Study of the causes of decreased cheerfulness among teachers in a mixed method

Subject Areas : Education

hamed derakhshani ¹ , NADER Soleimani ² , Hamid shafizadeh ³

1 - PhD student in Educational Management, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Garmsar
2 - member Of Faculty
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran

Received: 2022-04-03 Accepted : 2023-03-09 Published : 2023-12-22

Keywords: teachers, Mixed method, In-depth study, Cheerfulness,

Abstract :

Introduction: The aim of this study was to identify the causes of decreased Cheerfulness of teachers in Semnan province.

research methodology: Research in terms of applied purpose; In terms of data type, it was exploratory and in terms of implementation method, it was thematic analysis. The statistical population of the quality department of school teachers, senior education directors and university professors were informed that they were sampled by snowball method. The statistical population of the quantitative part of all teachers, principals and administrative staff of schools in Semnan province was 8050, of which 376 people were selected as a sample and sampled by stratified proportional method. The instruments used were a semi-structured interview and a researcher-made questionnaire. The data analysis method was content analysis in the qualitative stage and factor analysis in the quantitative stage.

Findings: Data analysis in the qualitative stage resulted in the identification of 192 basic themes, 93 organizing themes and 15 general themes that were divided into two categories of main and secondary themes. In a quantitative stage, it led to the identification of 91 basic themes, 15 organizing themes and 5 comprehensive themes. Together, these themes formed a coherent model for reducing the cheerfulness of teachers in Semnan province, and the model fit indices and path coefficients were at an acceptable level. Finally, the reasons for the decrease in teachers' cheerfulness, including 5 categories of comprehensive themes, including individual factors, organizational factors, cultural factors, extra-organizational factors and job factors were obtained and confirmed.

Conclusion: Paying special attention to the factors that reduce teachers' cheerfulness and addressing them in order to eliminate the causes that reduce teachers' cheerfulness, can return some cheerfulness to the teachers' community.