WAYS TO IMPROVE DIGITAL LEADERSHIP AMONG ARAB SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT WITHIN THE ISRAEL FROM THE PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS POINT OF VIEW

Abstract

      The aim of this study was to identify the degree of digital leadership employment among Arab school principals within the Israel from the point of view of principals and teachers, and ways to improve it, as well as to know the impact of variables (gender, job title, educational qualification, years of experience, type of school) in that degree, a mixed approach (quantitative, qualitative) was used, a questionnaire and interview were used to collect the necessary data to achieve the objectives of the study, the study sample consisted of (572) principals and teachers, selected by an accessible method, The results of the study showed that the degree of digital leadership employment among Arab school principals within the Israel from the point of view of principals and teachers was moderate, The results, further, indicated that there were significant statistical differences at (α=0.05) in sample's estimates of the degree of employment of Arab school principal's digital leadership due to job title variable in favor school principals, educational qualification in favor of graduate studies, and type of school variable in favor of private schools, and didn’t show any significant statistical differences due to (gender, years of experience).

     The results of the study came up with a set of proposed ways to improve the degree of school principals ' practice of digital leadership: ways related to the school infrastructure, ways related to preparation and qualification, ways related to school planning, and ways related to supervision and follow-up. In the light of the results of the study, the researcher concluded a set of recommendations, the most important of which are: inviting decision-makers to develop policies, regulations and regulations related to the employment of digital technology, defining a system for training programs and evaluating workers for the application of modern technology in school leadership, with a focus on the professional development needs of school leaders in light of the dimensions of leadership. Digital, and the need to pay attention to the infrastructure of schools and provide them with the devices, tools and software necessary to raise the level of employment of school principals with digital leadership in their schools.