Challenges and obstacles to the expansion of the role of counseling school principles (Case Study of West Azarbaijan)

The purpose of this study was to identify the challenges to expanding the role of counseling school principals. the present study has been conducted in a qualitative style and includes principles, counsellors, teachers and students of West Azarbaijan during the educational year of 2012-2013 and the method of sampling was purposive sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and were analyzed using frame work analysis. Accordingly, a thematic frame work and a set of key issues were identified.The most important challenges were identified and categorized in three categories of personal including personality traits, factional action, and competencies; the environmental includes infrastructure, communication-information, motivational - human and leadership and dynamic management and the organizational includes support and support, economic, financial, and socio-cultural.The most important challenges were identified and categorized in three categories of personal including personality traits, factional action, and competencies; the environmental includes infrastructure, communication-information, motivational - human and leadership and dynamic management and the organizational includes support and support, economic, financial, and socio-cultural. In order to prevent the identified damaging in expanding the role of counseling of school principals, serious efforts are needed from the principals, school staff and educational staff of the country.In order to prevent the identified damaging in expanding the role of counseling of school principals, serious efforts are needed from the principals, school staff and educational staff of the country.