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  1 - In Search of an Effective Framework for the Professional Development of Primary School Principals
  Esmat Elzami Abbas Abbaspour Ali Khorsandi Taskoh Javad Pourkarimi Hamid Rahimian
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  The present study is qualitative research with a phenomenological approach that has been conducted to identify the dimensions and components of professional development of primary school principals and to develop its framework. The statistical population of the study wa More

  The present study is qualitative research with a phenomenological approach that has been conducted to identify the dimensions and components of professional development of primary school principals and to develop its framework. The statistical population of the study was the principals of public primary schools in Tehran in the academic year of 2019-2020. In two stages of sampling, samples were selected by quota and then purposive sampling methods. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The interview continued until the data exploration and data collection process reached a theoretical saturation point after interviewing 14 people. Data were analyzed by open and axial coding steps. Two methods of verifying the interviewees and verifying an external expert were used to control the validity. Two methods of verifying the interviewees and verifying an external expert were used to control the validity. To determine the reliability, two methods of reviewing the writings and also the method of recoding were used. The agreement was calculated in the coding homogeneity and the agreement coefficient was 86%. Findings showed that the professional development framework for primary school principals has 3 dimensions, 14 components with 117 indicators which include: the content dimension of professional development (with components of general management knowledge, specialized management knowledge, interactive skills, resource management skills, professional skills, personal inclinations, managerial attitude, physical and mental ability and intellectual ability), the dimension of the professional development process (with the components of self-development actions and developer relations) and the dimension of organizational requirements (with the components of knowledge acquisition and acquisition of skills, modification of selection and appointment methods of managers, improvement of organizational structure and processes). Manuscript profile
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  2 - Secondary School Principal Competency Model: A Mixed Study
  ali Jafari Rad mostafa Azizi niloufar Moharami
  This study was conducted to design and validate the conceptual model of competence of high school principals in Tehran. For this purpose, a qualitative and quantitative mixed method was used. In the qualitative section, a purposive sample of 17 faculty members, departme More

  This study was conducted to design and validate the conceptual model of competence of high school principals in Tehran. For this purpose, a qualitative and quantitative mixed method was used. In the qualitative section, a purposive sample of 17 faculty members, department heads of the Ministry of Education, and some school principals who potentially had the most information about principals' competence were selected. Individuals' views were obtained through semi-structured interviews and open, axial and selective coding was used to analyze the data. The results of the analysis were extracted into 6 main categories including core phenomena, causal factors, contextual factors, interfering factors, strategies and outcomes, and 17 general categories that were addressed in the study. Based on the findings of the qualitative part, a researcher-made questionnaire was designed and was conducted to a sample of 336 secondary school principals in Tehran. Results in quantitative section showed that impact factor values in manager competency measurement model, causal factors- core phenomena (0.137); contextual factors- core phenomena (0.818); interfering factors-core phenomena (0.162); core phenomena- strategies (0.877) and strategies-outcomes (0.896) are desirable. On the other hand, the value of t corresponding to each coefficient is greater than its critical value (1.96) at the significant level of 0.05. Finally, the competency model consisted of factors and components affecting the competence of secondary school principals as a framework and practice guide for education practitioners to select principals. Manuscript profile
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  3 - Personal development plan (PDP) Model for primary school Managers
  hamid rahimian morteza badri morteza taheri abas abaspoor
  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 c More

  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. Manuscript profile
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  4 - Investigating the relationship between the leadership style of managers and the level of job satisfaction of middle school teachers in Yasouj city
  Maryam  Samanpour
  This research is to gather teachers' opinions about the leadership style of their school principals and the level of job satisfaction of teachers in schools. The basic premise of this research is that there is a significant relationship between the leadership style of m More

