Explain and examine the causal model of systemic thinking of primary school principals

Subject Areas : Educational management

khavar garedingeh ¹ , Abolfazl Qasemzadeh Alishahi ² , Sadegh Maleki Avarsin ³

1 - Department of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch
2 - Associate Professor of Educational Management, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Madani University of Azerbaijan, Tabriz, Iran
3 - Department of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch

Received: 2022-06-09 Accepted : 2022-11-23 Published : 2022-11-22

Keywords: school principals, Systems thinking, antecedents, consequences, SEM,

Abstract :

One way to empower school principals to overcome the complexities of schools and make effective decisions to solve problems in a dynamic environment is to develop systemic thinking among school principals. The purpose of this research is to explain and evaluate the antecedents and consequences of systematic thinking of primary school principals. This research is a type of quantitative research. The statistical population of the study is primary school principals in East Azarbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Ardabil and Zanjan provinces. Using stratified random sampling, 385 items were selected and a questionnaire was completed. The validity of the questionnaire was evaluated and confirmed as content validity and reliability with Cronbach's alpha. Research data analysis was performed from structural equation modeling in SMART PLS software. The results of structural equation modeling analysis indicate that the antecedents of organizational culture and environment, school principals' thinking direction, evaluation system and rules and regulations, management and decision making system, individual and participatory learning, role model and promotion of systems thinking, educational leadership and managerial experience It has a positive and significant effect on the systemic thinking of primary school principals. Systematic thinking also has a positive and significant effect on the consequences of improving organizational commitment, increasing stakeholder satisfaction, improving performance and productivity, improving expertise and skills, promoting cooperation and participation, creating peace and spirit, creating a learning organization, comprehensive and strategic solutions.