Farugh Ahmadi; Hossein Abdollahi; Ali Khorsandi Taskoh; morteza taheri
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In the past few decades, educational leadership and attention to the quality of school principals' performance have been at the top of educational policies in developed countries. The purpose of this research is to analyze the necessary platforms for the transition from educational management to educational ...
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In the past few decades, educational leadership and attention to the quality of school principals' performance have been at the top of educational policies in developed countries. The purpose of this research is to analyze the necessary platforms for the transition from educational management to educational leadership in the educational system of Iran. current research method is of a qualitative type, which was carried out by the method of the theory (systematic grounded theory). Research participants, academic faculty members of universities affiliated to the Ministry of Science, people with opinions related to educational leadership who have records such as the Minister of Education, Deputy Minister and Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Education and leading directors of various schools who in the academic year 1403- 1402 were engaged in educational and research activities. In an overview, based on the obtained results and the dimensions of the foundation's data model, 12 main categories, 55 subcategories and 203 concepts were extracted from the interviews. The findings of the research showed that important conditions such as decentralization in the structure of the education system, progressiveness and dynamism in the role of school administrators are necessary for this transition. Achieving educational leadership requires different strategies. In addition to changing the political view towards the function of education and, consequently, the managers in this institution, it is necessary to turn to the scientific education and training of managers and select and appoint these people with a more specialized view for the management of schools.
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.