The Reality of Electronic Leadership in Jordanian Schools from the Perspective of Its Teachers

Abstract

E-leadership has become very essential to be practiced in an environment dominated by accelerating change and high competitiveness. Schools need e-leadership to achieve their e-activities and satisfy their students’ online requirements. Therefore, the current study aimed to assess the reality of e-leadership in Jordanian schools for purpose of enhancing their educational performance. The study population consisted of all Jordanian schools through all Jordanian governorates, and the study sample was composed of (386) teachers from different educational directorates. A self-reported questionnaire composed of (6) dimensions with (36) items, was used for collecting data from the study sample.  Descriptive statistics means, and standard deviation were used for data analysis using SPSS tools. It was found that e-leadership is practiced in a medium level by the teachers of Jordanian schools, with e- management practice in the first rank, and E- Team Building practice in the final rank.