Servant Leadership And Its Relationship To Improving The Performance Of Public School Leaders In Dammam And Al-Khobar

Abstract

This study aimed to know the degree to which school leaders practice the dimensions of servant leadership. In addition, to identify the level of job performance of school leaders in the cities of Dammam and Al-Khobar. In addition to revealing the nature of the correlation between the degree to which school leaders can apply dimensions of servant leadership and the degree of performance improvement. The descriptive correlative approach was used, and a questionnaire was developed that included two main factors: The
servant leadership, with its five dimensions: (Altruism, emotional healing, wisdom, persuasive mapping, and organizational sponsorship), Job performance. The study sample consisted of (613) female teachers. The study reached several results, most notably that the degree of servant leadership practiced by school leaders in the cities of Dammam and AlKhobar came to a degree (significant) and an arithmetic mean (4.09) out of (5). In addition, that the level of job performance improvement for school leaders in the cities of Dammam and Al-Khobar came to a (very large) degree, with a mean of (4.28) out of (5), It also revealed a strong positive correlation (0.94) between the practice of servant leadership and the improvement of job performance among school leaders in Dammam and Al-Khobar. The study recommended providing support and assistance to school leaders and enhancing their efforts to practice servant leadership in its various dimensions. Encouraging and continually motivating female school leaders in Dammam and Khobar to achieve a very large level of servant leadership. In addition to including servant leadership and its dimensions within the criteria for evaluating the job performance of school leaders in general education stages.