Identifying Cultural and Social Dimensions of Education Management Information Systems in the Form of a Conceptual Framework

Today's organizations according to education management information systems can improve their position among other organizations and gain a competitive advantage. As a result, the aim of this study was to identifying the cultural and social dimensions of education management information systems in the form of a conceptual framework.

The present study in terms of purpose was practical and in terms of implementation method was qualitative from type of phenomenological. The statistical population of this research was policy makers and educational planners, education managers and faculty members of expert in the field of education, which according to the principle of theoretical saturation number of 21 people were selected by purposive sampling method. The research tool was a semi-structured interview, which its validity was confirmed by the opinion of experts and its reliability was obtained by the method of coefficient of agreement between coders 0.76 and the interviews ended when the interviewees had no other information about the subject. The data obtained from the interviews were analyzed by thematic analysis method in MAXQDA software.

The findings showed that education management information systems had 11 sub themes in 2 main themes; So that the themes were included internal efficiency (including seven components of human resources, students, curriculum, training and educational facilities and spaces, budget and credits, management and training, educational and research programs and activities) and external efficiency (with four components of religious and moral goals , scientific and educational goals, cultural and artistic goals and human development goals and women's participation). Also, cultural and social dimensions of education management information systems had 27 sub themes in 6 main themes of cultural, social, structural, technical, physical and organizational. It should be noted that the pattern of themes of education management information systems and cultural and social dimensions of education management information systems were drawn.

Considering the identification of the main and sub themes for the dimensions of education management information systems, planning to improve education management information systems is necessary to achieve a competitive advantage.