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Analysis of Principals Decision Making Styles on Teachers Performance in Selected Secondary Schools of Gharbia Governorate, Egypt

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  • Shorouk Mohamed Farag Mohamed Aboudahr
  • Abdulrasheed Olowoselu

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This study explored principals’ decision-making styles on teachers’ performance in secondary schools of Gharbia Governorate, Egypt. Specifically, this paper focused at assessing effect decision-making styles of school principals on teachers’ performance in secondary schools. Design of the study was quantitative research design. Three research questions guided the study. Population of the study comprises of 251 teachers while simple random sampling technique was used to select 100 teachers as sample for this study. An instrument with 15 items questionnaire was used for data collection by the researchers. Face and content validity of the questionnaire was done with the assistance of 3 experts in the Department of Educational Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia. The researchers used Cronbach Alpha method to determine the reliability of instrument. Alpha value of 0.87 was obtained. Data collected were analysed using descriptive of mean and standard deviation. Findings revealed principal rational and intuitive decision-making styles to have moderate effect on teachers’ performance while avoidance decision making style indicated low effect on teacher performance. Further studies were recommended on job satisfaction and productivity of teachers in schools.

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  • Shorouk Mohamed Farag Mohamed Aboudahr & Abdulrasheed Olowoselu, 2018. "Analysis of Principals Decision Making Styles on Teachers Performance in Selected Secondary Schools of Gharbia Governorate, Egypt," Academic Journal of Economic Studies, Faculty of Finance, Banking and Accountancy Bucharest,"Dimitrie Cantemir" Christian University Bucharest, vol. 4(4), pages 91-95, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:khe:scajes:v:4:y:2018:i:4:p:91-95
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    1. Gail Pacheco & Don J. Webber, 2010. "Participative decision making and job satisfaction," Working Papers 1014, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol.
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    Keywords

    Decision making; school; teacher performance and Egypt;
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    JEL classification:

    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
    • A21 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Pre-college
    • A29 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Other

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