Ethical leadership practices among basic education school principals
Ethical leadership practices among basic education school principals

Summary/Abstract: The study aimed to identify the extent to which principals of basic education schools practise ethical leadership. The study used the descriptive analytical method. A questionnaire was applied to a sample of (270) male and female teachers. The study reached the following results: The degree of practising ethical leadership among the principals of cycle two schools was at a high level in the availability of ethical behaviour. Also, the degree of ethical behaviour practice and the degree of reinforcing ethical behaviour were medium. The study confirmed that the order of the ethical leadership dimensions were as follows: The availability of ethical behaviour ranked first followed by the dimension of reinforcing ethical behaviour in second place. The last dimension was ethical behaviour practice. The study also confirmed that there are no statistically significant differences in the degree to which principals practise the dimensions of ethical leadership according to the variables of gender and educational qualification. The study recommended the need to spread the ethical culture through programs and practical training courses in ethical leadership.

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