English abstract
This study is aimed at identifying the problems that face the school directors in the management of change in the Basic Education Stage in the Interior governate in the Sultanate of Oman. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher used the descriptive approach in addition to a questionnaire to collect data and information and apply it to a sample of 116 male and female school directors.
The study found many results, the most important of which are: that the problems that face the school directors in the management of change in the Basic Education Stage in the Interior Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman are grieve for a high degree at all fields of the study collectively, as well as at each filed separately. The first problems were problems related to material resources. The second were problems related to the community partnership. The problems related to high management came in the third position while the problems related to human resources came in the fourth and final position. The results also revealed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of (α≤0.05) in the responses of the sample directors due to gender variable in favour of females in the field of material resource problems. On the other hand, it revealed that there were no statistically significant differences in the responses of the samples directors at the level of (α≤0.05) attributed to academic qualification or years of experience.
The study recommended a number of recommendations that include: First, instilling and spreading the culture of change in schools, through performing the work efficiently and effectively. Secondly, consolidating team spirit and striving hard to provide and facilitate all materials and technical potentials investing the appropriate conditions and situations. Thirdly, considering change as a strategic priority in schools. Fourthly, the community should participate actively in in all the efforts to make change a reality. Fifthly, involving the experiences of the community members in providing training programs that support change. Finally, the Ministry of Education should develop specific criteria for selecting the school directors who have the ability to manage change, development, creativity, and teamwork.
