Providing A Model for Woman Assistant Principals Job competencies Development Based on management excellence (EFQM)
Subject Areas : Woman and familyJila Morsali 1 , Jahangir Yari Haj Ataloo 2
1 - PhD Student, Department of Educational Management, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran (Corresponding Author)
j.yari@iaut.ac.ir
Keywords: EFQM, Providing a model, job competencies, assistant principals,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to provide a model for Woman Assistant Principals Job competencies Development Based on management excellence (EFQM).The research method was descriptive survey. The statistical population of this study included 36 assistant Principals and census sampling methods. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire based on the ten axes of EFQM. The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by the professors of educational management and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to calculate the reliability. The reliability of the questionnaires was 0.92 in the field of knowledge, 0.98 in the field of skills and 0.98 in the field of attitude. Bartlett test was used to determine the adequacy of sampling in factor analysis. In all three domains, the adequacy ratio of sample size above 0.6 was obtained. Data were analyzed using SPSS software, Bartlett test and exploratory factor analysis, path analysis and the correlation matrix. It was found that attitudes, then Practice and finally knowledge among assistant principals towards the axis of school management excellence play a decisive role and from the view point of Assistant principals, the most effective axis on assistant’s job competences are: extracurricular activities, establishing teaching – learning system, Compilation of Action Plan, creativity and physical Education and safety. Promoting the job competencies of assistant principals is necessary for the improvement of educational quality. The educationists should designate according the view point of the assistant principals.
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