Faranak Tavakolifar; Ali Khorsandi Taskoh; Hamid Rahimian; Mohammad Taghi Taghavi Fard; Enayatollah Zamanpour
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Evaluating the performance of school principals is a crucial factor in the process of educational development and reform. The performance of school management is heavily influenced by intelligent tools. The main purpose of this study is to conceptualize and identify the components of intelligent performance ...
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Evaluating the performance of school principals is a crucial factor in the process of educational development and reform. The performance of school management is heavily influenced by intelligent tools. The main purpose of this study is to conceptualize and identify the components of intelligent performance evaluation of school principals. The research method is qualitative in terms of data collection and applied in terms of results. For data collection and information gathering in the qualitative section, the meta-synthesis method and the seven-stage model of Sandelowski and Barroso (2006) were used. To identify and collect credible scientific sources, domestic and international scientific databases were used. The publication period of scientific sources is from 2013 to 2024. Among the sources, 44 articles related to the research topic were reviewed using a targeted search strategy, and 19 articles were selected and analyzed. By combining the content and literature, 105 codes, 45 concepts, and 13 key categories were extracted, analyzed, and validated through calculating Cohen's kappa coefficient. The results showed that the most important factors recognized in intelligent performance evaluation of school principals include: tools and methods, limitations and requirements, components evaluable by intelligent tools, factors affecting the results of intelligent evaluation, stages of implementing intelligent performance evaluation, benefits of intelligent performance evaluation, and differences between intelligent and traditional evaluation. Identifying the dimensions and components of intelligent performance evaluation of school principals can be used as a valuable resource in formulating, developing, and implementing evaluation and management policies in Iranian schools by education policymakers
Aso Mojtahedi; GA YU; Enayatollah Zamanpour; morteza taheri; Mohammad Ali Babaei Zakliki
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Most of the administrators of the universities are faculty members and they have not received the necessary training and have not been evaluated in an organized manner. Considering the importance of paying attention to competency in the selection of efficient and effective administrators and considering ...
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Most of the administrators of the universities are faculty members and they have not received the necessary training and have not been evaluated in an organized manner. Considering the importance of paying attention to competency in the selection of efficient and effective administrators and considering the critical role of universities in the society, the aim of the current research is to development and validation a general competencies model for public universities’ administrators in Tehran. A qualitative method was used in this research; Thematic analysis method was used to design the competency model and Delphi technique was used to validation the designed model. The sample was the administrators of the public universities in Tehran, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 27 of them. After the qualitative analysis of the implemented interviews, the primary model was extracted using thematic analysis. Delphi technique was used to validating the extracted model, and the final competency model, which consists of 12 competencies, was formulated with the opinion of experts. Competencies were classified into three general categories: managerial competencies, interpersonal competencies, and personal characteristics. Managerial competencies include leadership, organizational awareness, problem solving, planning and organizing, and supervision and control; Interpersonal competencies include communication skills, networking and negotiation and persuasion, and personal characteristics include result orientation, continuous learning, resilience and professionalism. Considering the key role of managers in achieving the goals of universities, it is recommended to use the competency model extracted in this research for the appointment and promotion of administrators.