Investigating the Role of School Principals in Attracting Teachers to Schools based on Invitational Theory: A Mixed Method Research

Document Type : Mixed Method Research Paper

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1 PhD. Student, Department of Education, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

2 Department of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

10.22034/jsa.2024.141501.2526

Abstract

The quality of school leadership is one of the determining criteria in attracting teachers to schools and their decision to stay or leave the school. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the invitational leadership style in the public schools of Sanandaj city during the academic year of 2023 and to study the signs of invitational leadership in attracting teachers to schools. This study was implemented with a mixed-explanatory approach and data was collected from school teachers in two stages. In the first stage, a close-ended questionnaire adapted from Burns (2007) was implemented with the participation of 369 public school teachers in Sanandaj city. Based on the findings from the quantitative phase of the research, invitational school leaders were identified and qualitative data using the findings of the qualitative phase were collected. The data obtained from the results of the qualitative phase were collected using semi-structured interviews with 22 teachers. Data analysis was conducted by the three-step thematic analysis method of Attride-Stirling (2001) and MAXQDA 2020 software. Finally, eight global themes of teacher leadership, synergistic relationships, creating a family school, developing interpersonal relationships, helping teachers’ professional development, creating a supportive environment, improving strategies and creating an inviting school were identified as invitational leadership characteristics. The findings of this research, in addition to helping school principals in the attraction and retention of capable teachers, can help teachers achieve their capabilities and use them in line with the prosperity and growth of the school and apply creativity and innovation in teaching-learning process

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  • Receive Date: 21 December 2024
  • Revise Date: 10 February 2025
  • Accept Date: 08 March 2025

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