A structural-interpretive model to improve teachers' job presage

Document Type : Original Article

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1 arak university

2 department of education. university of mazandaran

3 Department of education, University of Mazandaran

Abstract
The aim of the current research was to present a structural-interpretive model in order to promote the professional job presage of teachers. The research method was descriptive-survey for modeling. The statistical population of the present study were 31 experts of academic members. the factors affecting the credibility of the teaching profession were extracted and based on the opinion of experts, 9 factors were identified as the final factors, then in order to determine the cause and effect of the factors, they were extracted from a researcher-made questionnaire that The basis of interpretative structural modeling was designed and used. In order to analyze the interpretive structural modeling approach and provide a model of factors affecting the job presage of the teaching profession, interpretive structural modeling technique and Micmac software were used. The findings of the research showed that among these nine identified factors, two factors of salary and job benefits and the social position of the teaching profession in the society were placed as the most basic factors in the third level of the model. Also, the organizational credibility and acceptability and socio-cultural activism of teachers in the society were placed on the second level as two other infrastructure factors, which are based on four factors: the level of specialization of the teaching profession, the level of social trust of citizens towards the teacher, the image and prestige of the job. Teaching, participation in policy-making and formulation of educational programs, facilities and opportunities for professional growth and promotion have an impact.

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