Contemporary Managerial Trends and School-Based Management: A Case Study of Arab Schools in Israel

Abstract

The present study aimed to explore the state of school-based management among Arab school principals in Israel, considering contemporary managerial trends. Various studies have highlighted that school-based management plays a crucial role in the educational system. This is because it is the most effective means of achieving the community's education objectives. For school-based management to be more effective, it needs to align with contemporary managerial trends. To achieve the study's objective, a developmental descriptive approach was employed. A questionnaire was also utilized to gather data from the study sample, with its validity and reliability verified. The study sample consisted of (322) principals (male and female) from Arab schools in Israel. The results indicated that, from the perspective of Arab school principals in Israel, the overall state of school-based management in relation to contemporary managerial trends was assessed as moderate (Average level), as the arithmetic mean (2.94) and the standard deviation was (0.30). All domains were rated at an average level, except for the area of participation in decision-making, which received a low score, with an arithmetic mean of (2.27) and a standard deviation of (0.57).