Research Paper
Faranak Tavakolifar; Ali Khorsandi Taskoh; Hamid Rahimian; Mohammad Taghi Taghavi Fard; Enayatollah Zamanpour
Abstract
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
Research Paper
Quality and evaluation of educational systems
Parvaneh Fath Ali Beigi; Masoumeh Al-Sadat Abtahi; Hamid Reza Maghami; Rahim Moradi
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The aim of the present study is to identify and prioritize the factors affecting the quality of in-service teacher training courses from the perspective of educational experts. This research is exploratory-descriptive in terms of purpose, academic-oriented in terms of audience, cross-sectional in terms ...
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The aim of the present study is to identify and prioritize the factors affecting the quality of in-service teacher training courses from the perspective of educational experts. This research is exploratory-descriptive in terms of purpose, academic-oriented in terms of audience, cross-sectional in terms of time, and based on a mixed-methods approach. A semi-structured interview with experts was used in the qualitative phase, and a researcher-made questionnaire was used in the quantitative phase. Fuzzy Delphi method was used for screening variables, and ANP network analysis method was used to identify component relationships and determine strategic components. The study population was selected using purposive sampling and snowball sampling method. The sample size was 15 experts. The research findings revealed that, according to the experts' viewpoint, teachers' professional development with a weight of 0.168 is of higher importance compared to other factors. Among the components of professional development, continuous monitoring and support of teachers with a relative weight of 0.274 and a final weight of 0.046 has the highest importance. The results of the research indicate that in order to improve the quality of education, there is a need for continuous monitoring and support of teachers.
