Factors Affecting the Quality Improvement of In-service Training Programs for Teachers and Educators

The main objective of the present descriptive-correlational study was to determine factors affecting the improvement of in-service training programs for primary school teachers and educators in Shahinshar، Iran. The statistical population of the study included 392 primary school teachers and educators in Shahinshahr. A sample of 50 respondents was selected through cluster sampling method. A researcher-developed Likert type questionnaire containing 39 five-points close-ended items was the research instrument. Its reliability calculated by Cronbach''s alpha coefficient was 0/88. Descriptive statistical techniques (e. g. percentage، mean‚ frequency‚ standard deviation) along with inferential statistics (e. g. t-test) were employed to analyze data. The findings revealed that teaching method، needs analysis، ongoing evaluation، application of encouragement and punishment، and supervising instruction could affect teachers’ in-service-training quality above average.