Difficulties Facing The Educational Supervision Processes In The Public Schools Of The Governorate Of Jarash Directorate Of Education

Abstract

This study attempts to identify the difficulties facingthe educational supervision processes in the public schools of the Directorateof Education at Jarash Governorate, Jordan, by surveying the principals ofthese schools.  The sample size consistedof (143) male and female principals in the Governorate of Jarash Directorate ofEducation.  In order to achieve theobjectives of this study, a questionnaire was constructed to identify thedifficulties facing the educational supervision processes and consisted of (41)items that were distributed over three difficulty domains: administrative,technical and financial.  The validityand reliability of the questionnaire was verified.  The results reveal a medium degree ofdifficulty facing the educational supervision processes.  Financial difficulties domain ranked firstwith a high degree, technical difficulties came in second with a medium degree,and finally administrative difficulties domain came in last with a mediumdegree. The results indicated no statistically significant differencesattributed to the gender variable on the instrument performance as a whole.  There is a statistically significantdifferences attributed to the years of experience, in favor of the experiencedprincipals (10 years more).  In the lightof these results, the researchers recommend (1) initiation of financial andoccupational incentives for distinguished educational supervisors, (2) initiatecourses and workshops on the contemporary supervision trends; and (3) vitalizeelectronic communication among the educational supervisors and male and femaleprincipals of the schools, through exchanging the experience and information asa feedback, in order to overcome the difficulties facing the educationalsupervision in the schools.