Journal of Education and Human Development

Organizational Slack and Its Relation to Leadership Styles of School Principals at Secondary School in Tafilah Directorate of Education
Hani Ahmad Al-Kremeen, Mohammad Salem Al-Amarat

Abstract
This study aimed at investigating the relation between organizational slack and leadership styles among Secondary school principals in Tafilah Directorate of Education from teachers' perspectives. In order to achieve the study objectives, the researchers developed a questionnaire that consisted of (70 ) items in order to collect data after verifying its validity and reliability. The researchers used the descriptive approach. The study sample consisted of (158) male and female teachers. The results revealed that the level of organizational slack was medium, with a mean of (3.31). Results also showed that there are statistically significant differences at(α≤0.05) according to the variable of qualification in favor of the post graduate studies and the variable of years of experience in favor of more than (10) years. The results also revealed that high school principals practice the leadership styles in variant degrees, where they practice the democratic-participatory style, consultative-democratic style, and benevolent-authoritative style with a high degree, while they practice the exploitative-authoritative style with a medium degree. The results showed that there are statistically significant differences at (α≤0.05) according to the variable of qualification in favor of the post graduate studies and for the variable of years of experience in favor of more than (10) years, and that there is a correlation relationship between the levels of organizational slack and the prevalent leadership styles. In the light of the results, the study concluded with some recommendations.

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