Pathology of teacher recruitment and selection processes and providing policy recommendations for its improvement

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Mahdi Namdari Pejman
Department of Educational Administration, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran
10.61838/kman.irphe.30.1.6
Abstract
The comprehensive teacher system as one of the subsystems of education, like any other system consists of three main components of input, process, and output, each of which, for its part, has an effective and constructive role in the survival and development of this system. The purpose of this study was to analyze the challenges and problems of teacher recruitment process and to provide policy recommendations for its optimization. To do so, adopting a Grounded Theory method, Semi-structured interviews were used as the main instrument for data collection. Using purposive sampling, 15 academic experts, specialists and managers in the field of human resource management and teacher education and 4 student-teachers were selected and participated in this study. Based on the research background and lived experiences of participants, the basic questions of the interview protocol were prepared and finally, with the opinion of experts, its validity was confirmed. After preparing and sending the interview protocol to the participants, the interviews were conducted. Analysis of the results and findings revealed that there are six shortcomings of: 1-policy making-institutional; 2-cognitive-attitudinal; 3-futuristic; 4-executive; 5-legal; and 6-methodological in teacher recruitment and selection. After the formation of the focus group, policy recommendations were provided in accordance with these shortcomings, which were presented in four categories of recommendations focusing on the areas of theory, policy-making and intermediate management, middle management and planning, and executive management. This study rich theoretical, methodological, and practical implications for researchers and policy makers involved in teacher education.

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  • Receive Date 22 January 2022
  • Accept Date 09 November 2022
  • Publish Date 20 April 2024