%0 Journal Article
%A Alabdulkareem, Rashid
%A King Saud University, Saudi Arabia,
%D 2015
%F iab_repo:479
%I Institut Aminuddin Baki
%J PROCEEDINGS 3rd REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
%K school leadership, differentiated supervision, professional development
%P 193-200
%T DIFFERENTIATED SUPERVISION MODEL: A WAY OF  IMPROVING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP IN SAUDI ARABIA
%U http://eprints.iab.edu.my/v2/479/
%X The purpose of this study is to evaluate the differentiated supervision initiative that  was implemented in some Saudi schools as a way for school leadership improvement.  Four reports written by the supervisors of districts participating in the initiative were  qualitatively analyzed looking for their main themes. All reports agreed that the  model is effective and helps to improve instruction and the school environment. There  was also agreement that the model enhanced the role of the supervisor in the  instructional aspect of the schools’ daily life. According to these reports, another  advantage of the model was that it increased the ability of the supervisor to focus on  a few schools. Major weaknesses and barriers to its implementation were also  identified.