Availability Degree of Administrative Creativity among School Principals in Ajloun Governorate from the Perspective of Teachers

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the availability degree of administrative creativity among school principals in Ajloun governorate from the perspective of teachers, and to identify the impact of the variables (gender, academic qualification and educational stage) on teachers’ assessment. The sample of the study consisted of (350) teachers selected by the stratified random method. To achieve this, the descriptive survey method was used and a questionnaire consisted of (45) items was developed, covering four dimensions: (originality, fluency, sensitivity to problems and flexibility). The results showed that the availability degree of administrative creativity among school principals in Ajloun governorate from the perspectives of teachers was (high). There were also no significant statistical differences at (α=0.05) in teachers' assessment due to the variables (gender, academic qualification and educational stage). In light of the results, a set of recommendations were proposed.