school improvement

The aim of this study was to investigate the status of DL in senior high schools in Sanandaj and the extent to which DL components are believed by the teachers to be present in the principals’ behaviors. The quantitative approach was used in this study. Statistical population consisted of all teachers (male and female) in public senior high schools in Sanandaj. A sample of 377 teachers from 31 schools was selected through the access sampling method and a researcher-made questionnaire with Cronbach`s Alpha 0.95 was used for collecting the data. Moreover, this questionnaire demonstrated four major components such as Teachers Professional development & School improvement, Traits of Leadership Team, Democracy and Comprehensive Support after the exploratory factor analysis. Results of the chi square test showed that teachers generally believe that principals'''' DL is at an average level. Also, the results of the T-test indicated that female teachers believe their principals utilized more DL related behaviors in their profession area than the male teachers. Finally, based on the results of Aanova, variables of experience and educational level had no impact on the teachers'''' evaluation of their principals'''' DL, that is they reported the principals DL at the same level.