Publication: The Influence Of Instructional Leadership On Teaching Competency In Oman'S Universities: Continuous Professional Development As A Mediator
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2024-11
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Sulaiyam, Al Abri Aamir Said
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This study explored the influence of instructional leadership on 21st-century teaching competency, with continuous professional development as a mediator among teachers in oman. This explanatory mixed-methods research surveyed 169 university teachers via google forms and interviewed leaders and teachers after analyzing the surveys. The research framework incorporates instructional leadership as an independent variable, utilizing hallinger and murphy's categories and descriptors. The dependent variable employed the partnership for 21st-century skills framework for 21st-century teaching competency. As discussed by tichenor and tichenor continuous professional development traits act as mediator. Quantitative data were analyzed using the software ibm spss v. 24, revealing significant findings. The quantitative findings support the three alternative hypotheses that instructional leadership significantly shapes 21st-century teaching competency and facilitates continuous professional development for teachers, while continuous professional development mediates the influence of instructional leadership on 21st-century teaching competency.