The knowledge and skills neede for educational managers
Subject Areas : Educational management
Keywords: skill, educational managers, Knowledge, theoretical skill, humanistic skills, conceptual skills,
Abstract :
This study aims at analyzing and setting knowledge and skills needed for school managers in theoretical, humanistic and conceptual aspects through ongoing fieldwork throughout Iran’s schools. The population is all school managers in Iran in 83-84 educational year which comprises 981180 people. The sample was 2030 managers who were chosen randomly through Morgan table. The results show that managers’ knowledge and skills in theoretical aspect include educational advancement evaluation, computer use in schools, seminars on investigating counterattack procedures for educational fallbacks, educational planning, educational technology, schools’ rules and principles, staff evaluation, managing school sessions, teaching methods, accounting and budgeting in institutes, educational management, safety and hygiene in schools, extracurricular activities in schools, educational and vocational guidance in schools, writing and red taping principles, elementary education, junior high school and high school, educational supervision and guidance, and information technology. From the humanistic perspective it involves religion teaching methods, human relations in institutes, application of psychology in management, teenagers and youths’ issues, psychological hygiene, educational psychology, co operational management, Islamic ethics, Social psychology in education, personality psychology, and guidance and consultancy principles. And in conceptual aspect, it comprises decision making in management, innovation in educational corporations, school centeredness, fruitfulness in schools, time management, educational issues, educational management principles, education in the 21st century, wholistic quality management in education, seminars on management in education, social crisis management, extending and improving corporations, educational sociology, educational activities’ philosophy, education philosophyand application of systematic hypothesis in educational management.