mohammad amin zarei; azad allahkarami
Volume 16, Issue 56 , April 2022, , Pages 91-104
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The purpose of this study is to identify the components of teachers' competence and provide a framework for their evaluation. This research was conducted in 2020 using qualitative content analysis method with inductive approach. The statistical population was experts in the field of educational sciences ...
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The purpose of this study is to identify the components of teachers' competence and provide a framework for their evaluation. This research was conducted in 2020 using qualitative content analysis method with inductive approach. The statistical population was experts in the field of educational sciences and written resources that 11 experts were selected using purposive methods and 20 sources after filtering. To analyze the data, after identifying the key sentences of the texts, labels or codes, sub-categories and categories were determined. Unit of analysis was thematic. To ensure validity, member checking was used and to determine the reliability, peer debriefing was applied. At the end of inductive content analysis, by continuous comparison of the obtained codes, Five competency components were extracted for teacher evaluation. These components were: educational skills, specialized knowledge competencies, moral competence, physical and mental health and students 'status, and these competencies can be assessed by class observation methods, performance appraisal form, teacher portfolio and students' standard grades. The results showed that in order to be aware of the quality of teachers activities, instead of focusing on one factor, an effective and specific evaluation system should be used to identify teachers' strengths and weaknesses and make reasonable plans to improve the situation.
mohammad amin zarei; sayed ALI AKBAR AFJA; Vahid KHasheie; Mostafa Delshad Tehrani
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This research aims to develop strategic leadership components by referring to the views and definitions provided by experts and examining their compatibility with the characteristics required by senior managers of the University of Farhangian. In order to achieve the above objectives, the mixed research ...
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This research aims to develop strategic leadership components by referring to the views and definitions provided by experts and examining their compatibility with the characteristics required by senior managers of the University of Farhangian. In order to achieve the above objectives, the mixed research method has been used. Qualitative stage is used to extract and compile the components using qualitative content analysis method and in the quantitative stage, a survey method has been used. Findings of the research show that, from an individual's point of view, strategic leadership has features such as managerial wisdom, learning, flexibility, absorption capacity, adjustment capacity, and creative stress. Organizationally, the strategic leader, with the characteristics of the linkage of activities with the organization's strategy, is identical to the future, global management, productivity and continuous improvement, motivation and persuasion, change management, continuous monitoring, close relationship between the leader and the follower. In an environmental field, a strategic leader should consider his own plans by observing the organization's surroundings, strategic thinking, explaining the right path, foresight, prediction, competitive advantage, customer orientation, and market development. Also, the results of the research showed that apart from the competitive advantage, all other features of strategic leadership were essential for senior managers of the University of Cultural Exchanges.