The Effect of Preschool Educational Mangers’ Perceptual Skills in Coaches’ Associative in the Educational Issues

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between preschool mangers’ perceptual skills and coaches’ associative in the educational issues in the city of Isfahan. The statistical population of this study includes coaches of preschools in the city of Isfahan in 2013-2014 academic years. A sample of 300 coaches has been selected from this population through multi-step sampling method. Two researcher-developed questionnaires have been used for collecting the research data and measuring mangers’ perceptual skills and coaches’ associative. Cronbachs’ Alpha Coefficient has been used for measuring reliability of the questionnaire. The coefficient was 0.90 for questionnaire of mangers’ perceptual skills and 0.88 for questionnaire of coaches associative. In order to analyze the research data and test the hypotheses, multi-variable regression model, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Freedman test have been employed. The results of this study revealed that many of preschools managers had moderate levels of perceptual skills. Another part of the results showed that from components of coaches associative in educational issues, some of them were in low levels and others were in higher levels. In other words, “participation in planning and goal-setting” and “presentation of suggestions and solutions or solving problems” are two factors which were in lower levels. On the other hand, “revolution and improvement in affairs” and “active participation in group decision making and activities and believe on participation” are two factors which were in higher levels. Finally, there is a significant relationship between preschool mangers’ perceptual skills and coaches’ associative in the educational issues.

Keywords: management, educational management, skills, perceptual skills, participation, decision making, participation in decision making