Jalil Younesi
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To keep up with increasing organizational complexities, the best survey and survey practices have evolved. This is evidenced by the continuous listening strategy, which entails conducting surveys and developing plans more frequently than in a single static event, such as biennial, annual, or short period ...
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To keep up with increasing organizational complexities, the best survey and survey practices have evolved. This is evidenced by the continuous listening strategy, which entails conducting surveys and developing plans more frequently than in a single static event, such as biennial, annual, or short period surveys to provide consistent feedback, data, and insights. The flow of the continuous listening in organizations has steered the focus of psychometric specialists towards the continuous survey or pulse survey model. The objective of this research was to study the current and future status of employee surveys in organizations in Iran, including public and private entities, from the perspective of their Human Resources specialists. For this purpose, a survey was conducted for two months between July and September of 2022. The study targeted organizations in Iran that conducted official activities during 2022. The purposeful stratified sampling method was applied to collect data from organizations and companies of varying sizes & industry sectors. The findings demonstrate that advancements in all facets of the Pulse Survey Cycle, from design to reporting and analysis to providing more timely and relevant data, have motivated organizations to move away from traditional surveying strategies and align with the advancements of newer technologies through Pulse Surveys. Despite the slow evolution of surveys among Iranian organizations and companies, it is evident that they are making gradual advancements, which align with the progress of scientific resources and popular media coverage.
morteza tahery; Mojtaba Taheri
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Abstract The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the reflective leadership assessment instruments at schools. Literature review suggests, although reflective learning is not new knowledge, reflective leadership is a novel approach at school management and leadership, and in few studies ...
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Abstract The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the reflective leadership assessment instruments at schools. Literature review suggests, although reflective learning is not new knowledge, reflective leadership is a novel approach at school management and leadership, and in few studies in this field have not established valid tools for revealing this concept at schools. Extensive research literature review, the dimensions and statements of the principals’ reflective leadership scale were stablished based on Castelli’s (2012) reflective leadership model, and the data was compiled with the participation of 327 secondary teachers. Along with the face and content validity assessment of the itemsand dimensions by educational management practitioners, teachers and applying their views, participants' comments on the ambiguity, repetition, and relationship of the statements with the concepts and dimensions through the implementation of the scale in pilot study were applied. Results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis show that 29 items are in five factors: sense of safeness, openness, purpose, challenging beliefs and feedback provide reflective leadership measurement tools. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was calculated for each factor and the total reliabilityy was estimated 0.97. This study is a pioneer research in measuring principals’ reflective leadership at schools. Reflective leadership is a fundamental factor in the positivist paradigm shift to interpretation at Iranian schools. Research findings for education practitioner will be useful in assessing and deploying reflective leadership at schools.
