Presenting an Organizational Transparency Model with an Organizational Excellence Approach in the Educational System with a Data-Based Approach

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Anahita Mohammad nezami ¹ , Parisa Irannejad ² , رمضان جهانیان ³ , mahtab salimi ⁴ , Fatemeh Parasteh-Ghombavani ⁵

1 - PhD student, Department of Educational Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
2 - دانشگاه ازاد
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4 - Department of Educational Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
5 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

Received: 2025-08-13 Accepted : 2025-10-09 Published : 2025-10-09

Keywords: Organizational transparency, organizational excellence, educational system, data-based approach,

Abstract :

Introduction: this research was conducted with the aim of presenting a model of organizational transparency with an approach to organizational excellence in the educational system with a data-based approach. research methodology: This research is an applied research in terms of its purpose and qualitative data type. The participants of this research are university professors with a doctorate in educational management and educational sciences and senior managers of the General Directorate of Education of Tehran Province, who were selected and studied using the snowball method until theoretical saturation. Data analysis was carried out in three stages: open coding, axial coding, and selective coding using MAXQDA10 software. Findings: After a detailed analysis of the interviews, the research findings led to the identification of 73 extracted concepts from 11 main categories. Based on the six dimensions of the paradigmatic model categories, the categories were then placed according to the six dimensions of the paradigmatic model categories (causal conditions, pivotal phenomenon, contextual factors, intervening factors, strategies and consequences) and the final research model was obtained. The paradigmatic model of research in causal conditions includes 1-structural factors, 2-cultural-environmental factors; categories in the contextual conditions section include 1-internal factors, 2-external factors; categories in the intervening conditions section include 1-organizational factors, 2-environmental factors; categories in the strategies section include 1-internal strategies, 2- strategies based on information and communication technology).

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