Identify strategies for sharing managerial experiences In elementary schools in a phenomenological way

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• maryam mohammadi ¹
• Nader Gholi Ghorchian ²
• Farhad Shafipour Motlagh ³
• Mohammad Saheb Alzamani ⁴

¹ PhD student in Educational Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

² Professor, Department of Educational Management, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

³ Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management, Mahallat Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahallat, Iran

⁴ Mohammad Sahebalzamani Professor, Department of Management, Fauclty of Health, Tehran Medical Sciences Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

10.30495/jedu.2023.29519.5894

Abstract

Introduction: Considering that a native model for sharing managerial experiences is not available for primary school principals, however, this group of principals seriously need such a model to improve the level of their managerial experiences. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to identify strategies for sharing management experiences in primary schools.

research methodology: The research method was qualitative-phenomenological. The research environment included all primary school principals over 25 years of experience, which was continued by purposeful sampling method until the saturation of sampling up to 29 people. In-depth interviews were used to gather the required data. Data analysis is coded, open, axial and selective.

Findings: In general, the research findings showed 253 open codes, 10 selected codes (job security, organizational trust, job motivation, knowledge management, evaluation review, organizational commitment, job conflict, open organizational atmosphere, group cooperation, Organizational learning) and 29 core codes (learning management models, learning learns, learning new methods, collaborating for improvement, collaborating to find resources, collaborating for integration, motivation for school growth and development, individual motivation, social motivation, evaluating principal participation, evaluation Learning leadership, school process evaluation, knowledge storage, knowledge organization, knowledge sharing, trust in the organization, trust in colleagues, trust in the job, normative commitment, emotional commitment, continuous commitment, free communication with each other, informality, delegation Perfectionism, inspiration from the environment, job stability, job accreditation, job comfort) were extracted in relation to strategies for sharing the experiences of school principals.

Conclusion: Primary school management is the most important educational course for children and therefore needs to address their weaknesses on the one hand and their growth, development and promotion on the other hand. Sharing the experiences of primary school principals is one of the important strategies that Improving the quality of primary schools is multifaceted.

Keywords

• Sharing experience
• school principals
• elementary school

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