Provide a Model for the Professional Development of Education Managers In industrial organizations with Emphasis on Digital culture

Shahnaz Mohagheghian ¹ ( Department of Educational Sciences Isf.c. Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran )
Mohammad Ali Nadi ² ( Corresponding Author: Department of Educational Sciences Isf.c. Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran )
fariba karimi ³ ( Department of Educational Sciences Isf.c. Islamic Azad University. Isfahan. Iran )

Submited date : 2023-12-09 Accepted date : 2024-01-21

Keywords: Professional Development, Education managers, Digital Culture, industrial organizations,

Abstract :

Introduction and purpose: Digital culture is becoming the main topic of industries in the digital age. According to experts in this field, digital culture is a human challenge before it is a technological challenge for organizations. The growth and development of any organization depends on the professionalization of managers in line with the transformation to achieve the goals of the organization. The main objective of the current study is to provide a Model for the Professional Development of Education Managers In industrial organizations with Emphasis on Digital culture.
Methodology: The method of the current research is the theory based on data with Strauss and Corbin's approach (1998). The sampling method was purposeful and with theoretical data saturation criteria. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 education managers in the country's industries. The duration of each interview was 30-100 minutes and the interview continued until theoretical data saturation. To determine the validity and reliability of the data, the review of participants and the review of non-participating experts were used.
Finding: Finding of the data analysis based on three stages of open coding, axial coding, and selective coding indicated 56 general issues, analyzed in this study based on a paradigm model which includes causal factors, phenomenological factors, contextual factors, intervention factors, strategies and outcomes.
Results: The professional development of education managers in the field of digital culture-based industry is an approach in which all causal, contextual, interventional factors, strategies and consequences should be given serious attention and one factor cannot be ignored. Therefore, industries are suggested to focus on digital culture based on the model of professional development.