The Administrative Practices of the Principals of the Secondary Schools in the West Bank

The administrative Practices of the Principals of the Secondary Schools in the West Bank. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the actual administrative practices of the principals of the secondary schools in the West Bank ? Methodology: The population of the study consisted of all the principals of the secondary school in the West Bank while the sample of the study consisted of 40 principals (18% of the original population) selected randomly. A questionnaire made up of 58 items was constructed and distributed over ten administrative domains. Validity and reliability measures were taken to ascertain its appropriateness for use in the study. The test-retest method was used to measure the -reliability of the instrument. Validity was checked by having a group of experts review the instilment for content (face) validity. The data were analyzed by conducting t - tests on the scores. Findings: 1 - There is no significant difference (α=0.05) between the means of secondary school principals who are academically qualified or non-qualified. 2- There is no significant difference (α =0.05) between the means of secondary school principals according to administrative experience. 3- There is no significant difference (α =0.05) between the means of secondary school principals according to gender. 4- There is no significant difference (α =0.05) between the means of secondary school principals according to location (village or the city ). 5- There is no a significant difference (α =0.05) between the means of experienced and non-experienced of secondary schools principals. Recommendations: 1. Improve administrative processes of school principals through their involvement in service training and participation in school administration related conferences. 2- Improve administrative processes like organization of Ides, records and coordination of services between school and society. The ministry of Education should initiate training courses in school administration for those purposes. 3- Reduce the work load of school principals to enable them to improve their administrative skills. 4- Conduct further research on the principals role in organizing school. 5- Conduct further research on criteria for principals, selection.