Obstacles to the Professional Development of School Principals and Their Impact on Their Performance from Their Point of View in the Education of the Southern Shouneh

Abstract

The current study aimed to reveal the obstacles to the professional development of school principals and their impact on their performance from their point of view in the Southern Shouneh education. The study used the descriptive survey method, and to achieve this the researcher designed a questionnaire consisting of (44) items It was applied to the study sample, which included all members of the community, which numbered (35) directors. The results indicated that the obstacles to the professional development of school principals and their impact on their performance from their point of view in the education of the Southern Shouneh, in the field of material obstacles came to a medium degree, and in The field of administrative obstacles, personal obstacles, and obstacles related to trainers and obstacles related to evaluation came to a large degree, and the results showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the obstacles to professional development of school principals and their impact on their performance from their point of view in the education of the Southern Shouneh due to the variables of gender, educational qualification and years of experience.

Keywords: professional development, school principals, obstacles, Southern Shouneh education.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/13-31-03

Publication date: November 30^th 2022