ملخص
This article reports on a study that examined the relationship between the mission statements and performance of Basic Education Schools in Oman. The process of mission statement framing was also investigated. A sample of 161 school mission statements was randomly collected from the Ministry of Education school mission portal database representing 19% of the total population. A sequential mixed method of analysis was chosen. The mission statements being classified with respect to 12 themes of which the most frequently of them appearing Academic Achievement (74.5%) and the least frequent Scientific Research Methods (26.1%).Results show that Learning Outcomes Excellence significantly correlated with a theme around Reconstructing School Environment (r = 0.243). Also, Islamic Values and Ethics significantly correlated with Scientific Research Methods (r = 0.221). It was also appeared that school principals spent great efforts on designing school mission statements that directed schools towards achieving their purpose and improving their performance.
اللغة الأصلية | English |
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الصفحات (من إلى) | 459-476 |
عدد الصفحات | 18 |
دورية | School Leadership and Management |
مستوى الصوت | 35 |
رقم الإصدار | 5 |
المعرِّفات الرقمية للأشياء | |
حالة النشر | Published - أغسطس 14 2015 |
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