School improvement in Oman: Perceptions and practices

 

Omer H. Hamad* and Wajeha T. Al-Ani

 

Research Article | Published January 2016

Journal of Educational Research and Reviews, Vol. 4(1), pp. 1-5

 

 

Educational Foundations and Administration, College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

 

*Corresponding author. Email: omerhi@squ.edu.om; omerhi63@gmail.com.

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School improvement plans and efforts have become the heart of school principals’ agenda. Therefore, the perceptions and efforts of school principals are essential ingredients in any attempt to succeed in improving our schools. This paper intends to explore the perceptions of school principals in Oman and assess efforts they make for improvement of their schools. Two research questions were addressed in this paper: First, what are the perceptions of post basic school principals in Oman on school improvement? Second, what efforts do post basic school principals in Oman make in order to improve their schools? A survey instrument in form of a questionnaire will be used. A random sample representing the population of post basic school principals in Oman will be selected. It is found that school improvement is a shared responsibility and principals are actively seeking to enhance the understanding and effectively utilize the broad contribution to achieve the collective goal. It is hoped that finding of this research will contribute to a better understanding of the role of school principals in school improvement in Oman.