The role of school leaders in secondary school in Riyadh in developing the national belonging value among students

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This study aimed at identifying the role of school leaders in secondary schools in Riyadh, in developing the national belonging value of the students, and to achieve this a sample consisted of (107) school leaders in secondary schools in Riyadh has been selected, the descriptive survey method was used in this study, the questionnaire was used to collect data, and the study resulted in the following findings:
- The respondents show (agree) on the role of school leaders, in secondary schools in Riyadh, in developing the national belonging value of the students, and the phrase ranked as first on this dimension is "the students are given the opportunity to participate in volunteer work that serve the homeland and the citizen. In the second place came the phrase "the duties of a Muslim citizen towards the preservation of his homeland were explained to the students."
- The respondents show (agree) on the difficulties faced by the role of school leaders in secondary schools in Riyadh, in developing the national belonging value of students, the phrase came in first place on this dimension is "the lack of material support allocated to extracurricular activities that develop the value of national belonging in school, while came in the second place is the "lack of knowledge of some of the students' about ideas offered by some extremist groups."
- The respondents of study show (agree) on the proposals that contribute to the activation of the role of school leaders in secondary schools in Riyadh, in developing the national belonging value of students, in the first place came the proposal "educate students of the dangers of social networking sites that aim to oppose the national belonging value among students", while in the second order came the proposal "to increase the material support allocated to schools for extracurricular activities that develop the value of national belonging in school. "In the light of the findings of the study, the following recommendations have been suggested:
1. To provide material and moral support to the leaders of secondary school to assist them in the implementation of extracurricular activities that develop the value of national belonging among students.
2. Leaders of secondary schools should undertake planning to increase the cooperation between the school and the local community and its institutions in the implementation of care and volunteer activities that are implemented in these schools.
3. Leaders of the secondary school should avail attractive and appropriate environment for the implementation of activities and volunteer programs using modern methods and techniques.
4. The Ministry of Education has to provide all the material and moral needs of school leaders, to promote the participation of students in activities and volunteer programs that develop the value of national belonging among students.

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