A Proposed Framework For Improving The Role Of School Leaders In Promoting Digital Citizenship Among Public Education Students In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to propose a framework to improve the role of school leaders in promoting digital citizenship among students at public education schools in Saudi Arabia. The descriptive approach was used to address the purpose of the study. Twenty-six educational leadership scholars have participated in this study to identify their perceptions regarding the role of school leaders in promoting digital citizenship among students. The results of the study emphasized the importance of school leaders’ role in promoting digital citizenship among students at general education schools as the study sample degree of appreciation of their role importance in the three main areas (setting direction, developing people, and developing schools) was high. The study also proposed framework aiming at improving the role of school leaders in promoting digital citizenship among public education students. It consists of three areas: determining the direction of promoting digital citizenship among students, developing school personnel in a way that contributes to enhancing digital citizenship for students, and developing the school in a way that contributes to promoting digital citizenship among students. Each of these areas includes a set of roles that school leaders should play in promoting digital citizenship among students.