Recommended criteria for the selection of kindergarten principals from the perspective of kindergarten teachers in the Kurdistan Region

Abstract

The aim of this research is to establish a proposed criterion for the selection of kindergarten manager from the perspective of kindergarten teachers in the Kurdistan Region, Then, to determine the effect of the criterion according to the variables of years of service and level of scientific degree. This study uses the descriptive analysis method. The study sampled 569 kindergarten teachers. In the provinces of Erbil, Sulaimani, Duhok, Halabja, the General Directorate of Education of Garmian, and the Kurdish Education in Kirkuk. The research tool is: 70 paragraphs, divided into three themes, theme 1: administrative criteria related to the selection of kindergarten managers, theme 2: skills and characteristics related to the profession of kindergarten managers, theme 3: ethical and educational criteria related to kindergarten managers; from the perspective of kindergarten teachers in the Kurdistan Region, (Pearson's correlation formula, Spearman-Brown correlation formula coefficient, hypothetical mean, Cronbach’s alpha equation, equation (t) for two independent samples, one-way ANOVA, weighted mean) were the most important results of the research:

1. The level of the proposed criteria is highly documented among kindergarten teachers in the Kurdistan Region, because all the strengths of the fragments of the criteria are strong except fragments number four, which is medium-strong.
2. In the evaluation of the research sample, there is no documented difference for the criteria for selecting kindergarten manager according to the variables of years of experience and qualifications.

Finally, the researcher made some suggestions and recommendations.