السلوك القيادي لدى مديري المدارس الابتدائية والمتوسطة

Abstract

Research title: Leadership Behavior among primary and middle school principals The current research aims to identify: -The leadership behavior of primary and middle school _The statistically significant differences in the leadership behavior of primary and intermediate school principals according to the variables: gender (males - females) and length of service (1-5, 5-10, 10 and more). The current research has identified the principals of primary and middle schools in the schools of the center, districts, and sub-districts affiliated to the General Directorate of Education in Al-Qadisiyah Governorate for the academic year (2021-2022). To achieve the research objectives, the researcher sought to: _The descriptive associative approach to detect leadership behavior - _Building a leadership behavior scale for primary and middle school principals, based on the administrative network theory. To complete this, the researcher applied the two scales to a sample of (250) principals in the schools of centers, districts, and sub-districts of the General Directorate of Education for Qadisiyah, which were selected according to the proportional method. After collecting and processing the data statistically using the Statistical Portfolio for Social Sciences (SPSS), the results of the research concluded that: Primary and middle school principals have leadership behavior_ _ _There are no statistically significant differences in the leadership behavior of primary and intermediate school principals according to the gender variable (male-female) and the length of service (1-5, 5-10, 10 and more). According to the results of the current research, the researcher came up with a number of recommendations and suggestions, including: - A special brochure for principals of primary and middle schools to work on leadership behavior in order to familiarize them with the various leadership styles because of its paramount importance in raising the level of work and developing performance and thus achieving school goals in the best way - Holding special training courses on the importance of leadership behavior and its areas for school principals and its impact on their professional growth Key: Leadership, primary and middle school principals words