Journal of Research in Educational Systems

Abstract Objective: The aim of the present study was to present and validate a model for promoting participation of elementary school students.
Method:The research method was qualitative-quantitative, using qualitative content analysis in the qualitative part and survey method in the quantitative part. The participants in the qualitative part of this study were 16 experts in the field of education who were selected using theoretical saturation criteria and criterion-based purposive sampling. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed using content analysis. In the quantitative part, according to the Krejci Morgan table , the sample size was determined as 384 people who were selected by the available sampling method.
Results:The findings obtained in the qualitative part included 106 conceptual codes that were categorized into 5 main concepts and 14 sub-concepts. The model was developed with five main components: reforming the education system (4 sub-concepts: reforming educational policy and improving teacher recruitment and retention, empowering human resources, and effective monitoring and evaluation), school-related reforms (4 sub-concepts: utilizing the capacity of the parent-teacher association and redefining the role and duties of schools, improving the learning process, and reforming the classroom), strengthening the family system (2 sub-concepts: reforming parenting practices, educating the family), individual empowerment (2 sub-concepts: strengthening skills and resolving psychological and behavioral problems), and social development (2 sub-concepts: increasing collective awareness and improving social welfare).
Conclusions: This model and its components can be used to promote participation in elementary school students.