Presenting an appropriate model of effective factors on quality of education in primary schools of Tehran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to present a suitable model of effective factors on educational quality in elementary schools in Tehran. The purpose of the study was applied in terms of data analysis and mixed analytical exploratory research. As a method, descriptive and survey type were included in the quantitative section of Tehran's elementary school principals comprising 907 individuals out of which 269 were selected by simple cluster and relative stratified sampling. The research instrument consisted of a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of 125 items. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed. Also in the qualitative part of the research, 15 experts were interviewed based on semi-structured interview with 5 questions. The results showed that structural equation modeling consisted of three main components and 12 sub-components such as: 1- management factors (principals' attention to extracurricular activities, principals' attention to teachers' teaching and continual performance appraisal) 2- organizational factors, including (attention to selection). Teachers, attention to teacher empowerment, attention to educational content, formulation and adjustment of applicable rules, allocation of appropriate annual budgets and updating of educational facilities and equipment) 3- skill factors included (attention to teachers verbal skills, attention to non-verbal teachers skills and attention to teachers educational skills) Components of educational quality are Be it. Also absolute / relative fitness indices such as NFI, NNFI, CFI, IFI, RFI, GFI, AGFI, NDI and CDI with values ​​of 0.92, 0.94, 0.96, 0.96, 0.89, 0.94, 90 0.94 and 0.93 which have good fit

Keywords

• model presentation
• educational quality
• elementary schools