Development and evaluation of social responsibility indicators of high school principals a combined approach (Case study of secondary schools in Lorestan province)

Schools play a pivotal role in achieving the economic, social, cultural and environmental goals of society, and achieving the goals of community development depends on having highly socially responsible managers in the field of education. The present study was designed and conducted with the aim of developing and evaluating social responsibility indicators of high school principals in Lorestan province. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview. Purposeful sampling method was performed based on achieving theoretical saturation of 15 interviews. Theoretical coding method was used to analyze the data. The statistical population included a small number of high school principals in Lorestan province. Using the Morgan table, 290 people were selected by simple random sampling. The instrument used for data collection was a researcher-made questionnaire based on the results of the qualitative part of the research, which had 55 items and was based on a five-point Likert scale. Due to the pandemic of coronavirus, the statistical sample was provided virtually.Descriptive statistics including mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics including Smirnov clomograph and exploratory factor analysis were used to analyze the quantitative part. Findings include 55 sub-indicators, some of which include accountability, academic guidance efficiency, school excellence, effective teaching-learning, creativity, aspiration, self-management development, support of national culture, development and promotion of Islamic culture, promotion of environmental culture, saving education, Entrepreneurship is the responsibility of empowerment, promotion of charity, democracy, anti-discrimination, and citizenship, which were classified into six main indicators.