CREATIVE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO INSTITUTIONAL SCHOOL EXCELLENCE IN IRBID GOVERNORATE, JORDAN

Abstract

Creative leadership competencies for secondary school principals are important to support their roles in developing creative ideas and actions at school and in creating conditions that foster creativity in the school. This is reflected in enhancing the level of institutional school excellence and enabling the school to compete locally and regionally. Therefore, this study is one of the recent studies in the field of school administration, which identified the creative leadership competencies of secondary school principals and their relationship to institutional school excellence. To achieve the objective of the study, the descriptive approach was used. The study sample consisted of 102 male and female principals, who were selected from the Irbid Governorate in Jordan. The Creative Leadership Competencies Questionnaire and the Institutional School Excellence Questionnaire were used to collect data after verifying the indications of their validity and reliability. The results showed that the degree of creative leadership competencies for secondary school principals from the perspective of the study sample came with a medium degree. Also, the level of institutional school excellence was medium. Additionally, there was a positive, direct, and statistically significant correlation between the degree of creative leadership competencies for secondary school principals and the level of institutional school excellence in secondary schools.