Trends and Achievements in Learning Technology

Trends and Achievements in Learning Technology

Designing a Structural Equation Model of the Role of Digital Leadership on the Intelligent Decision-Making of School Administrators

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mohsen Ahmadi 1
Siroos Ghanbari 2
1 PhD in Educational Management, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran
2 Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
10.22034/jlt.2024.2025211.1006
Abstract
This research was conducted with the aim of studying the role of digital leadership on intelligent decision making. The research is applied in terms of the objective and in terms of the method of implementation, the structural equation modeling approach of the correlation-covariance matrix is oriented. The research population was all principals of elementary schools in Kermanshah province, and a sample of 320 people was selected from this population using proportional stratified random sampling based on Cochran's formula. The tools included researcher-made questionnaires of digital leadership and intelligent decision-making, whose content validity was confirmed by experts. The reliability of the questionnaires was calculated through Cronbach's alpha for digital leadership 0.94 and intelligent decision-making 0.95. Descriptive analysis and inferential analysis techniques were used for data analysis using SPSS and LISREL software. The results showed that digital leadership has a positive and meaningful effect on managers' intelligent decision-making; Also, digital leadership is able to explain 25% of the variance of managers' intelligent decision-making. Therefore, one of the factors that can influence the intelligent decision making of managers is the digital leadership style.
Keywords
Digital leadership
Intelligent decision making
School principals
Subjects
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  • Receive Date 19 March 2024
  • Revise Date 26 May 2024
  • Accept Date 19 August 2024
  • Publish Date 20 March 2024