Exploring and analysis of the current situation of educational leadership in Iran's education system

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Ph.D student of Educational Management, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Education, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

3 2. Associate Professor, Department of Education, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

10.22098/ael.2024.14544.1411

Abstract

Background and Objective: In recent decades, there has been significant emphasis on educational leadership and the performance of school principals in educational policies. The aim of this research is to explore and examine upper-level documents and conducted studies in order to clarify the current state of educational leadership and the transition towards it.
research methodology:The current research is practical in terms of purpose and employs qualitative data collection and documentary analysis. It utilizes an inference-based approach through conceptual analysis and re-conceptualization. This method is a type of systematic review in which the researchers use it as a tool for categorizing a set of features related to a phenomenon and explaining them, instead of relying on a set of statistical rules. The study population consists of all relevant domestic research on educational leadership and upper-level documents of the educational system in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which were selected using purposive sampling of research and relevant documents.
Findings: The findings of the domestic research related to the topic of educational leadership at the school level indicate the identification of 29 features, which were categorized into four dimensions: "organizational management and improvement," "individual progress and educational development," "leadership patterns and models," and "leadership description."
Conclusion: Based on the analysis of the upper-level documents, it can be stated that except for the Fundamental Transformation Document (2011), in other documents, the topic of educational leadership has been implicitly and indirectly addressed under themes such as "school-centered management," "participatory management," "school-centeredness," "curriculum guidance," "facilitation," and "guidance."

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Applied Educational Leadership
Volume 5, Issue 2
July 2024
Pages 172-195

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History

  • Receive Date: 03 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 17 July 2024
  • Accept Date: 20 July 2024

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