Abstract
This study aimed to identify the primary leadership style for school leaders of boys' public schools in Medina based on the situational leadership theory, also it tested the relationship between the primary leadership style with leaders' qualification levels, years of experience, and qualification in educational leadership. This study targeted 217 school leaders from Medina boys' public schools who were randomly selected. Hersey and Blanchard (the Leader Effectiveness and Adaptability Description (LEAD-self)) instrument, which consisted of 12 situations and 4 responses to each situation, was adapted to the Saudi context and translated into Arabic and used in this study. Descriptive statistics were used in this study to obtain the primary leadership style for school leaders, and inferential statistics were used to obtain the relationship between the leaders' primary style with the academic qualification of leaders, the number of years of their experience in school leadership, and their qualification related to leadership by using the Chi-Square test. The study found that the primary leadership style for the study's sample is the supporting style, based on the results of 30 leaders. While the study did not find any significant relationship between the primary leadership style for school leaders, whether with their academic qualification, or their number of years of experience in the leadership of schools, or their qualification that based on leadership field. These findings were nearly similar to what other researchers found in different Saudi contexts. The study also found that more than 95% of the sample used 3 or 4 leadership styles, which is evidence of good flexibility in using leadership styles. This study recommended training of school leaders or candidates to lead schools on leadership theories in general and particularly on the situational leadership theory.
Highlights
1.3- Research Objectives As mentioned in the statement of the problem, this study aims to determine that: a) the primary leadership style in Madinah boys’ school leaders by using the instrument’s outcome, and b) if there are any significant relationship between the primary leadership style and the leaders’ qualification, the years of experience of the school leaders, and the leaders’ qualification in educational leadership
The Situational Leadership Theory (SLT) developed from the earlier leadership theories that were based on two sets of behavior control to the idea of leadership style, which is the task behavior and the relationship behavior (Gates et al, 1976).SLT is based on an interaction between three concepts, the task behavior, the relationship behavior, and the maturity "develop" level of followers (Blanchard et al, 1993; Gates et al, 1976; Hersey, 1975)
We present the results of the study, which aimed at finding out the primary leadership style used by school leaders in boys’ schools in Madinah City
Summary
School is the place where future generations get educated and developed. schools need to be useful, attractive, and productive places. Leadership knowledge is essential to develop educational leaders capable of effectively leading their schools. The SLT developed from the earlier leadership theories that were based on two sets of behavior control to the idea of leadership style, which is the task behavior and the relationship behavior (Gates et al, 1976).SLT is based on an interaction between three concepts, the task behavior, the relationship behavior, and the maturity "develop" level of followers (Blanchard et al, 1993; Gates et al, 1976; Hersey, 1975). The SLT has two main concepts: (1) the leadership style, and (2) the follower maturity (develop) (El Mogaide, 1996; Hersey, 1975; Hersey & Blanchard, 1982; Hersey, Blanchard, & Natemeyer, 1979)
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