Perceived Educational Values of Omani School Principals

Autor/inn/en	Al-Ani, Wajeha Thabit; Al-Harthi, Aisha Salim
Titel	Perceived Educational Values of Omani School Principals
Quelle	In: International Journal of Leadership in Education, 20 (2017) 2, S.198-219 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-3124
DOI	10.1080/13603124.2014.1003613
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Principals; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Attitude Measures; Administrator Attitudes; Focus Groups; Value Judgment; Coding; Administrator Characteristics; Preferences; Ethics; Civil Rights; Oman + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Principal; Schulleiter; Qualitative Forschung; Werturteil; Codierung; Programmierung; Ethik; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht
Abstract	This qualitative study investigated the perceived educational values of Omani school principals. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview form which focused on the core values of school administration as perceived by a sample of 44 school principals; a focus group interview was also held. Data were analysed using Nvivo software. The study results classified the perceived values of Omani school principals into three categories of values based on Hodgkinson's classification. The most coded values of the principals were cooperation, devotion/genuineness (organizational loyalty, eagerness to learn), respect (self, other, mutual), commitment, responsibility and citizenship, all of which fell into the category of consensus and consequences. A citrus model is proposed to give a visual image of the composition of the three categories of values in school administration. While this study identified a number of educational values, the process by which school principals can activate these values in daily school practices still needs to be clarified. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01