Total Quality Management as a Predictor for Institutionalization of Quality in Schools
Subject Areas : Education
علی KHalkhali
1
(استادیار دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تنکابن)
SH GHahremani
2
(کارشناس ارشد دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تنکابن)
Keywords: Schools, TQM Components, Institutionalization of quality,
Abstract :
The present study aimed at exploring the predictability of the institutionalization of quality in schools based on the extent of their compliance with the Total Quality Management (TQM) components. This descriptive study was of correlational type. The sampling units were at the two levels: schools and teachers. The sampling frame consisted of all the public high schools in the West of Mazandaran province (36 high schools, 940 teachers). The sampling method was conducted in two stages based on purposive and stratified random sampling methods. First, 20 schools were sampled based on history, stability in management, socio-economic conditions, and student population. 506 teachers attended these schools out of whom 331 were selected in accordance with Krejcie and Morgan's tables using stratified random sampling method. The data were collected through two questionnaires; SCCTQM and IQS. The data were, then, analyzed using Pearson correlation and multivariate regression models (Inter and Step-wise). The results revealed a significant relationship between the levels of schools' compliance with TQM and their institutionalization of quality. The analysis showed that the level of compliance with components of TQM can, to some extent, predict the degree of institutionalization of quality in schools, as well