An Investigation into the Female Principals’ Lived Experiences Managerial Self-belief in Primary Schools: A Phenomenological Approach

Subject Areas : curriculum

sedigheh  jamshidi aval ¹ (Graduate of Educational Management, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran)
syedeh khadijeh  Moafimadani ² (Assistant Professor of the Department of Educational Sciences, Tonkabon branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonkabon, Iran)

Received: 2023-06-13 Accepted : 2023-06-13 Published : 2023-04-21

Keywords: self-belief, phenomenology, managerial self-belief, female principals,

Abstract :

The present research was aimed at examining the female principals’ lived experiences managerial self-belief in primary schools. The method was qualitative with a phenomenological approach. The statistical population included female principals of primary schools in Tonekabon. Through purposeful sampling, out of 28 senior female principals, 12 took part in semi-structured interviews t up to the limit of theoretical saturation. Qualitative data obtained from the interviews were analyzed with the seven-step Colaizzi method. Based on the coding results, 68 conceptual codes were extracted, which were clustered into 20 inferential themes, and finally 6 expanded themes showed female principals’ understanding and experience of the concept of managerial self-confidence, including sufficient and appropriate knowledge (9 components), experience (11 components), emotional and religious attitude (6 components), purposefulness and creativity (6 components), organizational environment quality (4 components) and trust in the experience of others (3 components). Examining the experiences of female principals showed that the role of managerial self-belief is to pave the way for principals who want to advance in a good, creative and different way in the usual conditions of the organizational environment and create new achievements in the field of education.