Design and Validation of an Innovation-Based Management Model in the Educational System of Mazandaran Province
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Education, Mazandaran Province, Management, InnovationAbstract
The purpose of the present study was to design and validate an innovation-based management model in the educational system of Mazandaran Province. The research method was a mixed exploratory design (qualitative–quantitative). The participants in the qualitative section consisted of department heads and faculty members in educational management in Mazandaran Province, who participated in the thematic analysis phase. The qualitative sample size was determined through purposive sampling of 10 individuals until theoretical saturation was reached. In the quantitative section, the statistical population comprised 4,158 educational administrators in Mazandaran Province. Based on Krejcie and Morgan’s table, a stratified random sample of 351 participants was selected according to educational districts. For data analysis, thematic analysis was employed in the qualitative section, and structural equation modeling was used in the quantitative section, utilizing SPSS and LISREL. The findings, based on results from both the qualitative and quantitative phases, indicated that the innovation-based management model in the educational system of Mazandaran Province includes four main components—(1) environmental factors, (2) individual factors, (3) institutional factors, and (4) organizational factors—and four subcomponents—(1) recruitment, (2) development, (3) compensation, and (4) performance evaluation. According to the results, it was recommended that the Mazandaran Department of Education gradually and systematically implement these components step by step through a long-term strategic roadmap and develop an operational plan to ensure their realization. Adopting a paradigmatic approach with a local and regional perspective would also facilitate the achievement of this model.
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