The Degree of Practice of Secondary School Principals in Riyadh for Professional Development of Female Teachers in light of School Evaluation Standards

Abstract

    This study aimed to identify the degree of practice of secondary school principals in Riyadh for professional development of female teachers at the level (individual - team level - school level as a whole) in light of the school evaluation standards. The descriptive approach was used and applied to all secondary school principals in Riyadh, numbering (230) female principals. The researcher sent the questionnaire to all study members, and the responses reached (202) female principals. The study reached a number of results, the most prominent of which are: that secondary school principals in Riyadh practice their role in professional development at the individual level for female teachers in light of the school evaluation standards to a high degree, and that secondary school principals in Riyadh practice their role in professional development at the team level for female teachers in light of the school evaluation standards to a high degree, and that secondary school principals in Riyadh practice their role in professional development at the school level for female teachers in light of the school evaluation standards to a high degree. In light of these results, the study presented a number of recommendations, the most prominent of which are: working to provide the necessary material capabilities and equipment for school principals to allow them to practice their assigned tools in the professional development of female teachers.