Modeling effective Leadership in University of Applied Science and Technology (UAST).

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• ABDOLHAMID DELSHAD ¹
• nader gholi ghourchian ²
• parivash jafari ²

¹ DEAN

² faculty

Abstract

Present Research has been conducted with the aim of providing a model for effective leadership in the country's University of Applied Science. In this work the opinion of Iranian and world scientists and researchers in leadership and high education area and especially community- colleges and vocational high education centers models and frameworks of effective leadership was used. Methodology of this study from the prospective of objective is practical and from the prospective of implementation is descriptive-survey. From the point of data, it also mingles among the research and located in the exploration project. The study Statistical Society includes all managers of university at headquarters and heads of educational centers. To answer the survey's questions, researchers conducted a literature review and semi-structured interview, 54 Index as the main item questionnaire was determined and content validity and Cronbach's alpha was used to determine the validity and reliability and by stratified sampling method among 332 members of the community was collected and distributed. The results was obtained from t-test and exploratory factor analysis and by using structural modeling techniques, the final model of effective leadership consists of 2 dimensions (roles and responsibilities dimension and competence of effective academic leadership dimension) and 9 indices and 54 components.

Keywords

• Model
• academic leadership
• effective academic Leadership
• University of Applied Science and Technology (UAST)

20.1001.1.20086369.1398.10.40.13.3

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