Abstract
This article reports on a study that examined the relationship between the mission statements and performance of Basic Education Schools in Oman. The process of mission statement framing was also investigated. A sample of 161 school mission statements was randomly collected from the Ministry of Education school mission portal database representing 19% of the total population. A sequential mixed method of analysis was chosen. The mission statements being classified with respect to 12 themes of which the most frequently of them appearing Academic Achievement (74.5%) and the least frequent Scientific Research Methods (26.1%).Results show that Learning Outcomes Excellence significantly correlated with a theme around Reconstructing School Environment (r = 0.243). Also, Islamic Values and Ethics significantly correlated with Scientific Research Methods (r = 0.221). It was also appeared that school principals spent great efforts on designing school mission statements that directed schools towards achieving their purpose and improving their performance.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 459-476 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | School Leadership and Management |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 14 2015 |
Keywords
- School
- basic education
- mission
- performance
- vision
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Strategy and Management