Examining the Relationship Between the Professional Development Indicators of Farhangian University lecturers and Contextual Variables Examining the Relationship Between the Professional Development Indicators of Farhangian University lecturers and Contextual Variables

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Simin Amini Zare ¹ (PhD student, Educational Sciences Department, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran)
Ramezan Jahanian ² (Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran)
Parisa Irannezhad ³ (Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran)

Received: 2022-11-29 Accepted : 2023-01-10 Published : 2024-06-27

Keywords: professional development, Farhangian University, Lecturers, Educational Management,

Abstract :

Professional development is one of the approaches of educational management that has received attention in educational systems today. Therefore, the main goal of this research was to investigate the relationship between the professional development indicators of Farhangian University lecturers and background variables (gender, education and service history). The present research method was quantitative (descriptive-correlation) and practical in terms of its purpose. The statistical population included 214 lecturers of Farhangian University of Alborz, and 136 people were selected as the sample size based on Cochran's formula. Also, the sampling method was a random stratum with respect to the share of each stratum. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire that was designed based on the literature and research background. To determine the validity of the questionnaire, content validity was used and reliability was calculated with Cronbach's alpha coefficient and the value was 0.89. Descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage and mean) and inferential statistics (independent t-test and analysis of variance) were used for data analysis with Spss24 software. The findings showed that there is no significant relationship between professional development and gender (P<0.05). The relationship between professional development and education level was also not significant for the learning component and for other professional development components. Also, the results of the one-way variance analysis according to the work experience of the individuals showed that the significance value for the components of guiding the teaching and learning processes, guiding innovation, improvement and change and development of Farhangian University lecturers is less than 0.05, as a result, there is a significant difference between the mean of the components according to the work experience of the individuals. There is. There was no significant difference for other main components of the professional development.