Personal development plan (PDP) Model for primary school Managers
Subject Areas :hamid rahimian 1 , morteza badri 2 , morteza taheri 3 , abas abaspoor 4
1 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management and Planning, Allameh Tabataba'i Universit
2 - Allameh Tabataba'i University
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management and Planning, Allameh Tabataba'i Universi
4 - Professor, Department of Management and Educational Planning, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Ira
Keywords: Personal Development, Personal Development Plan, Primary School Principals,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to identify the process of personal development in order to provide a model of personal development program for primary school principals. The main framework of the research is qualitative and semi-structured interview tools were used to collect data. The research method is qualitative in terms of the nature of the data and applied in terms of purpose. The research participants consisted of professors and management specialists and managers and experts of the education system after theoretical saturation of 22 people who were selected by purposive sampling. Data analysis was performed using thematic analysis technique. The results indicate the identification of 6 main steps as a process for the model of individual development plan of primary school principals including drawing the desired situation, analyzing the current situation, analyzing the gap between the two situations, determining needs and goals, actions and activities of the development plan and Evaluation, feedback and recording of development program results. Also, the prerequisites for the personal development program of primary school principals, the effective factors of the program (individual, organizational and environmental), the requirements (skills, abilities, knowledge and attitude) of the development program, and the strategies of this program in the form of components. Some were identified. Based on the research findings, adopting a practical approach and mechanism to design and implement an individual development plan is inevitable and it is suggested that the research model be used as a tool for this purpose.
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