The Inspiring Leadership of the Principals of ‎Irbid Governorate Schools and Its ‎Relationship to Teachers’ Passion toward ‎Their Profession from the Teachers’ Point of ‎View

Abstract

This study aimed to uncover the degree of practicing inspiring leadership by school principals in Irbid governorate and its relationship to the level of teachers’. Passion toward for their profession from the teachers’ point of view. The relational descriptive approach was used. The study sample consisted of (380) male and female teachers in Irbid governorate schools. The study tool was a questionnare consisting of (52) paragraphs, divided into two parts: the first part, inspiring leadership consisted of (32) paragraphs, divided into five areas (self-confidence, teacher empowerment, change management, strategic vision and sensitivity to environmental variables), while the second part: passion consisted of (20) paragraphs divided into three areas (general passion, harmonious craving and compulsive passion). The results of the study found that the degree to which school principals in Irbid governorate schools practiced inspiring leadership was moderate and the level of teachers’ passion toward their profession came with a high degree, with the existence of a statistically significant positive relationship between the degree of practicing inspring leadership by school principals in Irbid governorate and teachers’ passion toward their profession from the teachers’ point of view. The researchers recommended the need to enhance principals’ knowledge and skills related to inspiring leadership and its applications in the field of educational practices, through training programs, workshops and educational meetings