Design and Validation of a Pattern for Promoting Social Responsibility of Elementary School Teachers

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Ph.D. Student in Educational Management, Department of Educational Sciences, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran.

2 University of Tehran

3 Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, tolouemehr University, Qom, Iran.

Abstract

Background and Objective: Today, educational institutions are important tools for achieving social goals and objectives. This study was conducted with the aim of designing and validating a Pattern for promoting social responsibility of elementary school teachers.
research methodology: The research method in the qualitative part was the use of the content analysis method and in the quantitative part, it was a descriptive survey type. The statistical population of the qualitative part was 12 experts according to the saturation principle using the purposeful judgmental sampling method and semi-structured interviews; and in the quantitative part, elementary school teachers and administrators were selected using the stratified random method. Qualitative data were analyzed using the Brown and Clark content analysis method, and in the quantitative part, structural equation Pattern ing was performed using the partial least squares method.
Findings: The results of the qualitative stage were to obtain an initial conceptual model consisting of 9 dimensions. In the quantitative stage, a standard questionnaire was designed based on the initial Pattern and, after validation, was distributed to a larger sample of elementary school teachers and administrators. The overall fit index value in the present study was 0.30917, which indicates that it has a moderate fit in the sample under study.
Conclusion: The results indicate that the obtained Pattern is effective in the process of developing and promoting teachers' social responsibility and can be practically implemented in the education system and can be an effective guide for educational policymakers and school administrators towards development.

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Applied Educational Leadership
Volume 7, Issue 2
July 2026
Pages 94-123

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  • Receive Date: 09 August 2025
  • Revise Date: 18 October 2025
  • Accept Date: 29 October 2025

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