation, principals' training, teachers' evaluation and recruitment, and--renovation of school buildings.
الادارة المدرسية
Gestion scolaire
Public Sector
Saida
Saida
School management
Secteur Public
التعليم الرسمي
صيدا
An exploration of role and perceptions of public school principals in the city of Saida - Beirut American University of Beirut - Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Department of Education 2003 - 142 pages
النوع : Mémoire
This study is an exploration of the role and perceptions of public school--principals in the city of Saida. It seeks to provide data about the role and the--responsibilities as perceived by 16 public school principals and the factors that shape--this role and perception. Data were collected during fifteen weeks of interviews with--the 16 principals and another eight weeks of interviews with their superiors in the--Ministry of Education and the Educational Inspectorate. The interviews were designed--in a structured format to reveal the participants' subjective experiences. Other sources--of data were used: documentary analysis of the laws and the regulations applicable to--principals, questionnaires to collect biographic information on the principals and on--their schools, and field notes recording observations during visits to schools. The results--included: a) a demographic profile of the principals and their schools, b) the principals'--responsibilities as stated in the regulations, c) the principals' perceptions about their role--and about the personal and professional qualifications needed for the principalship, and--d) the actual problems that principals face. The study provided the following results:--the principals are viewed as the main persons responsible for the school, as the--supervisors over all the employees of the school, as being successful teachers, as--having complex and time-consuming jobs, and as problem-solver . In addition, the--problems that principals face while on the job were: financial problems, difficulties--with teachers , insufficient decision-making power, difficulties dealing with students--and parents, political interference educational policies which are not relevant to--their work. Finally, the study provided certain recommendations that could improve--the work of the principals in general. These recommendations are related to policy--formulation, principals' training, teachers' evaluation and recruitment, and--renovation of school buildings.
الادارة المدرسية
Gestion scolaire
Public Sector
Saida
Saida
School management
Secteur Public
التعليم الرسمي
صيدا