Abstract
The current study aims at identifying the reality of administrative empowerment among administrators recently employed in the intermediate schools of Riyadh Al-Khabra city, Saudi Arabia, from their perspective. The descriptive survey and comparative approach were applied to (89) administrators recently employed in the intermediate schools of Riyadh Al-Khabra. A five-domain questionnaire was developed to measure the dimensions of empowerment, including delegation of authority, self-motivation, teamwork, personal development and effective communication. The study resulted in a medium level of administrative empowerment among the recently employed administrators in the intermediate schools of Riyadh Al-Khabra. Authority delegation ranked the first, followed by teamwork, effective communication, self-motivation and personal development, respectively. Academic qualification had an ineffective impact on the administrative empowerment of the recently employed administrators. The study recommended supporting the application of the concept of empowerment through disseminating the culture of empowerment in the educational field, diagnosing the relevant organizational constraints, boosting confidence, improving communication among administrators, encouraging teamwork, affording communication channels between administrators and the respective educators and reconsidering the incentive system, administrators’ titles and job description based on academic qualification.
Highlights
Educational institutions in most countries are undergoing a series of administrative reforms to enhance the quality of learning outputs
The problem of the current study is to identify the reality of the administrative empowerment among the recently employed administrators in the intermediate schools of Riyadh Al-Khabra
There is a medium level of administrative empowerment among the recently employed administrators in the intermediate schools of Riyadh Al-Khabra
Summary
The current study contributes to improving administrative empowerment among the recently employed administrators in educational institutions through identifying the degree of administrative empowerment among the recently employed administrators in the intermediate schools of Riyadh Al-Khabra. The current study is of great importance for administrators, school principals, educational supervisors, educational institutions and officials. It contributes to raising administrators’ awareness of administrative empowerment, its dimensions and its role in developing work and improving performance. It helps school principals recognize the importance of supporting administrative empowerment through delegation, boosting confidence and encouraging teamwork. The current study benefits officials in the Ministry of Education as it identifies the reality of administrative empowerment among administrators, so they can improve the educational system through providing an adequate organizational structure and reconsidering the incentive system
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