Abstract
This study aimed to identify the degree of practicing servant leadership by the principals of governmental secondary school in Amman governorate and its relation to teachers' motivation towards work, from teachers’ point of view, Descriptive correlative research method as the most suitable method for this study and adopted the questionnaire as a means of collecting data both for the servant leadership or motivation. The sample of the study consisted of (347) teachers. They were chosen intentionally from governmental secondary schools in Amman. The descriptive correlational methodology was used. Two questionnaires were used as a tool of the study to collect data, after finding their validity and reliability; the findings showed that the degree of practicing servant leadership by governmental secondary school principals in Amman governorate from teachers’ point of view was low. The level of teachers' motivation towards work was low too. There was a positive significant correlational relationship at (α≤0.05) between the degree of practicing servant leadership by governmental secondary school principals in Amman governorate and teachers' motivation towards work. The Pearson value was (0.61). The main recommendations of the study: organizing training courses on servant leadership for principals of public secondary schools in Jordan., and the adoption of servant leadership in the evaluation process and the selection of school principals by the Ministry of Education.
Highlights
The effective educational leader is the one who is able, with his skill, to invest all human energies, including teachers, administrators, students and parents, to achieve the aims of the educational process
Based on the vital role of the principals of secondary schools in the development of educational institutions and work to achieve their objectives, as well as the importance of the practice of servant leadership, which focuses on ideals that prevail in the relationship between the servant leaders and followers in educational institutions, This study aims to identify the degree of practicing servant leadership among the principals of public secondary schools in Amman governorate and its relation to teachers' motivation towards work to provide a theoretical and practical framework for servant leadership by highlighting its importance and its impact on the motivation of teachers in public secondary schools in Amman Governorate
The problem of the present study was to answer the following key question: What is the degree of the practice of servant leadership among the principals of public secondary schools in Amman governorate and its relation to the motivation of teachers towards work?
Summary
The effective educational leader is the one who is able, with his skill, to invest all human energies, including teachers, administrators, students and parents, to achieve the aims of the educational process. The true leader possesses the ability to recognize the needs and motivations of workers that affect their behavior and motivate them to work in accordance with their abilities and desires, and encourage creativity for them, as well as providing opportunities for development of workers and give them the appropriate benefits. The conceptual definition of servant leadership: It is a set of behavioral patterns focused on satisfying the needs and desires of the followers and achieve their goals and provide them with assistance in obtaining their loyalty, love and belonging to the institution. B. Procedural definition: Servant leadership is the leadership that focuses on the best values to influence others.It is the service of achieving the interest of the followers and meeting their needs and building strong human relationships among them to serve the development and success of the institution, and measured by the tool developed and used in this study. According to Yasir's study (2018) that the servant leader has characteristics that distinguish him from the traditional leader, namely: 1. Service: The main goal of the servant leader is to serve others by his choice and desire
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