Factorial validity of the organizational health inventory among Omani teachers: Invariance across gender

This study examined the factor structure of the Organizational Health Inventory (OHI) scale among Omani teachers. There were four factors assumed to represent the OHI (principal influence, academic emphasis, morale, and initiating integrity). Testing the scale reliability was another aim of this study. A random sample (n=458) of Omani teachers was considered. The short version of the scale has 30 items. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was performed on the sample data. The model is good fitted to the data. Across gender, the invariance of the structure was tested, and the parameters of the model were invariant. Consequently, the two genders were compared via multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) with gender as an independent variable and subscales. The female teachers were found to more likely show principal influence, academic emphasis, and morale than the male teachers, who instead, were more efficacious than the female teachers in dealing with institutional integrity

Awareness of sustainability issues among science education and vocational education students at the Hashemite University in Jordan : an empirical investigation

The primary purpose of this study was to assess the level of students’ awareness about sustainability issues at the Hashemite University in Jordan. A 30-item instrument, adapted from Dunkerly-Kolb (1998), was used to collect data from a sample of 230 preservice science and vocational teachers during the academic year 2005-2006. Results indicated that preservice science and vocational teachers showed medium level of awareness about sustainability issues. Additionally, results indicated that participants appeared to be independent from their natural surroundings. The study suggested few practical solutions for faculty members and for the university administration to incorporate sustainability principles into university curricula.peer-reviewe

Distance Leadership Use and Faculty Members Job Satisfaction at Sultan Qaboos University During Pandemic Covid-19

The aim of this study was to assess faculty members' perceptions of their current department chairpersons' leadership frame use as it relates to their self-reported job satisfaction at Sultan Qaboos University in Sultanate of Oman. An online survey involving 128 faculty members was conducted. The questionnaire consists The Leadership Orientations (Other) Survey instrument with 32 questions, and Mohrman-Cooke-Mohrman Job Satisfaction Scale with 8 questions. Of the participants, 68.8% were males, and 31.3% were females. About 49.2% were in Humanities colleges, and 50.8% were in scientific. The predominant leadership frame for the department chairpersons was "human resources" (M=4.53, SD=.67). Intrinsic job satisfaction (M=4.13, SD=.60), was higher level than extrinsic job satisfaction (M=3.91, SD=.62). The correlation test showed that there was significant positive correlation between intrinsic, extrinsic job satisfaction and leadership frames. High level of correlation was between Intrinsic job satisfaction and Human leadership frame (r=.781)

Attitudes toward Communication Skills among Students’-Teachers’ in Jordanian Public Universities

The present study was carried out to determine the positive and negative attitudes among 289 students of class teachers and childhood teachers\u27 disciplines using the communication skills attitude scale (CSAS) in Jordanian public universities. GPA, year level of students were recorded. Overall results of study revealed that the mean of positive attitude score was 4.03. The mean of negative attitude scale score was 3.63. There were no significant differences between class teachers and childhood teachers students in their positive and negative attitudes toward communication skills. Students with grade point averages 2 and more have positive attitudes toward communication skills than students with grade point average less than 2. Senior students have high positive and less negative attitudes toward communication skills than sophomore and junior students

Leadership Skills of Undergraduate Students at Hashemite University in Jordan

Undergraduate students recognize the importance of developing various skills during their time in college, including leadership, time management, reading, and public-speaking skills. In Jordanian universities, the Deanship of Student Affairs is responsible for caring for students' well-being on all levels, including physical, mental, social, and psychological. This includes organizing and overseeing social and cultural activities as well as establishing student associations and clubs.  A study was conducted to investigate the leadership skills of undergraduate students and examine differences based on their sex, college, and membership in university clubs. The study utilized a descriptive method and the "S-LPI" instrument with five dimensions. 254 participants were selected from a population of all students enrolled in the Hashemite University during the first semester of 2022/2023. The results showed that participants reported moderate levels of leadership skills across all five dimensions. Male students had significantly higher levels of leadership skills related to Enabling Others to Act compared to female students. There were no significant differences in leadership skills across students' colleges. However, members of university associations and clubs had significantly higher levels of leadership skills across all five dimensions than non-members. These findings may be useful for university administrators in designing student clubs and encouraging students to participate in them

The impact of disciplinarity on the cognitive leadership frames of academic deans in Jordan

The purpose of this study is to address how academic deans at Jordanian Universities perceive their cognitive leadership frames (bureaucratic, collegial, political, and symbolic frames) based on their disciplines. One hundred thirty-four academic deans have completed the survey and used in this study, with a response rate of 93%. As for discipline, there were scientific 56 and 78 humanities disciplines. A questionnaire with 22 items grouped into four scales, one each for the bureaucratic, collegial, political, and symbolic frames. The results indicated that the bureaucratic leadership frame has a high level than all other cognitive leadership frames, followed by a political leadership frame with a high level, followed by a collegial leadership frame with a moderate level, and a symbolic leadership frame moderate level. T-test results revealed that the Bureaucratic leadership frame and political leadership frame had significant differences in favor of scientific discipline. In comparison, collegial and symbolic leadership frames had no significant differences. The study recommended that university leaders should support academic deans to enroll workshops and partake comprehensive training on cognitive leadership frames to help them realize their full potential in contributing and developing their colleges and universities

The trust levels of Omani public school principals and their distributive leadership as perceived by their teachers

Evaluating the relationship between the different components of distributive leadership help researchers and practitioners understand strength of relationships and potentially insight into how they are related with trust levels. The research aims at studying the trust levels of public-school principals in Oman and their distributive leadership as perceived by their teachers in Sultanate of Oman. The study adopts a quantitative research methodology were data was collected using the teacher trust in administration survey with 10 items, and the IB world school distributed leadership survey. A total of 201 teachers participated in the study. The study results indicated that the level of trust level was in moderate level that reported by teachers. All of the dimensions of distributed leadership were in moderate level. The correlation test showed that there was significant positive correlation trust level and all dimensions of distributed leadership. High level of correlation was between “school organization” and trust level (r=.891). Future research may also be explored, focusing on building trust between school leaders and teachers

Omani short version of organizational health inventory: application of item response theory

The current study used item response theory (IRT) to analyze data from (N=323) Omani teachers randomly selected participated in this study to investigate whether a subset of items could be selected to create a short version of the instrument. As a result, the high correlation coefficients between the examinee ability parameter estimated on the easy and difficult test items and did not change between the two versions. This is an indication of the improvement of the unchanging ability estimated invariant. In conclusion, the study concluded a short version of the OHI scale. It contains 30 items distributed on seven Domains.El estudio actual utilizó la teoría de respuesta a ítems (IRT) para analizar los datos de (N = 323). Los maestros omaníes seleccionados al azar participaron en este estudio para investigar si se podía seleccionar un subconjunto de ítems para crear una versión corta del instrumento. Como resultado, los altos coeficientes de correlación entre el parámetro de capacidad del examinado estimado en los ítems de prueba fáciles y difíciles y no cambiaron entre las dos versions. Esto es una indicación de la mejora de la capacidad invariable estimada invariante. En conclusión, el estudio concluyó una versión corta de la escala OHI. Contiene 30 elementos distribuidos en siete dominios