Comparison of managers' interaction with new teachers and satisfaction with Farhangian University training courses from the perspective of managers and new teachers

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Department of Psychology and Counselling, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran.

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Establishing good and constructive relationships and gaining the opinion and satisfaction of teachers is one of the most basic tasks of professional school administrators. If the manager can improve the conditions for growth and create a human and emotional atmosphere, the satisfaction and increase the motivation, and consequently the efficiency and performance of the new teachers, it can be claimed that he has created a feeling of relative satisfaction in them. Therefore, the purpose of the current research was to compare the views of principals and new teachers on the interaction and satisfaction with the educational courses of Farhangian University. The present study was descriptive research in a sample group including 452 new teachers and 295 principals. The components of communication methods, guidance in performing professional duties, support for new teachers, satisfaction with interaction and satisfaction with the course were investigated using a 21-question Likert scale questionnaire. The content validity of the tool was confirmed with CVR and CVI, and the reliability was calculated with Cronbach's alpha of 0.83. Data analysis based on T-test and analysis of variance showed that the quality of interaction from the point of view of new teachers is the same in the designated geographical areas;

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