THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS ACQUIRED FROM THE LEADERSHIP DIPLOMA ON THE PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN NORTHERN DIRECTORATES AND THEIR MOTIVATION TOWARDS ACHIEVEMENT: PROPOSED VISION FOR IMPROVEMENT.
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2026-01-05
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Ra'eda Abed Al-Rahman Al-Sa'ad
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An-Najah National University
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This study intended to investigate the effect of leadership skills acquired from the Leadership Diploma on the performance and motivation of government school principals in northern directorates. The study population includes 315 school principals in Jenin, Qabatya, and Tubas directorates. A quasi-experimental design was used, comparing the control group to an experimental group included 100 principals who had received training through the Leadership Diploma. A questionnaire was used to gather the data from the participants of the study. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the experimental group and the control group at all levels of performance in favor of the experimental group. The results also showed that principals who obtained the Leadership Diploma possessed higher intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, a sense of responsibility, and self-efficacy compared to the control group. The study also showed that there was no impact of the leadership diploma on the performance and motivation due to gender, age, and specialization. However, there was an impact of the principals’ experience, in favor of 5 to 10 years. The study recommends expanding the Educational Leadership Diploma program to all public-school principals in various directorates. The study offers insights for the Ministry of Education regarding the importance of the Leadership Diploma in developing principals’ performance and motivation.