The Effectiveness of the Performance of Principals of Basic Education Schools in the Sultanate of Oman in Managing Change in Light of the Corona Pandemic

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the effectiveness of the performance of principals of basic schools, the first cycle, in change management in light of the Corona pandemic. The researcher used the descriptive-analytical method. A questionnaire was applied to (400) male and female teachers. The effectiveness of the principals’ performance for change management fields was as follows: Follow-up and implementation ranked first with a mean (3.83), followed by planning (3.73), and evaluation (3.60). The study showed that all the statements of the three axes regarding the effectiveness of the performance of principals of basic education in the axes of change management came to a high degree, except one item in evaluation axe “Item 3”, which reads (the principal focuses on evaluating qualitative performance and neglects quantitative performance). The study showed statistically significant differences at the significance level (0.05) in all fields in favour of females. The study also indicated that there were no statistically significant differences between the means due to the academic qualification variable. The researchers recommended that the Ministry of Education should adopt the change project for all school principals in its plans as a basic project in its organizational structure.