Explaining and Determining the Hierarchy of School Principals Managerial Competency Criterions in the Isfahan Education Organization Based on Fuzzy Delphi Method

Subject Areas : Education

naser assari ¹ (esfahan education)
S.Ali Siadat ² (He is now working as professor at the Department of education, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran)
Yasamin Abedini ³ (She is now working as an associate professor at the Department of education, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.)
S.Amir Hasan Monadjemi ⁴ (He is now working as an associate professor at the Department of Computer Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.)

Received: 2018-10-03 Accepted : 2020-05-19 Published : 2020-04-20

Keywords: School Principals, Management competencies, Individual Competencies, Job Competencies and Organizational Competencies,

Abstract :

The aim of this study, as part of the PhD thesis, is to explain the school head's competency criteria based on Fuzzy Delphi method. This research is a mixed research type and the research project is exploratory type. It is also applicable in terms of purpose and nature. First, educational management literature was studied in depth and then the primary competency criteria were extracted. Twenty-five people (20 males and 5 females) comprising professors and educational management experts from universities across the country were selected by the Network Sampling method and semi-structured interviews were conducted to modify or moderate the pre-model. A sample of 368 school administrators were selected and competency questionnaire was provided to them. Its validity was determined by using a confirmatory factor analysis with AMOS software and reliability by calculating the Cronbach's alpha(0.96). Based on the modified pre-model, with the aim of secondary screening and the implementation of sub-criteria, a Fuzzy Delphi questionnaire was developed. A sample of 51 school principals was selected based on the targeted sampling method and the questionnaire was provided to them. The results of the questionnaire, using the Delphi technique and fuzzy approach, were analyzed and a hierarchical structure related to the competency criteria, including, individual, occupational and organizational core criteria, as well as 12 sub-criteria and 74 sub-criteria were determined.

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