Investigating the role of teachers' council in developing high-school teachers' professional skills

Abstract

  Abstract   The present study aimed at investigating the relationship between the involvementof teachers in teachers’ council decision makingand the extent of development in their professional skills. The subjects were the whole population of the council (N= 70),and they were all male high-school teachers inAndimesk city.Utilizing a descriptivesurvey method, the researchers employed correlation approach to investigate the stated hypotheses.Data were mainly collected through two questionnaires the degree of teachers’involvement in teachers’ council decision making, and self-evaluation form and checklist for assessing teachers’ professional skills.The validity of instruments was measured by confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis. Results showed that therewere positive and significant relationshipsbetween the involvementof teachers in teachers’ council decision making and the extent of development in their professional skills.The regression analysis results demonstrated that teachers’ involvement in educational decision making is almost the best predictor for their professionalskills.