Design and Validation of an Effective Training Model for Prison Governors in the Country: A Mixed-Use Research
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Javad Keyhan
1
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Mohsen Shams zare
2
,
ebrahim salehi omran
3
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2 - PHD student, Department of Educatinal Science, Ur., C., Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran
3 - Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of
Keywords: Effective training, prison governors, data-based theory, succession planning, competency-based,
Abstract :
This study is developmental-applied in terms of purpose and qualitative in terms of method with a grounded theory strategy in the systematic method of Strauss and Corbin (2015 edition). The participants included 21 experts in the fields of prison management, penal policymaking, human resource training, and experienced managers of prison organizations who were selected using purposive sampling and snowball technique. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview, and data analysis was conducted in three stages of open, axial, and selective coding. The participant matching method, conceptual convergence analysis, and feedback review were used to validate the findings. In order to enhance the structural robustness of the model and analyze the relationship between components, interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and impact-dependency analysis (MICMAC) were used. The findings led to the identification of 628 open codes, 108 central codes, and 29 selected codes. Based on the paradigmatic model, the weakness of the existing education system, the knowledge and skills gap, and the absence of effective evaluation were identified as the main challenges. The final model presented, from a multi-level perspective, organizes causal, contextual, interventionist, strategic, and outcome elements in an integrated and native model. In the ISM analysis, variables such as the ability of instructors, the use of educational technology, and the motivation of managers were included among the variables with high influence that play a key role in activating and guiding the education system.
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