A Proposed Strategy for Activating Smart ‎Accountability in Private Schools in the ‎Southern Governorates of Palestine

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine how smart ‎accountability was being implemented in private schools in the ‎Southern Governorates of Palestine from the perspective of the ‎teachers, with the goal of outlining a suggested plan of action to ‎implement smart accountability in those institutions. The study ‎used a descriptive survey and a developmental approach. The ‎sample consisted of 43 teachers, who were asked to fill out a ‎questionnaire and an environmental analysis form. The study ‎found that private schools were implementing intelligent ‎accountability to an intermediate degree.The study presented a ‎proposed strategy to activate intelligent accountability in those ‎schools, which included a philosophy, premises, objectives, ‎components and implementation mechanisms.‎‏.‏‎ A sample of ‎experts in various fields of education from faculty members at ‎Palestinian universities participated in a focus group using the ‎method to implement the strategy‏.‏‎ The study recommended that ‎the Ministry of Education adopt the proposed strategy and ‎integrate smart accountability into the professional development ‎programs for principals.‎ ‎(Keywords: Smart Accountability, Private Schools, Southern ‎Governorates of Palestine)‎