THE DEGREE OF EFFECTIVENESS OF TIME MANAGEMENT AMONG PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALS WITHIN THE GREEN LINE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO TEACHERS' MOTIVATION FROM THE PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS PERSPECTIVE: PROPOSALS OF DEVELOPMENT
Abstract
The study aimed to identify the correlation between the degree of time management effectiveness among primary school principals within the green line and the level of teachers’ motivation in those schools. The correlative descriptive approach was used, in addition to the qualitative approach through interviewing an intentional sample of principals and teachers. The study sample consisted of (284) principal and teacher who represented the available sample, after (500) electronic questionnaires were distributed through simple random sampling, while the sample of the interviews, which consisted of (20) principals and teachers, was chosen through the intentional method. To collect data, two questionnaires were developed: The first measures the degree of effectiveness of time management among principals of primary schools in the northern region within The Green Line from the point of view of principals and teachers, it consisted of four dimensions: (Planning, Management, Directing, and Control). The second questionnaire measures the level of motivation of primary school teachers within The Green Line from the point of view of principals and teachers, it consisted of three dimensions: (Ambition and Perseverance, Competitiveness, and Excellence in performance), and the validity and reliability of the two questionnaires were verified. The results showed that the degree of time management effectiveness through its four dimensions was medium, the absence of statistically significant differences in the degree of time management effectiveness due to the effect of (Gender, Academic qualification, Experience, and Job title) variables. The results also showed that the level of teachers’ motivation was medium, and the absence of statistically significant differences in the level of motivation due to the effect of (Gender, Academic qualification, Experience, and Job title) variables. Also, the results showed the existence of a positive and statistically significant correlation between time management among principals and the level of motivation among teachers. The results of the interviews showed that the proposals related to the development of time management among principals focused on seven categories: arranging tasks according to their priorities, setting a daily plan for work, setting time limits for performing tasks, using technology, delegation and division of tasks, setting goals, and the presence of a certain level of strictness among principals. While the proposals related to improving teachers' motivation focused on four categories, fiscal and moral incentives, professional progress, improving the work environment, and reducing the academic burden. The study recommended conducting training courses for principals and teachers to familiarize them with the importance of time management within the school, and to give principals wider margin of freedom in planning time in their schools. The study also recommended providing moral support, improving social and fiscal situations for teachers and principals, providing them with amenities so that they can devote more time to their work, as well as providing technological tools in schools because of their impact in facilitating tasks, increasing teachers’ motivation and improving their performance.
Keyword : Time management, Motivation, Principals, Primary schools, The Green Line.
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