The Extent of Engaging Public School Teachers in Amman in the Decision Making Process from their Perspective

Abstract

The present research aimed to explore the extent of engaging public school teachers in Amman in the decision making process from their perspective. To be specific, it aimed to explore the engagement of those teachers in making decision related to teachers, students, curricula and local community. A purposive sample was selected involving 450 female and male teachers. Those teacher were chosen from 25 public primary schools and 25 public secondary schools in Amman. Questionnaire form were passed to the chosen teachers by hand. They were fully retrieved. However, 2 forms were excluded due to having items that aren't answered. Thus, the final sample consists from 448 female and male teachers. SPSS software was used. It was found that the extent of engaging public school teachers in Amman in the decision making process is low in all the area jointly. The extent of engaging public school teachers in making local community-related decisions is moderate. The extent of engaging public school teachers in making decisions related to teachers, students and curricula is low. The researcher recommends developing plans by the Ministry of Education in Jordan to ensure that teachers are highly involved in the decision making process.