Author = Mohammad Hassan Pardakhtchi

Assessing professional qualifications of primary school teachers

Volume 16, Issue 56, Spring 2022, Pages 34-47

aliakbar aminbeidokhti, Mohammad Hassan Pardakhtchi, saadat aliyari

Abstract The purpose of this research was to study elementary teachers’ professional competence. The research method was descriptive-correlation with emphasis to structural equation. The population of this research was consisted of elementary teachers(160persons) that based on the morgans table the samples was 113 persons which were selected at random and stratified. a standard questionnaire (which title evaluation of teachers’ professional competence was used to collected the data with %87 Cronbach’s alpha. its face and content validity confirmed with the professors’ comments. The data analyze done with spss software and factor analysis. The results showed that the overall average of the 11 criteria (4.38) was higher than the average and teachers had relatively good professional competence. and all the criteria presented with scores higher than the overall average of 3 are the criteria of their professional competence.and the two factors of activity for professional development (with an average of 7.73) and educational designing and planning (with an average of 7.26) are the most important and effective Factors and 2 factors of measuring and communicating with learning outcomes (with an average of 4.39) and participation in administrative and managerial affairs (with an average of 4.35) have been the least important factors in the professional competence of teachers.
Keywords: professional qualifications; primary school teachers

Designing a Competency Model to select the senior managers in the Ministry of Education: Qualitative Approach

Volume 15, Issue 52, Winter 2021, Pages 111-126

Mahdie Setayeshmehr, azadeh askari, Mohammad Hassan Pardakhtchi

Abstract Present study aimed to identify the main components of competency of senior managers in the Ministry of Education to introduce a desirable competency model at the request of Ministry of Education of Iran. This study is applied research due to the purpose, Descriptive-Exploratory Research due to the method of data collection and Qualitative Research due to the implementation method. Statistical population in present study were included all organizational experts and university professors who have worked in the field of managerial competencies. Purposeful sampling method was used for sampling the statistical population. Research tool was semi-structured interview and the analysis method was thematic analysis. The Research performed in field of competency and conducting semi-structured interviews with 16 experts in this field showed that 15 competencies were approved for senior education managers. 15 important competencies were identified and categorized in orientation-three axes of task, cognitive and interactive. The first identified dimension, task orientation and importance including 6 competencies, interactive orientation in 5 competencies and cognitive orientation in 4 competencies were summarized and categorized. Proposed final model can be used in the competency-based human resource management system, in the Ministry of Education for training, employment, performance appraisal and assessment centers.