Development of physical education teachers' leisure time based on the approach of improving human resources in school environments

Document Type : Mixed Method Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD Student of Sport Management, Department of Physical Education, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran

2 Assistant Professor Department of Physical Education, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran

3 Assistant Professor Executive Management Department, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Today, improving human resources as one of the main strategies to achieve human capital and adapt to change, is considered as a competitive advantage of organizations and has a special strategic importance and place in the survival and development of the organization. Teachers, as one of the most important elements of any country's education system, need continuous improvement in order to perform well. To adapt to operational goals, environmental change and organizational development, organizations continuously develop and improve four human resources variables: the use of new technologies, equipment, laws and regulations, and the organizational cultural space. Under such circumstances, education has undergone fundamental changes and the main challenge in today's world is not to be excluded from global competition, they are involved in the continuous process of change to be able to withstand the problems and opportunities of complex and changing environment. It was used to eliminate shortcomings and deficiencies. Undoubtedly, the expansion of teachers' leisure time today plays an important role in improving their performance. Lack of regular procedures to improve the leisure time of physical education teachers has led to the lack of regular and coherent activities regarding the leisure time of physical education teachers. Undoubtedly, improving the leisure time of physical education teachers due to their job nature can have more effects on their job performance compared to teachers. However, in the existing policies and programs in education, as well as in schools, there are no coherent and systematic procedures regarding the development of physical education teachers' leisure time. This issue has caused the level of leisure time of physical education teachers to not be in a good condition, which has caused problems in this regard. As mentioned, the use of leisure activities (both in terms of physical and sports activities and in terms of social, cultural and artistic) leads to improved human resource performance and is itself a step towards improving human resources. Therefore, the present study intends to develop the leisure time of physical education teachers (using the human resource improvement model) to see better performance of these teachers. Under such circumstances, education has undergone fundamental changes and the main challenge in today's world is not to be excluded from global competition, to be involved in the continuous process of change to be able to withstand the problems and opportunities of the environment. Used complex and variable to eliminate shortcomings and deficiencies. On the other hand, the vision of the document of fundamental transformation of education in the field of leadership and management system is expressed as follows: "Leadership and management education system in the 20-year horizon of the country, an efficient, effective and perfectionist system, based on The superior share of human resources with excellent capabilities at the level of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the region, learner, justice-oriented and participatory, believer, adorned with the virtues of Islamic ethics, agent of righteous action, transcendent and transformative, revolutionary, Is futuristic, wise, committed, honest, insightful and truthful. Achieving this requires future human resources. Therefore, in order to achieve this ideal goal, education needs to train and improve human resources in accordance with the future strategic position. One of the factors that can lead to the improvement of resources in education is the leisure of human resources. Many studies have examined the role of leisure time in improving human resources.The aim of this study was to Development of physical education teachers' leisure time based on the approach of improving human resources in school environments. The present study was of the mixed type. The statistical population of the present study in the qualitative section included experts familiar with the subject of research. Also, the statistical population in the quantitative research section included the country's physical education teachers. The research tools included semi-structured interviews and a researcher-made questionnaire designed according to the objectives and method of the research. The entire process of analyzing the present research data was performed in SPSS and AMOS software. The results of the present study showed that the component of individual improvement, moral improvement, social and cultural improvement, organizational improvement, professional improvement and educational improvement were identified as effective factors as leisure development components. Finally, using the structural modeling method, the conceptual model of the research was drawn. The results showed that after calculating the corresponding T value of each factor, it was determined that all the developmental leisure frameworks of physical education teachers have a significant effect. According to the results, it was found that there are eight categories of factors explaining the development of teachers' leisure time with the use of resource improvement. Then, based on the power of influence and dependence, there will be four groups of identifiable elements, which are: The first group (autonomous): These components are almost separated from the system, because they have weak connections to the system, which in the case There is no component study in this group. The second group (dependent): the dimensions of this area are mainly the results of the model that many factors are involved in creating them and they themselves can less pave the way for other components. The individual improvement component is in this group. Group 3 (link): The components that are in this area are not stable, any change that occurs on them, affects both themselves and other components. The components of leisure development, moral improvement, social and cultural improvement, organizational improvement, professional improvement and educational improvement are called connectivity. Group 4 (independent): These components are located at the lowest level of the chart. These components, along with the link components, are the key that forms the basis of the model and must be considered in the first place to get the system up and running. There is no component in this study in this group. On the other hand, according to the results of the present study on the importance of organizational improvement, it is suggested that the structure of schools be improved in order to provide and carry out activities related to the development of physical education teachers' leisure time. Also, according to the results of the present study on the importance of professional improvement, it is suggested that by creating a coordination between job activities and leisure activities, to provide conditions for improving the job performance of physical education teachers through these activities.

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