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This study of considers the feasibility of using digital leadership in Iranian primary schools. Purposeful sampling was used to obtain a sample of primary school principals in Shahrood, Iran with at least 5 years experience. Semi-structured interviews were used for data collection, Grounded theory method with the Strauss and Corbin coding approach was used for data analysis. Results showed that digital leadership in primary schools had 114 concepts (open codes) falling into 29 categories (axial codes) and formed 6 dimensions including causal conditions, contextual conditions, intervening conditions, central phenomenon, strategies and consequences. Results showed that the use of digital leadership in primary schools is feasible due to the ability and high interest of principals and staff. Causal conditions include the level of ability and approach of educators, digital revolution, culture building, reforming the educational structure and policies, training and development of human resources and attracting capital. Also, the context include digital strategies, digital educational platform, networking, financial and human resources, digital content and management dashboard. On the other hand, intervening conditions include economic, structural, political, cultural and educational fields in the way of using digital leadership in elementary schools, that should be dealt with effective solutions and strategies including supportive, educational, collaborative, managerial and cultural strategy. Also, the use of digital leadership can improve teaching and learning, promote creativity, update and develop, innovate and improve the quality of education and change in educational culture and leadership patterns. Finally, a model was presented based on the findings of this study

The research was conducted with the aim of identifying the drivers and obstacles for the professional development of elementary school principals. The current research is qualitative study. The statistical population was the principals of public elementary schools. Using the purposeful snowball sampling method, 22 school principals from the education districts of Tehran were selected as a sample, and the theoretical saturation of the data was observed in the interview of the 20th person. A semi-structured interview was used as a tool. The data was analyzed by theoretical coding (Open, axial and selective coding) according to the answers provided to the three research questions. In the review of the current situation of the professional development of principals, 5 components were obtained, regarding factors affecting the professional development of Principals, 9 components were obtained, and in the review of obstacles to the professional development of Principals, 3 components were obtained. Based on the results of the research, it was found that the principals of educational institutions are facing issues and problems, which, by solving them, helped the professional development and capabilities of the principals. Finally, professional development indicators were presented in 5 scientific, skill, organizational, personal and cultural-social sectors.

The main goal of this research was to analyze the role of schools' principals in the formation of the hidden curriculum of secondary schools in Tabriz. The research was carried out through mixed method research (qualitative and quantitative) of exploratory type. The research community was formed by academic experts and professors in the field of education, curriculum development, and public education and principals of successful schools. In the qualitative phase, the opinions of various experts were collected through the grounded theory method (by using semi-structured interview) and analyzed and classified through coding steps. Based on the theoretical saturation criterion, 17 participants were selected in a purposive way in the qualitative phase and in the quantitative phase 356 experts, school principals and educational assistants of schools. Data was collected by semi-structured interview and analyzed by structural equation method with smartpls4 software. As a result, 103 indicators, 24 components and 6 dimensions were obtained, which were presented in the form of a paradigm model. In the quantitative phase, a survey research method and a researcher-made questionnaire tool were used. Also, in the quantitative section, using the structural equation method, it was determined that among the obtained components, the effort participation component with a coefficient of (0.912) is the first priority and the rules and regulations component with a coefficient of (0.619) is the last priority. The main result and suggestion of the research is that more and special attention should be given to the components that were placed in the first priorities.

The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of Knowledge-based Leadership on the innovative educational activities of first-secondary teachers in Durood City with the role of mediator in Making Schools Smart Plan. This study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of data collection method and structural equation modeling. The statistical population includes all the teachers of secondary schools of Dorud City and 135 of them were selected as a sample by stratified random sampling method. Data collection was done with Donit and DePablo's (2015) Knowledge-based Leadership questionnaires, Saatchi, Kamkari, and Askarian's (2010) innovative educational activities questionnaire, and Smartening Schools scale Jafari Hajti's (2015). Average Variance Extracted, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, and composite reliability (CR) were used to measure the validity and reliability of the tools, and the results of all the indices confirmed that the questionnaires have a suitable and acceptable condition. The final analysis of the data using SPSS software and Smart PLS was done. According to the standard coefficients of the path, the direct effect of knowledge-based leadership on innovative educational activities is 0.532; The amount of indirect effect is 0.270 and its overall effect is equal to 0.802. Also, the smartness of schools directly explains innovative educational activities by 0.428 (42.8%). Knowledge-based leadership is one of the effective leadership styles to strengthen innovative activities in organizations especially in schools. Smartening schools by strengthening learning-teaching processes and creating an interactive environment can facilitate innovative educational activities.

The present research is aimed at studying the effects of parenting styles on teacher authoritarianism and the possibility of its reproduction in class management in the schools of Urumia.The research method is operational and in terms of data gathering is descriptional-correlation and the statistical universe includes all Teachers of Urmia city,4506 subjects,and 351 subjects were selected as statistical sample by using Cochran statistical formula and random-stratified sampling method.The data gathering tool is stansard questionnaire of parenting styles of Baumrind and authoritarian personality of Asorno-Altemer. SPSS was used to analyze data and also r correlation and multi-variable regression model.The result of this research indicates that the correlation between the components of permissive and authoritarian parent styles with teacher authoritarianism at a meaningful level less than 0/01 and 0/99 reliance was confirmed and the type of relationship is positive and direct and the linear relationship between authoritarian parent style components and teacher authoritarianism at a meaningful level of less than 0/01 was confirmed and the type of relationship is negative and inverse.The results of regression analyse show that the existing variables in model could explain 0/24 of the dependent variable variations of authoritarianism.