Organizational Immunity and its Relationship to the Administrative Behavior of Secondary School Principals from the Perspective of Members of the Teaching Staff

This study explored the concepts of organizational immunity and administrative behavior among secondary school principals in Wasit Governorate from the perspective of teaching staff members. The significance of the study stems from the importance of the two variables under investigation, as well as from the role of the research sample represented by teaching staff members, who constitute the fundamental pillar of the educational institution. The study sought to achieve the following objectives: 1. To identify the level of organizational immunity among secondary school principals from the perspective of teaching staff members. 2. To determine the level of administrative behavior among secondary school principals from the perspective of teaching staff members. 3. To examine the correlational relationship between organizational immunity and administrative behavior among secondary school principals. 4. To investigate whether there are statistically significant differences in the level of organizational immunity among secondary school principals according to the variables of gender (male, female), years of service (less than 5 years, more than 10 years), and specialization (scientific, humanities). 5. To identify whether there are statistically significant differences in the level of administrative behavior among secondary school principals according to the variables of gender (male, female), years of service (less th an 5 years, more than 10 years), and specialization (scientific, humanities). The research population consisted of secondary school principals and teachers in secondary schools during the academic year (2025–2026), totaling (3,187) teaching staff members. A stratified random sampling method was employed, resulting in a sample of (400) teaching staff members. To achieve the study objectives, the researcher constructed two research instruments: the organizational immunity scale, which comprised (40) items, and the administrative behavior scale, which also comprised (40) items. For data analysis, the researcher utilized appropriate statistical methods, including the one-sample t-test, independent samples t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The data were statistically processed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The results revealed a positive and statistically significant correlation between organizational immunity and administrative behavior. Furthermore, secondary school principals were found to demonstrate high levels of both organizational immunity and administrative behavior from the perspective of teaching staff members. The findings also indicated no statistically significant differences at the significance level (0.05) in organizational immunity according to gender, specialization, or years of service. Similarly, no statistically significant differences were found in administrative behavior with respect to specialization or years of service; however, statistically significant differences were observed in administrative behavior according to gender, in favor of females, as presented in Chapter Four.