Study of the Relationship Between Thinking Style and Change Acceptance Among the Principals at Boys' Middle Schools in Khorram Abad, Iran In The School 1389-90 year
Subject Areas : مدیریتhossein mehrdad 1 , pari beiranvand 2
1 - دانشکده مدیرت و حسابداری، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی،خرم آباد، ایران
2 - دانشکده مدیریت و حسابداری، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی،خرم آباد، ایران(عهده¬دار مکاتبات)
Keywords: Thinking Style, change acceptance, thinking style and change acceptance relationship,
Abstract :
This research intends to study the relationship between thinking style and change acceptance among the principals at boys' middle schools in Khorram Abad, Iran in the school 1389-90 year. Its statistical population involved 76 individuals who were selected by simple random sampling method according to Morgan Table. The measurement tools for the research consisted of two questionnaires, i.e., Sternberg-Wagner thinking style questionnaire and Robert-Heller change acceptance one. The viewpoints of the specialists were used for assessing the validity of the tools, and Cronbach's alpha was applied for their reliability. Its value was measured as 0.96 for the thinking style questionnaire, and 0.93 for the change acceptance one. The data were analyzed by SPSS Software and proper statistical methods such as central and dispersion indices, single-sample T-test, variance analysis, follow-up tests and Pearson correlation coefficient due to its assumptions. The results showed that dominant thinking style among the principals at Khorram Abad middle schools was executive and judgmental. The executive and judgmental style is witnessed among their high class ones. Concerning the rate of change acceptance, 58.1 % of the principals serve as change factors, 38.7% of them perceive the necessity of change, and 3.2% are resistant to change. The correlation between the levels of judgmental, legislative and executive thinking styles and change acceptance indicated a significant relationship between them.