تصورات المشرفين التربويين عن مظاهر تطوير الإشراف التربوي وتحدياته في سلطنة عمان : دراسة نوعية
This study carried out a qualitative investigation of the perceptions of a sample of instructional supervisors, senior supervisors and supervision leaders in the Sultanate of Oman, about the reality of instructional supervision in the Sultanate, in terms of its development in light of the current educational changes, in addition to the challenges that still hinder the supervisors from achieving the goals of the supervisory process. Data was collected through group interviews with a sample of 60 individuals from five governorates: Muscat, Dhofar, Al Batinah South, Al Sharqiya North, and Musandam. The results indicated that there was a number of positive changes that the participants considered to be a sign of development in the supervisory process, such as diversification in supervisory methods, empowering the senior teacher as a resident (school based) supervisor, employing technology in the supervisory process, and developing supervision training. However, the results also showed a number of challenges that the participants thought would hinder supervision from achieving its goals, including administrative and organizational challenges, financial and material challenges, and technical challenges. The study concluded with a number of recommendations to improve instructional supervision in the Sultanate. (Published abstract)