The Role of Educational Research in Achieving Total Quality in School Administration from the Perspective of a Sample of Educational Institution Principals in the Wilaya of Constantine

Abstract

This study aimed to answer the following main question: What is the role of educational research in achieving total quality in school administration from the perspective of a sample of principals of educational institutions across the three educational levels (primary, middle, and secondary) in the city of Constantine? It also examined whether there are statistically significant differences in the mean attitudes toward this role at a significance level of (α = 0.05) attributable to variables such as gender, age, experience, and educational level. To achieve the study objectives, the researchers adopted the descriptive-analytical method, using a questionnaire as the primary tool. They developed an instrument to measure principals’ attitudes toward the role of educational research in achieving total quality in school administration. The instrument consisted of 27 items distributed across nine dimensions. It was administered to a purposive sample of 50 principals in educational institutions in Constantine, after verifying its psychometric properties (validity and reliability). Data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, arithmetic means, the independent samples t-test, and one-way ANOVA. The study concluded that educational research plays a role in achieving total quality in school administration through several quality dimensions, including: administrative and organizational policy, educational objectives, curricula, textbooks, teacher performance, teaching methods and strategies, assessment and examinations, the student, and monitoring of the educational process, with varying degrees of relative importance across these dimensions. The results also showed no statistically significant differences in the sample’s attitudes toward this role attributable to age, experience, or educational level. Based on these findings, the researchers proposed a set of recommendations and suggestions.