Abstract
The present research aimed to explore the extent of engaging public school teachers in Amman in the decision making process from their perspective. To be specific, it aimed to explore the engagement of those teachers in making decision related to teachers, students, curricula and local community. A purposive sample was selected involving 450 female and male teachers. Those teacher were chosen from 25 public primary schools and 25 public secondary schools in Amman. Questionnaire form were passed to the chosen teachers by hand. They were fully retrieved. However, 2 forms were excluded due to having items that aren’t answered. Thus, the final sample consists from 448 female and male teachers. SPSS software was used. It was found that the extent of engaging public school teachers in Amman in the decision making process is low in all the area jointly. The extent of engaging public school teachers in making local community-related decisions is moderate. The extent of engaging public school teachers in making decisions related to teachers, students and curricula is low. The researcher recommends developing plans by the Ministry of Education in Jordan to ensure that teachers are highly involved in the decision making process. Keywords : engagement, public schools, teachers, Amman, decision making, perspective DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-30-13 Publication date: October 31 st 2020
Highlights
Decentralization has been receiving much attention in business and political fields due to its major benefits
This study aimed to investigate the extent of engaging public school teachers in Amman in the decision making process from their perspective
Question: This study aimed to answer the question mentioned below: What is the extent of engaging public school teachers in Amman in the decision making process from their perspective?
Summary
Decentralization has been receiving much attention in business and political fields due to its major benefits. Through adopting a decentralized approach in schools, the teachers shall be involved in the decision making process. The latter process can be defined as a cognitive and affective interaction between one and the members of a group in order to make decisions, utilize potentials & efforts, meet the intended goals and handle responsibilities (Al-Anzi, 2006). Www.iiste.org developing such policies (Smylie & Tuermer, 1992) Engaging teachers in the decision making process shall enable decision makers in schools to perceive any problem from various perspectives. It shall enable the decision makers in schools to pay attention to all the aspects of any problem. The researcher aimed to investigate the extent of engaging public school teachers in Amman in the decision making process from their perspective
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