فصلنامه رهبری و مدیریت آموزشی
سال چهارم شماره 1 (بهار 1389)

The purpose of present research was to investigate educational curriculum planning structure for high school level in Iran regarding the level of attention to innovation elements from educational planning professors and specialists’ viewpoints, in order to design guiding patterns for innovation centered curriculum to apply in high school curriculum, based on the level of attention and regarding innovation elements, and in other words the weaknesses and strong points concerning paying attention to innovation and creativity in curriculum. The research is a contextual study whose statistical population consisted all professors and specialists of curriculum numbered 104 individuals, 92 of which were selected after determination of sample volume using Morgan table. The instrument for data collection was researcher designed questionnaire that was used after determination of perpetuity and justifiability. In analyzing the data, using SPSS software in descriptive statistics stage. Mean and standard deviation, as well as T test, Levine test and Duncan test were used to analyze data. Our findings suggest that from specialists and experts’ points of view, application of creative approaches and methods (developing cognitive processes, student-oriented approaches, social human and humanism) in high school curriculum tends to be inefficient and low. Also, the rate of considering creativity elements from different personal, collective and organizational elements tends to be low; but the level of application of approaches and spiritual centered orientations, subject centeredness tend to be high and the approaches such as transferring cultural heritage and competence centeredness tend to be in average and low level.

Regarding the significant role of knowledge-based entrepreneurship in innovation and converting the research results into products and services, it is imperative to train entrepreneurs in universities. The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the answer to following question: is there any relationship between research behaviour and entrepreneurship among academic staff in Islamic Azad University (IAU) Roudehen Branch? To this end, a survey method was used to collect data and find the relationship between variables. Theoretical issues and literature review were also carried out through a library research together with benefiting from the university’s research data base. The population of the study consisted of all the faculty members (N=325) of IAU Roudehen Branch. The research instruments were a researcher-designed questionnaire for research behaviour and the entrepreneurship questionnaire. The results of multivariate regression indicated that there was no relationship between research behaviour (Dependant variable) and entrepreneurship (Independent variable) among university professors in Islamic Azad University (IAU) Roudehen Branch. There was no significant difference between the male and female professors in this respect. Also, no relationship was found between their research behaviour and academic degrees.

The purpose of this study was to assess the direct and indirect impacts of transformational leadership style, learning culture and organizational learning on organizational intelligence in Islamic Azad University (zone:8). The sample population for the study were 311 scientific board members of Islamic Azad University. Scientific board members completed organizational intelligence, learning climate, organizational learning Audit and multifactor leadership questionnaire. Lisrel project software was applied for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).Based on the tested structural equation model, transformational leadership style, organizational learning and learning culture; Latent variables have direct and indirect impact on organizational intelligence. Transformational leadership, organizational learning and learning culture enhance organizational intelligence.The tested model had a good fit. The findings suggest that these factors must be considered in plans and programs for promoting organizational intelligence.

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of management stability on quality of school principals functions viewpoints of teachers of secondary schools. Descriptive-correlation method was used for the study. Statistical population for the study included all superintendents of secondary schools in Eslamshahr. Classified random sampling was used to select the sample population and 90 teachers were selected based on Morgan & Jessie tables. Three high schools teachers were also requested to respond to the questionnaire. The instrument was a researcher design questionnaire including 68 items that explained 5 elements (Human Relation-Educational Affaires- Financed matters-Administrative-Assessment) as factors to show managers performance, measured with 5 degree Likert Scales. Validity of the instrument was approved by review of the advisors of the project and reliability was measured by use of Cronbach alpha that showed 0.97. Data gathered was analyzed by use of such central tendency indicators as Frequency – Mean –Standard deviation as well as inferential statistics as Unman whitney test by spss software. The results of this research revealed that there were meaningful relationships between the management stability and quality of performance among school managers in terms of educational affairs, administrative and assessment. However, there was found no meaningful relationship between management stability of managers and quality of their functions in terms of human affairs.

The aim of this research was to study the relationship between organizational climate and ethical behaviors among the personnel of Isfahan University and Isfahan Medical Sciences University in 2010. To achieve this purpose 129 personnel of Isfahan University and Medical Sciences University were selected by classified proportionate sampling method. The research instruments included Litwin & Stringer, organizational climate questionnaire and Lussier ethical behaviors. The data was analyzed through Pearson correlation, Regression, ANOVA analysis. The reliability coefficient of questionnaires was measured through Cronbach Alpha in organizational climate (0.78) and the reliability coefficient of ethical behaviors questionnaire was measured (0.91). The results showed that there were significant correlation between responsibility, standard & conflict (P<0/05). There were no significant correlation between organization risk dimensions, structure, reward, warmth, support, identity, (P>0/05). Demographic variables (sex, university, education level) were not related to the ethical behavior (P>0/05). In addition, variables (years, work experience) were related to the organizational climate (P<0/05). Therefore, the university directors are proposed to improve the organizational climate by improving and developing communications. Participating the staff in making decision, empowering and giving the liberty act to the staff and using rewarding and protection system to the same extent, they would have the same effects in the staffs ethical behaviors.

This research was conducted to determine the impediments to promotion of the culture of inclination to the sports for spending the leisure-time among the female teachers in Isfahan. Descriptive method was followed in this study. The statistical populating consisted all 8032 official and contractual female teachers employed in ordinary public schools of Isfahan five districts in the academic year 2009-2010. Sample population was 170 selected by multi phase's random process. The tool for collecting data was the researcher designed questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed using the opinions of supervisor and experts in this field, and the reliability with 92% on the basis of Kronbach Alpha. The analysis of research data indicated the impediments to the promotion of the culture of inclination to the sports for spending the leisure –time among the female teachers in Isfahan have consisted of the poor information and poor facilities and equipments(with a mean of 3.84),the religious prejudices (with a mean of 3.23), the cultural traditions and customs (with a mean of 3.31), that among these factors, the facilities and equipments with a mean of 3.84 had the highest mean and the religious prejudices with a mean of 3.23 received the lowest mean. Also there was no difference with the respect to the marital status, education, and place of work by comparison with the respondent's opinions.