Identifying the dimensions and components of self-management in elementary school students; a mixed study

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

2 teacher

Abstract

Background and Objective:  This study aimed to identify the components of self-management in elementary school students.
research methodology: The research method was a mixed exploratory study (qualitative-quantitative), which is based on qualitative data in the qualitative part and descriptive-survey method in the quantitative part. Participants in the qualitative part included experts in the field of elementary education, teachers and school principals, who were selected as key informants through purposive sampling. The statistical population in the quantitative stage included all teachers, principals and deputy principals of elementary schools in Qom in the academic year 1403-1404. Using a single-stage cluster sampling method and stratified random sampling, 320 people were selected for the study. Data in the qualitative part were collected through semi-structured interviews and in the quantitative part from a researcher-made questionnaire. Content validity (CVR) was 0.88 and content validity index (CVI) was 0.80 for the research questionnaire. The reliability coefficient values for the entire questionnaire were 0.88, which indicates that the data collection tool has the necessary ability to measure the research variables. In order to analyze the qualitative data, thematic analysis method based on open, axial and selective coding was used. In the quantitative part, structural equation modeling was the basis for data analysis.
Findings: Based on the results, 46 open codes (concepts) and 19 axial codes were counted. In the quantitative part, the self-management model of elementary school students was approved.
.Conclusion: The results of this research can facilitate the move from the traditional meaning of education and teaching learning activities to its new understanding, namely self-directed learning.

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Applied Educational Leadership
Volume 7, Issue 1
April 2026
Pages 221-239

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  • Receive Date: 10 June 2025
  • Revise Date: 22 July 2025
  • Accept Date: 08 August 2025

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