نشریه پژوهش های رهبری آموزشی
پیاپی 3 (بهار 1394)

The Purpose of this study was to discover the accountability strategies of public universities. Qualitative data achieved by semi-structured interviews with 20 higher education experts and faculty members. In the procedural analysis of the findings, using analytical techniques of Strauss and Corbin. Participants of the present research were selected based on repetition logic and were selected in line with the theory which is known as theoretical sampling and it lasted till the collected data reached the point of saturation. Data which were carried out by using Strauss & Corbin analytical techniques reveals 6 categories that explain strategies of public universities accountability. This strategies / categories include: 1.University autonomy (non-interference of government, giving authority to universities, university autonomy, scientific freedom), 2.Participation (students and professors in universities, university members in society, outside stakeholders in university-related issues), 3.Scientific-applied interactions (with other educational institutes or other sections), 4.Internationalization of universities, .Applicability, 6.Supply and allocation of financial resources.

The object of this study was to examine the relationship between academic optimism culture and enable school structure of Tehran elementary schools’ teachers. The sample of this research was 250 teachers of elementary schools that selected multi-level randomly and use academic optimism and enable bureaucracy of Hoy and colleagues as a data analysis. The result indicated that teachers academic optimism culture have statistically significant and lower than average, but trust in parent and students have not statistically significant and lower than average. Academic optimism culture of female teachers is higher than that of men. Teachers with higher education have higher academic optimism than lower education. Also, teachers academic optimism have direct relationship with enabling bureaucracy. Trust in students and parents have highest relationship with enabling structure. At the end, creating COP (community of practice) for reinforcing the collective efficacy of teachers, development of teachers and involvement of parents in schools activity for creating trust between parents, students and teachers are recommended.

The purpose ofthis studywas toinvestigate thesecure-based leadership in reducing retaliatory behaviors with mediatorrole ofworking conscience. The current research method is descriptive and the research project used was based on structural equations model. The statistical populationis229 employees ofRazi University which they were selected by stratified random sampling method. Data were gathered through three questionnaires,the safety leader, working conscience and retaliatory behaviors. The dataafter collecting were analyzed by SPSSand LISREL.Results ofstructural equation modeling showed that: Direct effectthe secure based leadership in reducing retaliatory behaviors (0/63) is positive and significant. Direct effectthe secure-base leadership on working conscience 0/74) is positive and significant. Also, direct effectthe working conscience in reducing retaliatory behaviors (0/16) is positive and significant. But indirect effect theSecure-Base leadershipin reducing retaliatory behaviors with mediatorrole ofworking conscience (0/10) isnot positive and significant.

The emergence of various higher education institutions required attention to the university's qualitative activities. One of the most important dimensions of quality was attention to student's needs and if we looked for student satisfaction, it was resulted in students` loyalty in reelecting their University to continue their higher education. The goal of this study was applying European customer satisfaction index and the factors affecting the quality of teaching and learning. This study was a correlation study and the population included all faculty members of Shiraz Medical Sciences and Fars Payamenoor. Using krejcie and Morgan formula and by eliminating the incomplete questionnaires,239 questionnaires were analyzed by using path analysis as the statistical procedure.The direct effect of Student satisfaction (0.18) and their Image (0.16) on Loyalty is meaningful. Also there is a meaningful effect between students` expectation (0.47), Software Perceived Quality (0.15) and Hardware Perceived Quality (0.19) with Students` satisfaction is meaningful.But there is no direct effect between visible value (0.10) and Students` satisfaction. Finally there is a meaningful effect between image(0.45),Software Perceived Quality(0.12),hardware Perceived Quality(0.15)and student expectation (0.47) and Student satisfaction. It should be noted that among the variables of the study, there is no significant and direct effect between visible value and students` satisfaction but there is significant relationship among other variables of the study.

This research focuses on studying the glass ceiling for women in leadership positions in succession planning and promotion of administrators and education experts in Alborz Province. The method of this research is descriptive - survey. The population of the study is included all male and female managers, top executives and managers and all staff employed in the Office of the Alborz Province and all eight regions of the Alborz Province. The population in 1806 is based on single-sample of 317 participants who were selected through Cochran formula for contingency. The instrument was a questionnaire that was developed based on the literature study and has used face validity for validity of instrument and also has asked the opinion of experts for content validity.Cronbach's alpha was used for reliability studies of the value of 95% was achieved, the collected data were analyzed by Univariate regression test and Friedman rank test. The data showed the organizational, cultural, and political factors in order of importance and greater impact on creating a glass ceiling and the family has the lowest impact factor.

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of knowledge management on organizational innovation among the personnel of Babol University of Medical Sciences. This is a descriptive- correlational study clearly based on structural equation modeling (SEM). The population of this research was 400 personnel of Babol University of Medical Sciences. To measure research variables, Nonaka knowledge management questionnaire with 4 dimensions: externalization, combination, internalization, and socialization and Organizational innovation Questionnaire with 3 dimensions: productive, process and administrative were used and distributed among 189 personnel. The reliability of knowledge management and organizational innovation questionnaires was assessed through Cranach’s coefficient alpha as 0.945 and 0.944, respectively. Findings of this study showed that all dimensions of knowledge management and organizational innovation are mutually correlated with each other (p

The presented research was provided to investigate relationship organizational citizenship behavior and reputation: mediators in the relationship between accountability and job performance and satisfaction using descriptive-correlation method. The population was 640 faculty members of University of Tabriz. Also, the sample size was 180 which selected stratified random sampling, using Kokran formula. The collected data in this research have used five questionnaire as follows: Hochwarter et al (2005) measure of accountability, Paterson’s (1990) job performance Scale, Brayfield & Roths’s (1951) job satisfaction scale, Podsakoff’s (1990) organizational citizenship behavior scale and Hochwarter, Ferris and Zinko’s reputation scale (2007), respectively. The reliability thorough Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.70, 0.88, 0.65, 0.81 and 0.87, respectively. For statistical analysis, Pierson correlation and structural equation modeling have been used. The results of study indicate accountability has significant positive relationship and direct impact on organizational citizenship behavior. Also, organizational citizenship behavior has significant positive relationship and direct impact on reputation. Furthermore; the results of study indicate that path analysis of reputation on job performance is significant. Hence, mediator role of organizational citizenship behavior and reputation in relationship between accountability and job performance is certified. Moreover, the results of study indicate that path analysis of reputation on job satisfaction is not significant. Hence, Mediator role of organizational citizenship behavior and reputation in relationship between accountability and job satisfaction is not certified.