واقع الممارسات الادارية لدى مُديري مدارس ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة في المجتمع العربي في اسرائيل وعلاقتها بالرضا الوظيفي لدى المعلمين ومقترحات تطويرية

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the administrative practices of school
principals for special education from teachers` perspective and the relationship of
administrative practices with teachers` job satisfaction in Arab society. This study
explores possible differences between the means of responses regarding administrative
practices and teachers` job satisfaction that could be attributed to demographic variables
such as: gender, professional qualification, teaching skills and district. The study sample
consisted of 535 out of 1417 special education teachers. For the purpose of this study,
two assessment tools were employed: one to evaluate the administrative practices and
the second to evaluate job satisfaction.
The study results show that teachers indicated high ratings of their principals`
administrative practices. Teachers indicated high rating for their job satisfaction, in all dimensions, with the exception of salary and work conditions which received moderate
ratings. Differences were significant only across districts. School principals in the Center
and Northern districts received significantly higher ratings by their teachers on their
administrative practices. In the Center district teachers also reported higher ratings of
their job satisfaction, in three dimensions, relationships with superiors, work conditions
and job security. Teachers of Northern district only rated high one dimension – job
security. The findings show no significant differences at (a=0.05) level in administrative
practices attributed to the variables (gender, job qualification and professional
experience). Likewise, the three dimensions of job satisfaction, relationships with
superiors, relationship with peers and job security showed no significant difference.
Except for the variable of instructional experience and professional qualification, under
the salary and work condition dimension, and the gender variable, under nature and work
condition dimension; these showed significant differences.
Administrative practices correlated positively at (a=0.05) level with job satisfaction
across all dimensions except in salary and job security dimensions. Correlations were
measured based on (Hincle, Wiersma & Jurs 1988) scale. Result showed very weak
relationship between job satisfaction (Salary & work condition) with administrative
practices, relatively weak relationship between job satisfaction (Job security) and
administrative practices (planning, monitoring and follow up.) Other than these specified
here correlations ranged between moderate and strong.
The study findings warrant further research in administrative practices to investigate
differences due to district, the role of salary, job security and their effects on job
satisfaction