Abstract
Title of the Study: Degree of Implementation the Head Teachers-Secondary School for Girls in
the Holly Mecca City for Reflective Thinking and its Impact on Managerial Decision-Making
Name of the researcher: Hanadi Muslim Safar Al-Sa’edi.
Degree: Master's Degree in Educational Planning and Management.
Name of the Supervisor of the study: D. Ola Mahmoud Al-Hamaida.
Objectives of the study: Detection of the degree of implementation the head teacherssecondary school for girls in the Holly Mecca city for reflective thinking and their ability to
managerial decision-making. In addition, detection the impact of reflective thinking
implementation on the managerial decision-making ability. And identify the differences between
the estimates of the school head teachers to grade the for reflective thinking implementation, and
the degree of their ability to managerial decision-making, depending on the variables of
qualification, and the number of years of experience in school administration, and the number of
training courses.
Methodology of the study: Descriptive methodology.
Study Community: All head teachers of secondary school for girls in the city of Holly Mecca,
the totally number was (57) school head teacher.
Study Instrument: a questionnaire consisted of 81 items distributed on two parts, the first part
measures the reflective thinking, and the second part measures the managerial decision-making
ability.
Statistical Methods: Descriptive Statistics (means, standard deviations), Multiple Regression
Analysis, Independent Samples T-test, One Way ANOVA.
Most Important Results of the Study:
- The results showed that the degree of reflective thinking implementation (open-mindedness,
responsibility, feedback) came within a high degree of implementation.
- The results showed that the degree of decision-making ability: (the configuration to managerial
decision-making, participation in managerial decision-making, drafting managerial decision and
announced it, monitoring the enforcement of the managerial decision) came within a high degree
of implementation.
- There is statistically significant impact at the level (α ≤ 0.05) for reflective thinking
implementation on the managerial decision-making ability in general, and the domain of
responsibility is the most influential domain on the managerial decision-making ability in
general, followed by the open-mindedness, and finally the feedback
- There is statistically significant differences at the level (α ≤ 0.05) between head teachers
estimates of the reflective thinking implementation, in totally and (open-mindedness, feedback)
domains due to the qualification variable, in favor of the head teachers of a qualified Master.
- There is no statistically significant differences at the level (α ≤ 0.05) between head teachers
estimates of the reflective thinking implementation, due to the variables: the number of years of
experience in school administration, and the number of training courses.
- There is no statistically significant differences at the level (α ≤ 0.05) between head teachers
estimates of ability to managerial decision-making, due to variables: the qualification, number of
years of experience in school administration, and the number of training courses.
Most important Recommendations: The most important recommendations: the need to hold
training courses for secondary school head teachers and other stages, on how to employ the
reflective thinking in managerial decision-making. In addition, holding training courses in how
to practice the reflective thinking during the managerial work for head teachers with bachelor's
and diploma education.
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