The Effect of A Training Program Using Higher-order Thinking Skills on Creative and Critical Thinking Among A Sample of Basic Tenth-Grader Students

Abstract

This study aimed at clarifying the role of secondary school principals
in improving the relationship between school and the community. This study
tried to answer the following questions: (1) What is the role of secondary school
principal in improving the relationship between school and the community? (2)
What are the secondary school principals' priorities in improving the
relationship between school and the community?
The population of this study consisted of (454) secondary school principals in
Irbid Governorate, and a randomly selected sample of (200) principals was
selected, which represented (43.9%) of the total population. To achieve the aims
of this study, the researcher developed a questionnaire after assuring its validity
and reliability; this questionnaire included (57) items, distributed into seven
categories as follows: cultural cooperation with the community, benefiting from
the local community resources, continuing education programs for the
community, providing human and social services for the community, school
participation in providing certain services, and encouraging parents and school
teachers to provide school services to the community. Based on the result the
researcher recommends the following:(1) Directing secondary school principals
to the Ministry of Education's rules and regulations, which allow improving the
relationship between school and the community. (2) More delegation of
authority is needed for secondary school principals to improve the relationship
with the community. (3) More attention to the activities is needed to improve the
relationship between school and the community.