Vol: 12, Issue: 2 2022

Page: 50-63

Diagnosing the Level of Strategic Thinking in the General Directorate of Education in Dhi Qar Governorate (2022)

Hider Samir Khaddar, Dr Alia Saied Abbas

Received Date: 2022-03-15

Accepted Date: 2022-04-06

Published Date: 2022-04-09

http://doi.org/10.37648/ijtbm.v12i02.003

This research aims to diagnose the level of strategic thinking in public education in Dhi Qar Governorate, and in order to achieve this, the strategic thinking variable was measured in four dimensions, and (9) departments were selected representing all departments of the Dhi Qar Education Directorate as an environment for application. The research sample included (121) individuals from the administrative leaders of education, and the questionnaire was used as a main tool in collecting information for the study, and for the purpose of data analysis and statistical processing, the study relied on a set of appropriate statistical methods such as the normal distribution test, confirmatory factor analysis, descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation parameters and a fair model The structure is based on ready-made statistical programs (SPSS V.23, Amos V.23). The study reached a set of results, including the interest of the higher administration of education in the province of Dhi Qar in strategic thinking by defining its strategic intent in a clear and integrated system.

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