The Reality of Implementing Distributed Leadership among Deans and Heads of Academic Departments Working at Al-Quds University

The study aimed to identify the reality of the application of distributed leadership among deans and heads of academic departments working at Al-Quds University. The study followed the descriptive methodology through a questionnaire distributed to (90) deans and heads of academic departments working at Al-Quds University. The study concluded that the reality of the application of distributed leadership among deans and heads of academic departments working at Al-Quds University was moderate. The domain of (organizational culture) achieved the highest level, followed by the domain of (vision, mission and goals), followed by the domain of (leadership practices), and the lowest level was the domain of (shared responsibility). The results showed differences in the means of the reality of the application of distributed leadership among deans and heads of academic departments working at Al-Quds University according to the variables of gender and years of experience. The differences were in favor of females and those with more than 10 years of experience, while there were no differences according to the variable of job title.