Challenges and Obstacles of the Cultural-educational Functions of Schools based on the Lived Experiences of School Principals in four decades after the Islamic Revolution of Iran

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1 MA degree in Educational Administration, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies and Educational Sciences, Imam Sadigh university, Tehran, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of the current research is to identify the challenges and cultural-educational malfunctions of the school based on the lived experiences of school principals in the four decades after the Islamic Revolution of Iran (1358-1398) and the research is qualitative and interpretive phenomenology.The research tool was a semi-structured interview and the study community, including principals of girls' and boys' schools from different cultural, social and economic classes from the 22 districts of Tehran, and the samples were selected purposefully until reaching category saturation. The information has been analyzed based on Dickelman's analytical and interpretive approach at the level of open codes, components and thematic themes.The findings in the challenges and obstacles section of the functions included ten financial, religious and moral, acculturation and educational, motivational, media, executive-content, managerial, cognitive, hardware and soft structural components; Also, eight thematic components were identified by dividing common dysfunctions, including social, religious, and moral types, cultural, economic, and structural identity, and specific dysfunctions under the headings of cognitive, personal, and personality, and academic guidance. The findings of the article indicate that the trend of challenges and obstacles and cultural-educational dysfunctions of schools during the four decades in question overshadows a wide field of school cultural-educational activities and programs, and in order to face them and solve them, the vigilance of the educational leaders and strategic planning are necessary in each case.

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Islamic Perspective on Educational Science
Volume 11, Issue 20
April 2023
Pages 65-97

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