Identify the basic dimensions Of Organizational In Difference In Teachers: A Mixed Research

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• soheila jalilian ¹
• ehsan azimpour ²
• vajihe nejati ¹
• azar shahri ³

¹ MA in Educational Research, Shahid Chamran University of Ahwaz, Iran

² PhD in Curriculum, University of Tabriz,Iran

³ PhD in Educational Management, University of Kordestan,Iran.

10.30495/jedu.2022.24424.4898

Abstract

Introduction: The present study aimed at recognition and classifying the basic dimensions of Organizational indifference among teachers of elementary schools in Fardis.
research methodology: The research approach was mixed method with exploratory desigen. In qualitative part of the research, the Grounded Theory method and in quantitative part a descriptive survey type was used. Sampling method in qualitative part was purposive and in quantitative part was Random stratified. The statistical sample in qualitative part was 14 people, according to theoretical saturation law, and in quantitative part was 302 people according to the Cochran formula. The data collection tool in qualitative part was semi-structured interview and in quantitative part was researcher-made questionnaire with 32 questions. In qualitative part for achieving the validity from checking by contributors and to determine the reliability, approval strategy of research colleagues was used. In quantitative part expert's opinions were used to assess the validity and the result of Cronbach's alpha test was 0.84, which indicates a high reliability. The data analysis method In qualitative part was an inductive content analysis with using coding at three levels of open, axial, and selective. That 32 dependent variables and 9 dimension variables were listed (indifference due to accident, financial factors, emotional and mental affairs, management factors, Non-participation of colleagues, non-expert Comment, workplace, organization, and presence of the clients).In quantitative part, exploratory factor analysis was performed by spss software and verifiable factor analysis  and Friedman test, structural equations and path analysis by AMOS software .
Findings: The results of exploratory factor analysis showed that Due to the high factor load of each item, the effective of all dimensions on the organizational indifference of teachers was confirmed. Based on the results of confirmatory factor analysis, the research model is a valid model and provides a suitable framework for investigating the dimensions of organizational indifference of teachers. The results also showed that; Indifference due to the comments of non-experts is the most important dimension of indifference among teachers and other dimensions are in the next positions.
 

Keywords

• Organizational
• Indifference
• classifying
• Elementaryteachers
• Education

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