Standardization and validation of talent management tools in gifted schools in Tehran

Document Type : Quantitative Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Saveh Branch, Saveh, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran.

3 . Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Saveh Branch, Saveh, Iran .

Abstract

A healthy, humane and efficient educational system considers individual differences in abilities and capabilities as normal and tries to flourish the talents of all students. Thus, in an effective education system, educational equality does not mean that all students have the same experiences, but it does mean that individuals have an equal opportunity to develop their talents. The existence of individual differences among students in terms of characteristics such as intelligence, personality, talent, academic achievement, economic and social status and learning power, is one of the most important issues that teachers face in their classrooms. For this reason, some who were really genius stood up and by providing accurate tools and methods, they were able to test their species from different aspects and reveal their differences.
Undoubtedly, in all countries of the world, developed or developing, the identification and management of brilliant talents and talented people with different philosophical motives and roots is considered. In some countries, the main motivation is the growth of intellectual powers and the development of special talents. But in others, the source of the effort is the emphasis on equal educational opportunities for all, while at the same time considering the full development of individuals' talents for self-actualization and meeting the needs of society. One of the most important parts of talent development and talent management takes place in gifted schools. In developed countries, scientifically and educationally, at the beginning of a child entering primary school, he is tested for talent and then, in accordance with the identified talent, the person begins to study. A job that has no place in the Iranian educational system, and another weakness is the memory-oriented nature of the educational system, while modern educational systems are intelligence-oriented; Simply put, in advanced schools, people who have a better ability to analyze content grow better.
In today's fast-paced, competitive world, what guarantees the superiority of companies and organizations over each other is the availability of talented human resources, especially at management levels. But the challenge that is faced today in organizations across the country is to attract, develop and retain these talents. On the other hand, improving the human resources to increase the productivity of the organization is always considered by every organization. According to management and organization experts, performance appraisal is a good way to improve human resources (Schooley. 2010: 4).
Talent management includes the dimensions of attracting, selecting, engaging, developing and retaining employees, which at the center of these dimensions are the competencies and core values ​​of the organization. These factors or dimensions are interconnected through a continuous process, strategy, implementation and evaluation. It is worth noting that talent management in educational institutions, especially in gifted schools, is at the forefront of developing human capital and youth skills. This management is a set of organizational activities for assets, development, motivation and retention of talented personnel to achieve the goals. The future of the organization
Therefore, the importance of paying attention to talent management in gifted schools, made the researcher in this research to be able to identify and manage talented people and talented people and attract and retain these talents in the country and implement and implement and Institutionalize student talent management and improve their level to provide appropriate scientific and practical solutions.
The necessity of this research is that the benefits of work return to the system of the educational system of the country and also help the students and their teachers and parents. It can also promote the work and development of school staff, including principals, teachers and assistants. Also, by correctly identifying the talents and guiding the students to future job and career fields and making the best use of their talents, it will be possible to draw and achieve the desired job for the students in accordance with their talents and interests.
Therefore, the main issue of this research is testing and validating the talent management model in gifted schools, which is based on a case study conducted in Tehran.
 
Undoubtedly, one of the most important motivations of the researcher in dealing with this issue and why this issue became his mental concern, was his lived and personal experience during his academic and professional period. Also, the most important motivations of the researcher in dealing with this issue and the mental concern of the researcher are due to the prevailing atmosphere of schools and society and ignoring the inner motivations and interests and innate talents of students. In this regard, in the country's schools from the very beginning of elementary school students to the category of talent identification and recognition of potential abilities of learners and guide them in the right direction is not in line with their interests and this has caused many of these talents remain unknown and only in festivals. Scientific olympiads and special aptitude tests in the country can identify and guide some of them.
It can be said that talent management in educational institutions, especially schools, is in line with the development of human capital and skills. In this study, the quantitative research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of this study includes all teachers and principals of gifted schools in Tehran and the statistical sample was based on the sample needed to perform exploratory or confirmatory factor analysis of 300 people and the sampling method was proportional to the volume of sub-populations (different gifted schools). The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire that was validated for exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis using SPSS and AMOS software to analyze the data in this study. The results in standard mode showed that talent management in gifted schools has a positive and significant effect on the components; Talent-supporting laws and regulations have a talent management perspective, talent management financial resources, talent-creating atmosphere, soft infrastructure establishment, hard infrastructure establishment, scientific and academic system, quality of teaching and learning and talent management. Also, according to Cronbach's alpha 0.710 and combined reliability 0.803 has a good reliability and according to convergent validity 0.625 has a good validity. The goodness indicators of the fit all indicate the proper fit of the model with the research data.

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