Electronic Administration and its Relationship with Administrative Corruption Reduction on Secondary Schools in Qassim Region from the Perspective of Female Teachers

Al-Aoufi, Awatef Ali Al-Saif; Alhumaid, Hessah Abdulaziz Hassan

doi:10.21608/jsrep.2021.189631

Electronic Administration and its Relationship with Administrative Corruption Reduction on Secondary Schools in Qassim Region from the Perspective of Female Teachers

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Educational Administration and Planning, College of Education, Qassim University. KSA.

10.21608/jsrep.2021.189631

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the level of electronic administration and the degree of administrative corruption in secondary schools in Qassim region from the teachers’ viewpoints. Furthermore, the study sought to identify whether there are statistically significant differences in the level of electronic administration application and the degree of administrative corruption in secondary schools in Qassim region due to the variables of (specialization, academic qualification, years of experience, training courses, school location) from the teachers’ points of view. The study aimed also to detect the nature of the relationship between the application of electronic administration and the administrative corruption reduction at the secondary schools in Qassim region from the teachers’ point of view. The study used the relational descriptive approach and adopted a questionnaire as an instrument for collecting the study data. The study sample consisted of (363) female secondary school teachers who were chosen randomly in Qassim region in Buraidah city and the governorates of Onaizah and Al Bada'a. The study results revealed that the level of application of electronic administration in secondary schools in Qassim region, from the teachers’ points of view is achieved with a medium degree, and the results revealed that the level of administrative corruption in secondary schools in Qassim region from the teachers’ points of view is poorly achieved. The results also showed that there is negative statistically significant correlation at the 0.01level between the application of electronic administration and the degree of administrative corruption in secondary schools in Qassim region from the teachers’ points of view. The negative relationship here confirms that the application of electronic administration contributes to reducing administrative corruption. The study recommended paying attention to developing a comprehensive strategy at the level of school administrative structures in order to implement electronic management effectively, and to work on improving and preparing the infrastructure in line with the requirements of successful electronic management and allocating an appropriate budget for the requirements of applying electronic management at schools.

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