Design and Validation of a Network School Model in the Context of the Virtual Social Network

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Educational Technology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department of Measurement, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22098/jsp.2021.1137

Abstract

Objective The present study aimed at identifying the components and presenting the framework of the network school model in the context of the virtual social network (Samim platform) and its validation. 
Methods In this research, mixed methods approach was used. The population in the qualitative section including available written and electronic documents and purposeful sampling was applied. In the quantitative part, survey methodology, school administrators and vice-principals who used Samim platform were used as the population and 51 of them were selected through multistage cluster sampling.
Results The results of the research led to the identification of four main components: support, empowerment, interaction, and learning exploration.
Conclusion Also, the results indicate that the empowerment component was not confirmed based on the results of statistical tests, but other components of the model with a confidence level of 0.95 and an error level of less than 0.05 were confirmed.

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Journal of School Psychology
Volume 10, Issue 1
March 2021
Pages 88-101

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