The Level of Service Leadership of Middle School Principals from the Point of View of their Teachers
Abstract
Service Leadership plays an important role in the school administration, as it represents an effective element in the functioning of the school. Service leadership is an important axis in the administrative process due to its service of teachers, staff and auditors. It works to assist teachers in completing the tasks assigned to them, and involves them in making decisions related to the work of the school. It also involves them in defining the goals through which the school's vision and mission can be achieved, and Service Leadership stems from the principal's desire to serve others at the expense of his personal desire.The aim of the research is to identify the level of Service Leadership of middle school principals from the point of view of their teachers, by answering the questions: What is the level of servant leadership of middle school principals from the point of view of their teachers in general? Is there a statistically significant difference at the significance level (0.05) in the level of servant leadership among middle school principals from the point of view of their teachers according to the variables (gender, specialization, years of service)? . The researchers adopted the descriptive analytical approach, and the community for the current research consisted of middle school teachers in the city of Mosul for the academic year 2021-2022. Middle Schools in the city of Mosul. For the purpose of achieving the objectives of the research, it required the researchers to build the servant leadership scale, and after verifying the validity and reliability of the research tool, it became in its final form consisting of (31) paragraphs. The t-test for two independent samples, Pearson's correlation coefficient, the t-test for the significance of the correlation coefficient, Cronbach's alpha coefficient. After analyzing the data statistically, the results showed that the principals of middle schools have a high level of servant leadership from the point of view of their teachers, and there are no statistically significant differences due to the variable (gender / specialization / years of service) among the members of the research sample. The researchers made recommendations, including the involvement of school principals in Training courses to enhance the level of their servant leadership, as well as raise their competency in the field of professional growth for school workers.