Pathology of Selection and Appointment Primary School Principals in District 5 of Isfahan

The purpose of this study was to investigate the pathology of the system of selection and appointment of primary school principals in the academic year of 2019-2020 in District 5 of Isfahan in an applied method with a combined approach. In the qualitative section, semi-structured interviews with snow experts were performed by sampling snowballs with 10 experts in the field of education in Isfahan, and their analysis was performed through content analysis. In a small part of 215 primary schools in Isfahan District 5, 138 schools were selected based on Krejcie and Morgan table as a sample size and data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire and the results were analyzed at both descriptive and inferential levels. Statistics were analyzed using SPSS software. The results showed that the current situation of the system of selection and appointment of primary school principals in Isfahan District 5 is unfavorable and the main challenges include the lack of specialized fields for training principals in Farhangian University, lack of capable manpower, lack of database. , Lack of knowledge and mastery of managers with specialized courses and required for the elementary course, which can be solved with tools such as placing an internship for new managers, using experienced managers as support, creating a training center for future managers