Facilitative Leadership among Public Secondary School Principals in Jerash Governorate and Its Relationship with Teachers' Job Involvement from Their Perspectives
Article Number: e2025336 | Available Online: July 2025 | DOI: 10.22521/edupij.2025.17.336
Yumna Atoum , Hussein Atoom , Mohammed Al-Magableh , Rawan Abu Shaqra , Safa' Alazzam , Ahmad Abu Kariem, Ahmad Rathwan
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Background/purpose. The study aimed to identify Facilitative Leadership among public secondary school principals in Jerash Governorate and its relationship with teachers' Job Involvement from their perspectives. Materials/methods. The study used a descriptive correlational approach. A questionnaire was used as the study tool, consisting of 46 items distributed across seven domains: motivation and inspiration, relationship building and effective communication, innovation and creativity, effective delegation, support for empowerment and professional development, facilitating the work environment, and job involvement. A questionnaire was used as a study tool after verifying its validity and reliability. The study sample consisted of 302 male and female teachers randomly selected. Results. The study results showed that the degree of Facilitative Leadership practice among leaders and its relationship to communication effectiveness was moderate. The study results also revealed that Job Involvement was high and that there was a positive relationship between the practice of Facilitative Leadership among secondary school principals and the level of job involvement. |
Conclusion. The results indicate a positive relationship between Facilitative Leadership among secondary school principals and job involvement. This finding underscores the importance of training programs for public school principals. It was recommended that awareness of Facilitative Leadership as an effective leadership style in Schools and its relationship to the level of Job Involvement Be Increased.
Keywords: Facilitative leadership, secondary school, job involvement
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