Abstract
The main purpose of
this study was to recognize the critical barriers of school-based
management in Iran in general, and in public secondary schools
of Ahvaz in particular. The subject is addressed with Lawler's
(1992) theory and those of other researchers in mind. The main
questions are: What are the characteristics of the new system
of school-based management in Iran's secondary schools? How much
do the secondary school principals, teachers, and local education
authorities know about school-based management? To what extent
do they agree with the application of school-based management?
To what extent do they believe that school-based management is
feasible for secondary schools? And what barriers hinder successful
implementation of school-based management in Iran? Quantitative
(questionnaire) and qualitative (interviews) approaches were used
for collecting data. Results are reported in detail. We conclude
that the school-based management scheme is not developing well
and needs to be reconsidered by education policymakers. Some suggestions
are made to facilitate the implementation of school-based management
in Ahvaz.
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of Alberta, 2006.
Last revised: May 16, 2006.
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