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Aghdas Taghi Shahbazi; Gholam Hasan Panahi; sajad kazemi
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The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of organizational support on professional ethics with the mediating role of organizational justice in teachers. The research method was descriptive correlation of path analysis type. The statistical population of this research included 844 secondary ...
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The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of organizational support on professional ethics with the mediating role of organizational justice in teachers. The research method was descriptive correlation of path analysis type. The statistical population of this research included 844 secondary school teachers in Zahedan city in the academic year of 2022-2023, of which 264 (172 female teachers and 92 male teachers) were selected as the sample size through stratified random sampling. became The research tools were organizational support questionnaire (Eisenberger et al., 1986), professional ethics questionnaire (Armito et al., 2011) and organizational justice questionnaire (Calcit, 2001). Path analysis test and progressive correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data. The research results showed that perceived organizational support has a direct and significant effect on teachers' professional ethics. Organizational support had a direct and significant effect on teachers' organizational justice. Also, professional ethics has a direct and significant effect on teachers' perceived organizational justice. Organizational justice had an effect of 0.16 on teachers' professional ethics due to organizational support.
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Majid Ansarifar; Abbas Abbaspour; Hamid Rahimian; Farnoosh Alami
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The purpose of this research was to design a conceptual model of mindfulness for educational principals of schools. This qualitative study utilized the grounded theory method. The participants consisted of 18 experienced, expert and knowledgeable educational principals who were selected using the theoretical ...
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The purpose of this research was to design a conceptual model of mindfulness for educational principals of schools. This qualitative study utilized the grounded theory method. The participants consisted of 18 experienced, expert and knowledgeable educational principals who were selected using the theoretical purposeful sampling method. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed based on the systematic approach of Strauss and Corbin (open, axial, and selective coding). Accreditation of the study was ensured through triangulation strategies in data sources and researchers, re-examination of the analyses by some participants, and review of the results by peers. The dimensions of the paradigmatic model included: causal conditions (pain and suffering, demands, study, meditation, interaction); core phenomenon (developing mindful educational principals); contextual conditions (educational system, family institution, attendance at spiritual gatherings, attendance in nature); intervening conditions (educational and training system, welfare and economic status, social and cultural status); actions/interactions (metacognitive awareness, metacognitive skills); and consequences (spiritual growth and personal transformation, improving the quality of personal and professional life). Based on these dimensions, a mindfulness model was designed for educational principals in schools. The results of this research can assist researchers and practitioners in understanding the dimensions and various aspects of mindfulness, especially for educational principals of schools, and provide a condition for their cultivation, improvement, and equipping with new competencies.
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Seyyed Mohsen Hosseinzadeh; Salahedin Ebrahimi; Mohammad mehdi Mohebi; Bahman Gholami
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The aim of the current research was to determine the impact of emotional intelligence and transactional leadership on organizational performance with the mediating role of career turnover in education in Tehran. This research is of an applied type and the research method is a descriptive correlational ...
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The aim of the current research was to determine the impact of emotional intelligence and transactional leadership on organizational performance with the mediating role of career turnover in education in Tehran. This research is of an applied type and the research method is a descriptive correlational type. The statistical population of the research was determined by referring to the education and training organization of Tehran, 1500 people, and the sample size was 306 people based on Cochran's formula by simple random sampling method. The tools for collecting information in this research were standard emotional intelligence questionnaire, leadership style questionnaire, organizational performance questionnaire and job rotation questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed using content validity and construct validity, and their reliability was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha method. Structural equation method with SPSS and PLS software was used for data analysis. The results of data analysis have shown that emotional intelligence has an effect on job turnover and organizational performance, transactional leadership has an effect on job turnover and organizational performance, and job turnover has an effect on organizational performance in Tehran's educational organization. Also, the results showed that emotional intelligence has an effect on the performance of the organization with the mediating role of job turnover, and transactional leadership has an effect on the performance of the organization with the mediating role of job turnover.
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Leadership in educational organizations
morteza badri
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Abstract: School principals are one of the basic pillars of the education process, therefore useful and valuable information can be extracted from their lived experiences. The main purpose of the current research was to understand the phenomenology of lived experience and the understanding of elementary ...
