سامية سكيك

This study aimed at identifying how to develop the secondary school head teachers' skills in the strategic planning field in Gaza Governates through answering the main following question: How can we develop the secondary Schools head teachers' skills in the strategic planning field in Gaza Governates? It also aimed at answering the following sub-questions: ‐ What is the degree of the secondary school head teachers' practice for strategic planning skills in Gaza Governates? ‐ Does the degree of the secondary school head teachers' estimations for practising strategic planning skills vary according to gender, study qualification , years of experience and the educational district from their perspectives? ‐ What are the ways of developing the secondary school head teachers' skills in the strategic planning field in Gaza Governates In addition , the study tried to verify the following hypothesis: 1. There are no statistically significant differences at the significance level ( 0.05 ≥ α ) in the degree of the secondary schools head teachers' estimations for practising strategic planning skills, from their perspectives due to the ( sex factor, study qualification, years of experience, educational district ). The researcher used the analytical descriptive method to suit this kind of studies in describing the phenomenon related to the study subject and diagnosing its data and showing the relation between its components. The study population consisted of ( 117 ) head teachers ( males and females ). 110 of them have retuned the questionnaires, which were equivalent to 94 % of the sample. ص One questionnaire was designed which consisted of 58 items , distributed into four areas to the subject of the study. The questionnaire was presented to a group of specialized refrees to ensure the validity and reliability. The research tool was applied on , a pilot sample that consisted of 30 head teachers of the study population. The researcher used the SPSS statiscal system for social studies to analyze the participants' responses. Through analyzing the participants' responses , the researcher has found the following results: 1- The proportional weight for the degree of the secondary schools head teachers' practising for school mission formation skill was ( 88.69 % ). 2- The proportional weight for the degree of the secondary schools head teachers' practising for school vision formation was ( 85.62 % ). 3- The proportional weight for the degree of the secondary schools head teachers' practising for school internal environment analysis was ( 83.26 %). 4- The proportional weight for the degree of the secondary schools head teachers' practising for school external environment analysis was ( 79.65 % ). Concerning the study variables the study showed the following: 1. There are statistically significant differences among the average of all respondents, concerning the first and the third fields of the questionnaire, attributable to gender variable in favour of females. 2. There are no statistically significant differences among the average of all respondents, concerning the second and the fourth fields of the questionnaire, attributable to gender variable. 3. There are no statistically significant differences among the average of all respondents, concerning all the questionnaire ذ 4. fields , attributable to study qualification , years of experience and educational district. In the light of the study results , the researcher recommended a set of recommendations : 1. The Ministry of Education (M.O.E) should reappraise the traditional administrative methods and systems and start to use the strategic planning to help the schools acclimate with its internal and external environments . 2. The (M.O.E) should hold many training courses continuously, concerning the strategic planning and the strategic thinking. 3. To form a strategic planning unit for each school, included members of the stuff and overheaded by the head teacher. They should be qualified administratively according to the strategic planning mechanism and the future vision to imbalance between the factual position and the desired one. 4. To form a quality and supervision unit including members of the stuff and overheaded by the head teacher who must be qualified and specialized in measuring the individual performance. 5. The ( M.O.E ) should provide the schools with the required tangible and manpower capabilities, to implement the strategic planning in the school. 6. Head teachers should reinforce the social participation in the school strategic planning process, to achieve the desired objectives and comply the local society needs.