  This research is to gather teachers' opinions about the leadership style of their school principals and the level of job satisfaction of teachers in schools. The basic premise of this research is that there is a significant relationship between the leadership style of managers and the level of job satisfaction of middle school teachers in Yasouj. The research method is a survey, the statistical population of this research is all the male and female teachers working in middle schools of Yasuj city in the academic year 2014-2015, there are 54 people among the 200 teachers working in 8 middle schools, 54 people are sampled. Random stratification was determined. In order to collect the necessary information about the research problem, two types of closed-ended questionnaires were used. One is a questionnaire that examines the leadership style of managers and the other is a job satisfaction questionnaire that examines the level of job satisfaction of teachers from experts. The dominant method in this research is the Pearson correlation method. The collected information was analyzed using a computer software package (spss) and with one-way analysis of variance tests and checking the significance of the difference between the average scores of two independent groups "t.test" and another supplementary test. And the following results were obtained. 1- There is a significant relationship between the authoritarian-exploitative leadership style of managers and the level of job satisfaction of teachers. 2- There is a significant relationship between the authoritarian-benevolent leadership style of managers and the level of job satisfaction of teachers. 3- There is a significant relationship between the consultative leadership style of the managers and the level of job satisfaction of the teachers in the statistical community. Manuscript profile
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  5 - Identifying The Dimensions and Components of an Effective Education System for Elementary School Managers
  Zahra  Taghyzade Ghavam Hamideh Reshadatjoo Rasol Davodi
  The high capacities of the educational system in developing the potential abilities of the employees could bring about greater credit and value at both individual and social levels which reinforces the mental powers of human beings. This study mainly seeks to identify t More

  The high capacities of the educational system in developing the potential abilities of the employees could bring about greater credit and value at both individual and social levels which reinforces the mental powers of human beings. This study mainly seeks to identify the dimensions and components of the effective education system for the managers of the elementary school in Tehran. The present study was of a qualitative type based on the grounded theory (self-emergence). The statistical population included experts in the field of educational sciences and educational management, who were selected purposefully through snowball sampling method. Next, 30 experts and practitioners in the field of education were interviewed through semi-structured interviews until reaching the point of theoretical saturation and maximum information. In order to analyze the data, the open, axial and selective coding method was used using MAXQDA software. The resulting data were proposed in the form of a conceptual model as follows: causal conditions (leadership and policy making, management structure), main category (effective training), contextual conditions (executive management), intervening conditions (executive requirements), strategies (educational design, educational planning) and outcome (evaluation and monitoring), which as dimensions of effective education play an important role in fulfilling the mission of school administrators. Finally, based on the findings and results, guidelines for the implementation of the program are recommended. Manuscript profile
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  6 - Investigating the relationship between managers' leadership style and job satisfaction Middle school teachers of Kerman city
  Zahra  Biraminia
  This research aims to collect teachers' opinions about the leadership style of their school principals and the level of job satisfaction of teachers in schools. The basic premise of this research is that there is a significant relationship between the leadership style o More

  This research aims to collect teachers' opinions about the leadership style of their school principals and the level of job satisfaction of teachers in schools. The basic premise of this research is that there is a significant relationship between the leadership style of managers and the level of job satisfaction of middle school teachers in Kerman. The research method is a survey, the statistical population of this research is all male and female teachers working in middle schools in Kerman city in the academic year 1401-1400 in the number of 54 people, out of 200 teachers working in 8 middle schools, 54 people are sampled. Random stratification was determined. In order to collect the necessary information about the research problem, two types of closed-ended questionnaires were used. One is a questionnaire that examines the leadership style of managers and the other is a job satisfaction questionnaire that examines the level of job satisfaction of teachers from experts. The dominant method in this research is the Pearson correlation method. The collected information was analyzed using a computer software package (spss) and with one-way analysis of variance tests and checking the significance of the difference in the average scores of two independent groups "t.test" as well as another supplementary test. and the following results were obtained. 1- There is a significant relationship between the authoritarian-exploitative leadership style of managers and the level of job satisfaction of teachers. 2- There is a significant relationship between the authoritarian-benevolent leadership style of managers and the level of job satisfaction of teachers. 3- There is a significant relationship between the consultative leadership style of managers and the job satisfaction of teachers in the statistical community. Manuscript profile