Designing a model for developing educational leadership in the Iranian higher education system (Case study: Bu-Ali Sina University)

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1 Faculty member, Payam Noor University, South Tehran

2 Lecturer at Hamadan University of Education

Abstract

Background and Objective: The higher education system has a very important impact on the economic, social, and cultural progress and development of a country. Therefore, the main objective of the research was to design a model for developing educational leadership in the Iranian higher education system (Case Study: Bu-Ali Sina University).
Research methodology: The mixed (qualitative-quantitative) research method was exploratory; a combined exploratory and explanatory research design was used to explain the main aspects of the subject. The components and dimensions of the subject were examined in the form of document studies and interviews and formulated in the form of effective items in developing educational leadership. The meta-synthesis method was used to analyze qualitative data and the factor analysis method was used for quantitative data. The statistical population of the study in the qualitative stage was comprised of experts in the field of educational leadership through purposive sampling, and in the quantitative stage, it included faculty members of Bu Ali Sina University, consisting of 460 people. In the quantitative stage, a statistical sample of 210 people was selected from the faculties in proportion to the size of the community.
Findings: The research findings were analyzed using hierarchical confirmatory factor analysis and the cause-and-effect relationships of the model dimensions were analyzed using path analysis. The findings showed that the indigenous model of educational leadership development in the Iranian higher education system has a good fit, considering the results obtained, and can be used as an indigenous model of educational leadership development in the Iranian higher education system.
Conclusion: The results of this study can be of interest to educational leaders, considering the indigenous model of educational leadership development along with its dimensions and components.

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Applied Educational Leadership
Volume 7, Issue 1
April 2026
Pages 150-164

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  • Receive Date: 20 September 2025
  • Revise Date: 29 January 2026
  • Accept Date: 30 January 2026

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