Entrepreneurial skills and their relationship with strategic orientation among secondary school principals in sahab district The Researchers
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This study aimed to identify the entrepreneurial skills and their relationship with strategic orientation among secondary school principals in Sahab district from the perspective of teachers. The researchers used the descriptive correlational method. The study population consisted of 2,320 male and female teachers, and the sample included 400 teachers from secondary schools in Sahab district, representing 17% of the total population. To achieve the study objectives, the researchers developed a study tool consisting of a questionnaire with two parts: the first part measured the level of entrepreneurial skills among school principals and included 46 items; the second part measured the strategic orientation of school principals and included 24 items. The study results indicated that the level of entrepreneurial skills among the principals was high. Similarly, the level of strategic orientation among the principals was also high. The results also showed a positive and statistically significant correlation between the level of entrepreneurial skills and strategic orientation among secondary school principals in the Directorate of Education in Sahab, as perceived by teachers.The study concluded with several recommendations, the most important of which was to enhance the knowledge and skills of public school principals in the field of entrepreneurial skills through the preparation of training programs, organizing meetings and workshops within schools, and coordinating with education faculties at universities. The study also proposed some mechanisms that could be used to enhance the level of strategic orientation in schools.
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