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Abstract: School principals are one of the basic pillars of the education process, therefore useful and valuable information can be extracted from their lived experiences. The main purpose of the current research was to understand the phenomenology of lived experience and the understanding of elementary school managers about the personal development plan. This qualitative research was using the phenomenological method of implementation and the method of collecting information, using semi-structured interviews. Accordingly, among the primary school principals, 13 people were purposively selected based on the criteria for entering the study and interviews continued until saturation was reached. The interviews were analyzed using Van Manen's (1990) six-stage reflective model. after extracting the themes and classifying them, 14 primary themes were identified in the form of four main themes 1. The approach to preparing a personal development plan 2. The applied approach of the personal development plan 3. The consequential approach of the personal development plan and 4. Other approaches of the personal development plan were identified and counted. The innovation of this article is in providing a useful and phenomenological understanding of the experiences of elementary school principals in the field of personal development plan that can help improve managerial processes in this field. Therefore, the collection of coherent and effective ideas for the development of human resources from the individual development program can lead to the realization of efficient and effective development programs for school principals.
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Behavior and human relations in educational organizations
reza mohamadi; akbar khorsandi yamchi
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The purpose of the present research was to Identifying the pattern of structural relationships of Factors Influencing elementary teachers' job burnout on the cities of Tehran province. In terms of purpose, it was an applied research, and in terms of the research method it was survey–correlation. ...
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The purpose of the present research was to Identifying the pattern of structural relationships of Factors Influencing elementary teachers' job burnout on the cities of Tehran province. In terms of purpose, it was an applied research, and in terms of the research method it was survey–correlation. The study population included all the elementary teachers' from cities of Tehran province that 1147 people were selected through multi-stage cluster random. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire of factors influencing job burnout questionnaire were used. The questionnaires validity was confirmed by a panel of experts, and also its reliability (the Cronbach's alpha) was reported as 0.763. The data were analyzed by Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Structural Equation. The result showed that between the dimensions of organizational factors, dimensions of job factors and individual motivation with the dimensions of job burnout is a negative and significant correlation at level of 0.01. Also, structural equation analysis showed that job factors well play the role of mediator on the relationship between organizational factors and job burnout, and the relationship between individual factors and job burnout.
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Seyed Kamal Vaezi; Leila Mirza Abolalhassan Khan Ilchi
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Given the unique nature of management studies and the significant increase in doctoral admissions in this field, the quality of teaching and learning processes in these programs has been severely impacted, posing challenges to achieving the primary objectives of doctoral education. Although various factors ...
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Given the unique nature of management studies and the significant increase in doctoral admissions in this field, the quality of teaching and learning processes in these programs has been severely impacted, posing challenges to achieving the primary objectives of doctoral education. Although various factors contribute to this inefficiency, one key reason is undoubtedly the lack of an appropriate behavioral framework to achieve learning objectives. This article assumes the necessity of engaging with the current state of doctoral education and explores the potential for implementing behavioral interventions, or "nudges," as a cost-effective and quick-return tool for enhancing learning processes in the stages of interviews, training, research, and dissertation defense.Data collected through semi-structured interviews with 15 graduates and current doctoral candidates in management were analyzed using thematic analysis, with coding performed using MAXQDA software. The findings indicate that nudges can significantly improve learning outcomes at the doctoral level. Based on theoretical studies and field research, 281 foundational themes were extracted, which were organized into 19 structured themes and 7 overarching themes, validated by experts to ensure alignment with practical applications of nudges in behavioral interventions.Proposed nudges include preemptive nudges, clarifying nudges, informative nudges, directional nudges, commitment-inducing nudges, awareness-raising (warning) nudges, feedback-oriented nudges, capacity-building nudges, identity-forming nudges, satisfaction-enhancing nudges, motivational nudges, future-oriented nudges, opportunity-creating nudges, digital nudges, courage-inducing nudges, risk-managing nudges, reverse-thinking nudges, evaluative nudges, and expectation-modifying nudges. These are suggested as effective tools for facilitating learning processes in management doctoral programs.
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Khalil Zandi
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The purpose of this research was to identify the motivations of teachers with PhD degrees to be employed as faculty members of Farhangian University. The research method was qualitative and its strategy was Classic Grounded Theory. The participants were teachers with PhD degrees who registered in the ...
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The purpose of this research was to identify the motivations of teachers with PhD degrees to be employed as faculty members of Farhangian University. The research method was qualitative and its strategy was Classic Grounded Theory. The participants were teachers with PhD degrees who registered in the special call to recruit faculty in Farhangian University. Using theoretical sampling and according to the rule of theoretical saturation, 10 people selected as sample. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview. The analysis of the interviews and the formation of the paradigm model were done using open coding, memo writing, selective coding and theoretical coding. MAXQDA20 software was used during the analysis to facilitate coding and drawing the research paradigm model. The validity of the research was ensured by referring to Maxwell's validation criteria. The findings revealed 50 open codes, 14 concepts and 6 categories. The core category is the ostracizing climate of school and department, which emerged as the main reason for teachers with PhD degrees to become members of the university faculty. This category includes three aspects of exclusionary classroom climate of schools, exclusionary communication climate and exclusionary administrative climate. Other identified categories are development of social base, development of financial and material opportunities, development of opportunities for scientific growth, development of opportunities for independence and discretion, and sense of dynamism and effectiveness. At the end, these findings are discussed based on common theories of motivation.
