English abstract
The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of the School Leadership Training Program
that is conducted by the Specialized Institute for Vocational Training of Teachers. The
researcher examined the extent to which the program's objectives in developing the
performance of school principals and their assistants in the Sultanate of Oman were met
and provided recommendations for its development from the perspectives of school
principals and their assistants, who have undergone the program. Following a quantitative
descriptive approach, data were collected using an e-questionnaire; consisted of 32
statements in six sections that exemplify the objectives of the program under study. The
study sample consisted of 120 principals and their assistants, and the data were
statistically analysed using SPSS.
The results of the study showed that the School Leadership Training Program is effective
to a high degree. The results also indicated that there were no statistically significant
differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) among the participants regarding the
effectiveness of the school leadership program that could be attributed to the study's
variables, namely: gender (male, female), job title (school principal, assistant principal),
and academic qualification (bachelor's degree or less, master's degree or higher).
However, the results of the study indicated that there are statistically significant
differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) among the participants regarding the
effectiveness of the School Leadership Training Program that could be attributed to the
'variable years of administrative experience', and it was in favour of the second group
(years of administrative experience from (11-20 years). The study concluded with a set
of recommendations; most importantly the need to continue to implement the training
program for all leaders, including school principals and their assistants; the program
effectively achieves its goals in developing their leadership skills.
