Evaluating Educational Leadership within the Egyptian Pre-university Education Sector: International Organizations’ Perspectives
Abstract
This article aims at evaluating and realizing a better understanding of the educational leadership at the Egyptian pre-university education sector from the perspectives of international organizations’ officials. Building on qualitative data gathered from interviewing twelve international organizations’ officials, it discusses how educational leaders are selected; how they perform; and what challenges prevent them from contributing to the sector in a more effective way. The article suggests that the education sector may invest more in building its leadership capacity, utilize its human resources in more effective and efficient ways, develop an effective and updated database that provides accurate data on all employees. It concludes with a set of recommendations that may be considered by the government of Egypt and the Ministry of Education to enhance educational leadership and its performance.
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