THE IMPACT OF ETHICAL LEADERSHIP FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND THEIR ASSISTANTS ON THE DECISION-MAKING QUALITY IN THE SULTANATE OF OMAN SCHOOLS: SUPERVISORS AND TEACHERS PERSPECTIVES

The study aimed to discuss the level of availability of moral leadership among educational leaders represented by school principals and their assistants, and the impact of moral leadership of principals and their assistants on the quality of decision-making. The descriptive analytical method was adopted. The study population consisted of (1640) supervisors and (129221) teachers, a stratified random sample of (380) educational supervisors and teachers was selected, according to the "Steven Tampson" equation. The researcher developed two questionnaires by making use of the theoretical literature; The ethical leadership questionnaire consisted of (58) phrases distributed in (4) axes. A quality decision-making questionnaire consisting of (30) phrases distributed in (4) axes. Statistical methods: descriptive analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient, Cronbach's alpha coefficient analysis, multiple linear regression analysis. The findings revealed that: the level of availability of moral leadership among school principals and their assistants varied between a large and a very large degree. The general arithmetic mean of the sample responses was (4,14). The axis (attributes of human relations) ranked first in a very large degree, while the rest of the topics got a large degree. And ranked last axis (personal moral qualities). The degree to which the quality of decision-making is practiced; Three axes came to a large degree and one to a moderate degree. The mean of the arithmetic averages for all axes was (3.72) to a large degree. The axis (setting alternatives and comparing between them) ranked first, and the axis (assessment of results) came in the fourth and last rank.