School Managers: Competence, Knowledge, Abilities and Skills and Model Presentation

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 university of tehran

2 Faculty of management and accounting, campus of Farabi, University of Tehran, Qom, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to design a model of competency of schools managers for use in the assessment center. In this cross-sectional study, the qualitative components of the exploratory study were tested using structural equations. The research community in Delphi, all the experts, professors and senior managers of human resources in education, was interviewed using a targeted snowball sampling with 25 experts. The statistical population was in the quantitative phase of all educational managers of Tehran city. 462 people were selected as sample using cluster sampling. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. To analyze the findings of the Delphi method, a second order confirmatory factor analysis method was used. The results showed that the dimensions and components of the model of competency of the education managers for use in the assessment center are: knowledge competence (general knowledge of management, incident knowledge in the field of educational management, knowledge in the field of education and teaching, environmental knowledge, knowledge of related laws and Knowledge of information technology), professionalism (good ethics, commitment to values, honesty and truthfulness, flexibility, chastity and kindness, customer orientation and conflict management), personality traits (pattern, accountability, commitment, participatory, learning, Perfectionism, self-improvement, self-management and self-confidence (executive) (information management, risk-taking Resource management, timely feedback, operational planning and decision-making skills (leadership) (motivation, empowerment and empowerment, teamwork and team building, penetration and impact, talent management, success and inspiration) communication (skills) Hearing, ethics and good behavior, ability to communicate with employees, understanding and understanding of others 'perspectives, ability to communicate clearly and clearly, ability to communicate with school principals and ability to interact with students' parents (cognitive) (creativity, innovation, rational thinking and insight).

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  • Receive Date: 10 July 2019
  • Revise Date: 11 February 2020
  • Accept Date: 25 December 2020

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