Types of Leadership Amongst the Teachers of Physical Education in North Districts of the West Bank

This study aimed to identify the leadership patterns among the teachers of Mathematics in the Northern West Bank governorates (Tulkarem, Nablus, Jenin and Qalqilya). To achieve this goal, the study has been conducted on a sample that consisted of (185) male and female teachers of Mathematics for the upper basic stage (7th, 8th and 9th grades). The researcher used the Descriptive Approach through one of its survey forms due to its appropriateness to the study’s goals. Jamal Ali Scale for Leadership Patterns (2007) was used after which the data was collected and analyzed using the SPSS software. The results of the study have shown that the degree of commonness of leadership patterns on the total scope of the democratic pattern was large and came with a percentage of (72.20%), while the degree of commonness of the leadership patterns on the total scope of the dictatorial pattern was moderate with a percentage of (64.20%). The degree of commonness of the leadership patterns on the total scope of the anarchist pattern was very little with a percentage of (44.20%). The study has also shown that there are statistically-significant differences in the leadership patterns among the male and female teachers of Mathematics for the upper basic stage. The democratic pattern came in first place, next came the dictatorial pattern, while the anarchist pattern came last. The study also showed that there were no statistically-significant differences between the leadership patterns among the teachers of Mathematics for the upper basic stage in the Northern West Bank governorates that are attributed to the sex, years of experience, academic qualification and residence variables. The researcher recommended that the Ministry of Education should shed light on the democratic pattern by clarifying its bases and advantages in order to encourage the teachers of Mathematics to plan and design the policies of teaching Mathematics and involve the students in making decisions, respect their feelings and work on meeting their needs.