learning organization, leadership, organizational culture, human resources

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Maryam Sadat  Yahya Zadeh Waqefi ¹ (Higher Education Management, Islamic Azad University, Qom Branch, Qom, Iran)
Mohammad Javad  Salehi ² (Higher Education Research and Planning Institute)
Ahmad  Saeedi ³ (Higher Education Research and Planning Institute)
Saifullah  Fazl Elahi ⁴ (Curriculum Planning and Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Qom Branch, Iran)

Received: 2020-07-29 Accepted : 2020-08-19 Published : 2019-12-22

Keywords: organizational culture, Leadership, Learning organization, human resources,

Abstract :

The purpose of the present study was to provide a model of learning school in elementary schools in Tehran. The research method was applied in terms of applied-fundamental purpose; in terms of collecting data, it was descriptive-correlational and in terms of the data-type it was (qualitative-quantitative) exploratory one. The statistical community of the qualitative research part included academic experts and educators. In the quantitative part, the statistical community included 905 teachers of Elementary schools in Tehran throughout the country. Samples were selected in a qualitative part with purposeful sampling. In order to estimate the required sample size in the quantitative part of the study, sample size was used in structural equation modeling and 310 individuals were selected as multi-stage cluster sampling. In the qualitative part, half-structured interviews were used and in the quantitative part, a researcher-made questionnaire was used. Reliability and validity of the study tools were meseared and they all were midified. The method of data analysis in the qualitative part of the theoretical coding was derived from the method of data theorizing. In the quantitative part, descriptive and inferential statistics (tests such as Pearson correlation, confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory factor analysis) were used. The results of the study showed that the components of the learning organization included components of individual domination, mental patterns, system thinking, common goal, team learning and information technology. Also, the components affecting the learning organization in the elementary school included components of organizational culture, leadership and human resources. In addition, in the present study, the learning organization model was presented which in addition to the mentioned components, facilitation factors, mechanism and barriers were also considered and fitted fit.