A Comparative Study on High School Principal's and Teacher's Opinions on Features of Effective Principals

This study aimed at comparing high school principals’ and teachers’ opinions regarding the features of effective principals in the town of Lar. The features under study included their knowledge, behavior, morality, administration, personality, and religion. Out of all high school principals and teachers in the town, 25 principals and 75 teachers were selected using simple random sampling. Data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire with the reliability index of about 94. They were then analyzed applying descriptive statistics methods (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics methods (Student’s t-test for two independent sample groups). The findings of the study indicated that there was only a significant difference between principals’ and teachers’ opinions in behavioral and moral features of effective principals. Regarding other features, no significant difference was traced. It was also proved that gender has no impact on principals’ and teachers’ opinions about features of effective principals.