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Designing dimensions and components of creative thinking in educational managers

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 PhD student, Department of Educational Management, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran
Abstract
Background and purpose: This research was conducted with the aim of designing and dimensions of creative thinking skills in educational managers.

Research method: The current research was conducted in terms of practical purpose and with an approach mixed with an exploratory design. The statistical population in the qualitative section was 10 people who were experts in the field of creative thinking, who were selected by the purposeful sampling method and considering the saturation law. The data collection tool in the qualitative part was a semi-structured interview, which was used to ensure the validity of the qualitative part and to ensure the accuracy of the findings from the researcher's point of view, the opinions of professors and experts familiar with this field and experts were used. The Delphi method was used to analyze the qualitative data, and the data analysis was done with the help of MAX QDA software.Findings: The results of the qualitative part in the open coding stage, the results of coding 30 primary codes were identified in the form of 6 categories. The results of deciphering and analyzing the content of the groups showed that the components of technical skills, problem solving, ethics, emotional skills, cognitive and social skills were obtained.

Conclusion: Based on the results of the research, the dimensions and components of creative thinking for educational managers have several dimensions and components that educational system planners can pay attention to in order to develop the creative thinking of managers.
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Volume 6, Issue 1 - Serial Number 19
Spring 2024
Pages 246-259

  • Receive Date 06 June 2024
  • Revise Date 20 June 2024
  • Accept Date 17 June 2024
  • First Publish Date 17 June 2024
  • Publish Date 21 May 2024