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Quality and evaluation of educational systems
mohamad asgari
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the performance of supervisors and doctoral students at Allameh Tabataba’i University in the process of implementing and writing doctoral theses. The research method was descriptive.The population of the two groups was Allameh Tabataba’i University professors ...
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the performance of supervisors and doctoral students at Allameh Tabataba’i University in the process of implementing and writing doctoral theses. The research method was descriptive.The population of the two groups was Allameh Tabataba’i University professors who had supervised at least one doctoral thesis in the academic years (1399-1402); and the second group was doctoral students who had defended their thesis within the time period. All individuals available to the two groups were introduced as the research sample. For the student's evaluation of the supervisor's performance, a questionnaire with four components of effective attention, effective empathy, effective empowerment, and effective professional privacy was used. Its construct validity has been confirmed by factor analysis and its reliability has been estimated at 0.97 using Cronbach's alpha. For the supervisor's evaluation of the doctoral student's performance, questionnaire with four components of (effective participation, effective interest, effective commitment, and effective interaction) was used. Its construct validity has been confirmed by factor analysis and its reliability has been estimated at 0.96 using Cronbach's alpha. 120 professors and students responded to these two questionnaires. Data analysis using a one-sample t-test showed that the performance of the supervisors and doctoral students was generally acceptable. The performance components of effective attention, effective empathy, and effective professional privacy were acceptable with a 95% confidence level. However, the effective empowerment component was not statistically acceptable. All of the students' performance components were acceptable with a 95% confidence level.These performances were not desirable performances.
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Strategic management in educational organizations
leila andrevazh; seyed mohamad hosein lotfi ashtiani; seyed mohsen lotfi ashtiani
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The aim of this study is to explain the effect of the digital economy in higher education on entrepreneurial intention based on the theory of planned behavior. This study is an applied research in terms of its purpose and is descriptive and causal in terms of the method of data collection. The statistical ...
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The aim of this study is to explain the effect of the digital economy in higher education on entrepreneurial intention based on the theory of planned behavior. This study is an applied research in terms of its purpose and is descriptive and causal in terms of the method of data collection. The statistical population of this study consisted of 500 students of the University of Tehran, of whom 209 were determined as a sample using the Cochran formula and selected for the study through random sampling. The standard entrepreneurial intention questionnaire of Linan and Chen (2009) was used to collect data, and the questionnaire (Ozarali and Ronberg, )2016) was used to measure personal attitude and perceived behavioral control, and the scales developed in the study of Ben Youssef et al. (2020) were used to measure digital economy supports. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient and composite reliability. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by two methods: face-content validity and construct validity. The findings showed that personal attitude and behavioral control are the main determinants of entrepreneurial intention; such that perceived behavioral control has a stronger effect than personal attitudes. Also, the structural model showed that these two factors explain about 88% of the total variance. Based on the results obtained, it is recommended that universities pay more attention and focus on training and strengthening students' scientific and experimental skills.
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Leadership in educational organizations
TINA SOHRABI; Afsaneh Naraghizadeh
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Kindergarten and preschool management style refers to a set of procedures, strategies and methods that kindergarten managers use to perform their various tasks and manage the resources available in the kindergarten. Kindergarten and preschool management style can have a direct impact on the quality of ...
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Kindergarten and preschool management style refers to a set of procedures, strategies and methods that kindergarten managers use to perform their various tasks and manage the resources available in the kindergarten. Kindergarten and preschool management style can have a direct impact on the quality of education, the educational environment, and the overall performance of the kindergarten. The purpose of this research is to identify the management style of kindergarten and preschool centers in Tehran. The current research community was formed by the managers of kindergartens and preschools in Tehran city that care for and educate children aged 3 to 6 years and are under the supervision of the Ministry of Education of Tehran city. This research is a type of qualitative research and phenomenological method, in which the opinions of 12 experts were used until reaching theoretical saturation. The data was analyzed through the interview tool and using the content analysis method. The results of the research showed that the management styles of kindergarten and preschool centers in Tehran include participatory management, supportive management, transformational management and authoritative management. The results of this research can be useful for the managers of kindergarten and preschool centers in Iran. According to the results of this research, these managers can improve their management style as well as kindergarten performance
