Educational Management
Naghi Radi Afsouran; Seyed Ali Siadat; Reza Hoveida; Hamid Reza Oreyzi Samani; George. C. Thornton
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Introduction The aim of this study was to train and to develop the leadership competencies of transformation, team building, and strategic thinking using leader development assessment center (LDAC) at National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company. Method An experimental design with pre-test ...
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Introduction The aim of this study was to train and to develop the leadership competencies of transformation, team building, and strategic thinking using leader development assessment center (LDAC) at National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company. Method An experimental design with pre-test and post-test was used. We got 10 of managers using a simple random method. First, participants responded scales on leadership self-efficacy, leadership knowledge and leadership situational judgment in the pretest. Then, we applied LDAC method as our main intervention for two days. Within applying LDAC, all participants were assessed based on the target leadership competencies through simulation exercises and then, their developmental needs were determined. After, all participants received feedbacks from coaches. Finally, they covered posttest scales after two weeks. Result The results showed LDAC has enhanced the team building leadership competency in the dimension of affective and also transformation leadership competencies in the dimension of cognitive. However, it was found that LDAC has not been effective in enhancing the target leadership competencies in the dimension of behavior. Conclusion Developing leadership competencies is necessary for fostering competent leaders. Since LDAC applies principles of active/deep learning, we recommend future studies to use this method as a training approach in leadership development programs. Its implementation may be challenging and costly, but the payoffs will be worth it.
Educational Management
Naghi Raadi Afsouran; A.R. Nasr
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The main aim of this study was investigation of the methodological preferences of researchers in the field of educational administration in the three areas of strategy, methods and research techniques and also its direction of the research strategy in the future. Data were gathered from all published ...
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The main aim of this study was investigation of the methodological preferences of researchers in the field of educational administration in the three areas of strategy, methods and research techniques and also its direction of the research strategy in the future. Data were gathered from all published articles in the recently three years in the two English language journals (Educational Administration Quarterly and Journal of Educational Administration) and two Iranian journals(Journal of Management and Planning in the Educational Systems and Quarterly Journal of New Approaches in Educational Administration). All of published articles in the referred journals, without sampling, was analyzed methodologically. The results showed that: in the area of strategy. in Iran, 88.81% published articles has quantity strategy, 7.89% qualitative strategy and 3.28% mixed strategy. But, in the West, 32.04% published article has quantity strategy, 54.69% qualitative strategy and 13.25% mixed strategy. In the method area, in Iran, dominate methods are survey and correlation methods. However, dominate methods are derived methods from qualitative strategies in the west. In the area of techniques. in Iran, 85.52% published article was using questionnaire. However, the western researches have more used mixed techniques for gathering data. Finally, Researchers in the field of educational administration have progressive movement towards qualitative strategy and its methodsin the West. Meanwhile, the mixed strategy has acceptance and promising ascending growth in the West too.. Key words: Methodology, Educational Administration, Iran, Wes
