The Role of the Budget as a Planning and Control Tool in the Palestinian National Schools in Jerusalem from the View Point of the Principals

Abstract

The main goal of this study isidentify the role of the budget as a planning and control tool in the Palestinian National Schools in Jerusalem from the view point of the principals. For achieving the objectives of the study, the researchers used descriptive-analytical approach, the researchers designed and distributed a questionnaire to the study population of (55) Male and Female principals. As a planning and control tool in the Palestinian national schools in the city of Jerusalem from the point of view of the principals at a high degree, at a rate of (74.3%), and there are no statistically significant differences in the role of the budget as a planning and control tool in the Palestinian national schools in the city of Jerusalem from the point of view of the principals due to the variable of school level and qualification Scientific, while there are statistically significant differences due to the variable years of experience, where the differences were in favor of experience (10 years or more). Based on the results of the study, the researchers recommend the need to pay attention to the use of the budget in the areas of planning and control in schools within a strategic plan that reflects what is required of them, and to pay attention to human cadres based on the preparation and implementation of public budgets, by holding training courses as this increases their culture in how to prepare and implement budgets in schools. schools, reducing the level of deviation from the path set for them later, and enhancing participation in preparing the budget for all teachers in the school, in order to achieve the largest number of projects in all curricula, which teachers seek to implement during the school year.