Saudi Arabia is experiencing swift development in all economic and social sectors. However, manpower development and employment are among the highest priorities of the Saudi government in order to reduce the influx of skilled expatriates into the country. The educational objectives of the fourth five-year plan (1985-1990) are directed toward increased productivity, improved efficiency, and higher quality; therefore, the challenge to educational leadership is great. / The General Organization for Technical Education and Vocational Training (GOTEVOT) is among the governmental agencies challenged to provide skilled Saudi manpower for the country. A major problem facing GOTEVOT is the lack of managerial and administrative personnel who are well-trained and experienced in technical and vocational education and competent to provide a framework for planning, guiding, directing, and evaluating such programs / The purpose of this study was to identify and verify competencies needed by vocational and technical education administrators in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to determine whether there were differences in perceptions of their importance among (a) vocational training center administrators, (b) industrial, commercial, technical, and agricultural secondary institute administrators, and (c) postsecondary commercial institute and college of technology administrators/deans. The entire population of administrators was surveyed; 49 survey instruments were returned, representing a return rate of 84%. / The list of competency statements was developed from several sources and classified under eight categories. Respondents were asked to indicate the level of importance of each specific competency to their job performance. / All administrators rated the 153 competency statements valid and important, and therefore necessary for vocational and technical education administrators. Postsecondary and college of technology administrators (group three) were somewhat similar to the other two groups in their ranking of the eight major competency areas but different from them in their perception of the level of importance of the eight categories. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-12, Section: A, page: 3557. / Major Professor: David D. Redfield. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77874 |
| Contributors | Aldekhyyel, Nasser A., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 236 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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