Analysis of Social Responsibility Components of Education Staff (Case Study: Education in Khuzestan Province)

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Habib Ghasemi ¹ , Gholamhosein Barekat ² , Faranak Omidian ³

1 - PhD Student in Educational Management, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Dezful Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran

Received: 2021-02-06 Accepted : 2021-02-25 Published : 2020-11-21

Keywords: Social responsibility, education staff, accountability and transparency, socio-ethical values,

Abstract :

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the components of social responsibility of education staff.Method: The present study was mixed in terms of implementation method (qualitative-quantitative) and applied in terms of research purpose. In the qualitative part of the research, the participants were 29 experts in the field of social sciences and management who were selected by purposive sampling. The research tool was semi-structured interviews and data were analyzed at three levels of open, axial and selective coding. Professors' critique was used for data validity and agreement coefficient between coders was used for reliability (CVR = 0.86). In the quantitative part, the statistical population was the administrative staff of different departments of Khuzestan province (1350 people) that based on Krejcie and Morgan table, 384 of them were selected as a sample size by simple random sampling method. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire based on qualitative findings and the reliability of the instrument was obtained by Cronbach's alpha test (0.84). Data analysis was performed using Spss19 and Amos24 software, which included descriptive and inferential statistics (structural equations).Findings: From the perspective of experts in ethical, economic,legal, strategic responsibility, transparency of accountability and accountability as the main components of social responsibility and the factors affecting it, including staff training, compliance with ethical charters, providing cheap services, organizational standards, financial and extra-financial support , Facilitated the needs, commitment and attention to the growth of creativity and innovation of employees. accountability with coefficient of path (0.85), Staff training with path coefficient (0.67), commitment (0.63) and observance of social and moral values ​​(0.59) were the most important factors on social responsibility.Conclusion: The important elements of social responsibility are transparency, accountability and greater commitment to ethical and legal norms, which improve the social responsibility of employees by empowering and strengthening social values.