The degree of the practice of transformational leadership and its relation to organizational alienation from the point of view of department heads in the directorates of education and higher education in Hebron.

Dr. Sameer Suleiman Al-jamal / Istiqlal University

sameeraljamal@yahoo.com

Abstract:

The study aimed to identify the level of The practice of transformational leadership and its relation to organizational alienation from the point of view of department heads in the directorates of education and higher education in Hebron, according to the variables: gender, scientific qualification, years of service and administration. The study followed the descriptive analytical approach. The study population consists of (68) heads of department. The questionnaire was used to collect data. The study sample consisted of (48) heads of department. The results of the study indicated that the degree of the practice of transformational leadership was medium on the total score and in all areas of transformational leadership. It was found that transformational leadership plays a low role in reducing organizational alienation. It also shows that the official gives meaning to work by motivating and encouraging subordinates. In the area of ​​needs and desires, and works to make the team feel the sense of belonging to him and his ideas, and the results showed that the degree of organizational alienation was mediocre where it was revealed that the use of social media to reduce boredom and fatigue, Private telephones are lost when necessary, and employees are involved in special events, and punitive measures are taken against violators only after verifying the offense and its motives. The results of the study showed statistically significant differences in the degree of transformational driving practice and its relation to organizational alienation according to gender variables and years of service. While there were no differences of statistical significance according to the variables of scientific and administrative qualification. Finally, the results showed that there is no statistically significant correlation between the practice of transformational leadership and the reduction of the phenomenon of organizational alienation. The study issued a number of recommendations, including: urging leaders and officials to exercise transformational leadership because of their impact in promoting belonging and feeling of job satisfaction, as well as raise the challenge and persistence of subordinates, and to the extent possible to reduce the regulatory alienation).

Key words: )Transformational leadership, organizational alienation, heads of departments, directorates of education and higher education).