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Educational leadership in education development centers: A qualitative study
Mansoureh Taghavinia1, Mohammad Reza Maleki2, Kamran Soltani Arabshahi1
1Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Journal of Education and Health Promotion
|June 4, 2021
Summary
This study identified key personality and job characteristics for effective educational leadership in Education Development Centers (EDCs). These findings aim to enhance leadership skills and improve medical education quality.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Leadership Studies
- Qualitative Research
Background:
- Education Development Centers (EDCs) are crucial for enhancing medical education quality.
- Identifying effective educational leadership traits within EDCs is essential for quality improvement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To discover and define the essential characteristics of educational leadership within EDCs.
- To provide a foundation for developing and refining leadership skills in medical education.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative approach utilizing conventional content analysis.
- Purposive sampling of 24 faculty members, managers, and experts from EDCs.
- Data collected through semi-structured interviews.
Main Results:
- Analysis revealed two main categories: personality characteristics and job characteristics.
- Six subcategories emerged: reliabilism, humanness, altruism, accountability, decisiveness, dynamism, perfectionism, knowledge, experience, and expertise.
- A total of 24 specific codes were extracted from the data.
Conclusions:
- The identified characteristics can enhance self-awareness for educational leaders in EDCs.
- Improving personality and job skills of leaders will contribute to the qualitative development of educational leadership.
- Findings support targeted professional development for leaders in medical education settings.
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