The leadership roles of Saudi special education teachers from their own perspectives

Mohamad Ahmad Saleem Khasawneh

doi:10.17485/IJST/v13i25.110

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The leadership roles of Saudi special education teachers from their own perspectives

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v13i25.110

Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Issue: 25, Pages: 2520-2528

Original Article

The leadership roles of Saudi special education teachers from their own perspectives

Mohamad Ahmad Saleem Khasawneh^1*

¹Special Education Department, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding Author
Email: [email protected]

Received Date:02 April 2020, Accepted Date:28 April 2020, Published Date:17 July 2020

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Objectives: To examine the leadership roles of Saudi special education teachers from their own perspective and to survey their views toward challenges in leadership. Methodology: The study used the survey method, for which a questionnaire was developed and distributed to a sample of (n = 200). The results indicated that special education teachers had little experience in leadership roles, where they considered participation in conflict resolution among colleagues as their most important leadership role participation in mentoring, follow-up or training is the least important. Findings: The results of the study revealed that there were no statistically significant differences between male and female special education teachers in their level of enacted leadership. The level of education and years of experience were found to have a significant impact on the leadership level of teachers. Novelty of the study: the inclusion of students with special needs in regular schools require teachers with leadership skills. Therefore, this study came as the first study to tackle this topic in Saudi Arabia.

Keywords: Leadership; special education teacher; perceptions; educational reform

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