Prioritization and evaluation of dimensions and components of creativity training of middle managers of Islamic Azad University in the form of a conceptual pattern

Subject Areas : Educational Science

SeyedehMasomeh Azizian ¹ , leila sharifian ² , saied moradi ³ , abbas khirshidi ⁴ , ali delavar ⁵

1 - PhD Student, Department of Educational Sciences - Educational Management, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch, Iran
4 - Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr Branch, Iran
5 - Professor, Department of Measurement, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2022-01-03 Accepted : 2022-03-07 Published : 2022-05-22

Keywords: Creativity, Creativity training, middle managers of Islamic Azad University,

Abstract :

The main purpose of research is to prioritize and evaluate the dimensions and components of creativity training of middle managers of Islamic Azad University in the form of a conceptual model. This research has been done with a quantitative approach, which is cross-sectional in terms of practical objectives and quantitative in terms of data and in terms of the type of survey study. A total of 159 people (74 females and 85 males) were selected by stratified random sampling method who were active in 1400. The data collection tool is a researcher-made questionnaire. Data were processed using SPSS-v26 and Smart PLS 3 software. To analyze the data, statistical methods appropriate to the level of measurement of variables and the main concepts of the research were used. The results showed that the highest priority is given to the educational requirements (0.936) and the lowest priority is given to the individual dimension (0.467) in teaching the creativity of middle managers of Islamic Azad University. Therefore, the results of this study are worth considering for those involved in education.