The Role of Perceived Self-efficacy in Achieving Institutional Excellence Among Secondary School Principals in the Hail Region

The study aimed to identify the role of perceived self-efficacy in achieving institutional excellence among secondary school principals in the Hail region. The research sample consisted of (180) secondary school principals in the Hail region. The descriptive, correlational approach was used, and two questionnaires were adopted to collect data from sample members. The study included the Perceived Self-Efficacy Questionnaire and the Institutional Excellence Questionnaire. The results showed that the level of perceived self-efficacy among school principals in the Hail region was high, and that the level of institutional excellence among school principals in the Hail region was moderate. It also showed that there was a positive, statistically significant relationship to the role of perceived self-efficacy. In achieving institutional excellence among secondary school principals in the Hail region, and in light of the research results, a set of recommendations were presented, most notably the conduct of training courses for school principals to raise their level of behavioral self-efficacy and social self-efficacy due to their importance in achieving institutional excellence.