Parastoo Ahmad hidari; sayed Jamal barkhoda; khalil Zandi
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The present study aimed to identify the motivations and barriers women face in pursuing school management positions and to determine strategies that could facilitate this pathway. This research employed a qualitative approach with classical grounded theory as its methodology. The field of study focused ...
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The present study aimed to identify the motivations and barriers women face in pursuing school management positions and to determine strategies that could facilitate this pathway. This research employed a qualitative approach with classical grounded theory as its methodology. The field of study focused on female teachers who were candidates for managerial positions in Kurdistan province's school. Using purposive sampling and based on the theoretical saturation principle, 18 participants were selected for the study. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed via open coding and categorization. Research validity was ensured by adhering to the four criteria: Credibility, Dependability, Confirmability and Transformability. The findings revealed 241 open codes and 18 sub-concepts, which were categorized under three main themes: motivations, challenges, and strategies. The motivations included constructive innovation and transformation, personal growth and development, women's managerial competence, effective communication and collaboration, nurturing and developing students, and organizational justice and equality. The challenges highlighted societal stereotypes regarding women's management, lack of legal frameworks supporting women in management roles, role overload, women's resilience issues in managerial positions, unfair appointment practices, and lack of support from higher-level organizations. Finally, the strategies encompassed societal cultural development regarding women's managerial capabilities, provision of welfare facilities, merit-based appointments within a transparent process, and fostering a culture of gender equality.
sayed Jamal barkhoda; snoor haghgozar; Sirous Moradkhah
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Knowing How To Support School Administrators Through Job Facilitation In Order To Empower Teachers In The Field Of Teaching Is One Of The Important Challenges Of The Country's Education System. Based On This, The Researcher Investigated The Supportive Leadership Style In The Role Of Job Facilitator And ...
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Knowing How To Support School Administrators Through Job Facilitation In Order To Empower Teachers In The Field Of Teaching Is One Of The Important Challenges Of The Country's Education System. Based On This, The Researcher Investigated The Supportive Leadership Style In The Role Of Job Facilitator And How To Empower The Teachers Of Exceptional Schools In Kurdistan Province. Quantitative Method Of Correlation Type Has Been Used In The Research. The Statistical Population Of The Research Includes All The Exceptional Schools Of Kurdistan Province And The Statistical Sample With The Full Enumeration Method Includes All The Teachers Of The Exceptional Schools Of The Province, Whose Number Is 202. The Collection Tool Includes Three Questionnaires (Supportive Leadership Questionnaire, Teaching Ability Factors Questionnaire, Facilitation Questionnaire) Which Includes The Main Objectives Of The Research. Data Analysis Has Been Done In Two Parts, Descriptive And Inferential Statistics. Mean, Mode And Median Were Used In The Descriptive Statistics Section, And Correlation Tests And Structural Equation Modeling Were Used In Spss And Amos Software In The Inferential Statistics Section. The Findings Showed That The Supportive Leadership Style Has A Positive And Significant Relationship With The Ability Of Exceptional School Teachers Due To The Mediating Role Of Facilitation.
