Date of Award

2010

Thesis Type

PhD

Document Type

Thesis

Divisions

Faculty of Education

Department

Educational Management, Planning and Policy

Institution

Universiti Malaya

Abstract

Participatory management (PM) is a process in which subordinates share a significant degree of decision-making power with their immediate superiors. Organizational commitment (OC), however, is a vital component in any effective organization which could be exploited to fully realize the potential of human resources. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the extent of the relationship between participatory management and organizational commitment within the purview of school-based management in female government high schools in Mashhad district in Iran. In addition, problems and constraints affecting the use of participatory management, together with the variations that occur with regard to the different districts, teachers' age-groups and teaching experience of teachers, were examined to find out if the said variance had any effect on PM. The sample for the study consisted of903 teachers randomly drawn from female government high schools in seven big districts in Mashhad, Iran. Data were obtained by survey method using a set of questionnaires. Data were analyzed using correlation, regression, analysis of variance (ANOV A) and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOV A). The results of this study showed that there was a high level of participatory management in female government high schools in Mashhad city. In fact, female teachers were not denied in any way from participatory management in Iranian schools. The mean values obtained in the analysis were at prominent or favorable level for each of the fourteen components of participatory management except for the Share power (PM4) component. The highest mean value was for the Respect (PM12) component whereas the lowest mean value was for the Share power (PM4) component. The findings of this research study also indicated that there was a high level of organizational commitment among the female teachers and they reflected positive commitment in their workplace. The mean values were prominent and at a favorable level for each of the nine components of organizational commitment. The highest mean value was for the Involvement (OC9) component whereas the lowest mean value was for the Stabilizing (OC2) component. The results showed that there was a positive correlation between PM and OC in all the seven districts in Mashhad. ANOVA results showed that there were significant differences for PM and OC by educational level, age group and years of service. This study is significant when making policy decisions in high level management and it has shown that when there is greater participation in management, there is a corresponding increase in the teachers' productivity and commitment in Iranian female schools. The findings of this study have expanded the understanding on factors which could affect teachers' productivity and efficiency. Future study should however include all types of schools in Iran.

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Thesis (PhD) – Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya, 2010.

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