Designing and explaining the components of organizational value in education in Alborz province

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Maryam Armandehi ¹
• ramezan jahanian ²
• mahtab salimi ³

¹ PhD in Educational Management, Department of Educational Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Iran

² Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

10.30495/jedu.2022.25176.5010

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to Designing and explaining the components of organizational value in education in Alborz province.
research methodology: This research, based on the purpose, following the applied research and based on the nature of the research, is an explanation that has been done by the combined method and Triangulation' design. The population of the qualitative part of the research was all the Staff managers of Education Department of Alborz Province, that using Combined sampling method (purposive and snowball) 12 people were selected as participants. The statistical population of the quantitative part of the study included all Managers and teachers working in education in Alborz province. Using stratified Cluster sampling method, 362 people selected as the statistical sample. To collect the data, a semi-structured interview and a researcher-made questionnaire used. The validity of the measurement tool confirmed in the qualitative part using the coders' agreement method and in the quantitative part through convergent and divergent validity. In addition, the reliability of the researcher-made questionnaire evaluated based on three criteria: factor load coefficients, Cronbach's alpha (0.82) and combined reliability using PLS software.
Findings: To test the research questions, were used the structural equation modeling method and PLS software. The results of the qualitative part of the research showed 180 basic themes, 3 organizing themes and 6 comprehensive themes. In addition, the results of the quantitative part of the research showed that Social and Economic components have a more effective role in explaining the structural pattern of organizational values of education managers and teachers .
Conclusion: this indicates that Content Factors  are preferable of the process components and Affecting the organizational values of education managers and teachers in Alborz province

Keywords

• Value
• Organizational Value
• Education

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