A Study on Administrators’ Job Performance of Agricultural Secondary Education Centers in Tehran Province, from the Viewpoint of Teachers

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 MSc. Student, Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Development, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Development, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 Professor, Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Development, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

4 PhD. Student, Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Development, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study administrators’ job performance of agricultural secondary education centers in Tehran province, from the viewpoint of teachers. This survey study was a descriptive-correlational research. The statistical population of this study included teachers of agricultural secondary education centers of Tehran province (N=91) which 46 members were selected using proportionate stratified random sampling method. A questionnaire was used to collect the data. Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of faculty members at faculty of Agricultural Economics and Development, University of Tehran and reliability of the instrument was determined by Cronbach’s alpha (0.75-0.95). SPSS version 11.5 was employed to analyze the data. The findings revealed that the most teachers evaluated administrators’ job performance at medium level. There were significant correlations between administrators’ job performance and their human, technical, and conceptual skills. Regression analysis showed that about 51 percent of variations in the administrators’ job performance could be predicted by human skills.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 44, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
September 2013
Pages 211-220

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