Identifying Factors Affecting Positive Leadership among School Principals

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Mosa Moghadas ¹ , Parivash Jafari ² , Mohammad Noor Rahmani ³ , Nadergholi Ghorchian ⁴

1 - PhD student, Department of Educational Management, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Educational Management Department, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
4 - Professor of Educational Management Department, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2023-05-29 Accepted : 2023-09-11 Published : 2023-08-23

Keywords: effective factors, School managers, Positive Organizational Behavior, positive leadership,

Abstract :

Purpose: The ability of positive leadership can create a competitive advantage for the organization. As a result, the current research was conducted with the aim of identifying the effective factors on positive leadership among school principals. Method: This study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was qualitative. The research population was education specialists and experts in the field of educational management and leadership in Fars province, which 16 people of them were selected as a sample according to the principle of theoretical saturation. The research tool was a semi-structured interview with four questions, which was conducted individually, and in addition to the notes of concept, the audio of the interviews was recorded for review. It should be noted that the validity of the interviews was confirmed by the triangulation method and its reliability was calculated by the 20-day test-retest method 77% and by the agreement coefficient method between two coders 79%. Data were analyzed by coding method in MAXQDA software. Findings: In this study present there were 7 women (equivalent with 43.75 percent) and 9 men (equivalent with 56.25 percent) which the education level of 8 people (equivalent with 50 percent) had a master's degree and 8 people (equivalent with 50 percent) had a PhD. The findings showed that the effective factors on positive leadership among school principals were included 30 concepts in three individual factors (with 11 concepts), organizational factor (with 13 concepts) and environmental factor (with 6 concepts). Finally, the pattern of effective factors on positive leadership among school principals was drawn. Conclusion: Considering the identified effective factors on positive leadership among school principals and the drawn pattern for it, education specialists and planners can take an effective step towards improving and promoting leadership and create a competitive advantage for their organization.

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