Evaluating the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the strategic planning in educational organization of Kerman

The present paper investigates the strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the strategic planning in education of Kerman from the point of view of the principal and teachers. This is a descriptive survey and the population is composed of the whole principals and teachers of the high schools in Kerman. Proportional to size sampling is applied to select the sample constituted of 70 principals and 200 teachers. A questionnaire including 75 closed questions with the reliability of 0.89 and five open questions is used as the measurement instrument. Descriptive and inferential statistics methods are utilized to analyze the data. The findings suggest that the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the strategic planning are considered lower than the average level in the steps of designing, monitoring the implementation, assessment and change from the perspective of the principals and teachers. Furthermore, the findings indicate that there is a significant difference between the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the steps of designing, implementing and monitoring from the point of view of the principals and teachers according to their education degree. However, this difference is not observed in the assessment and change steps. The results also show that there is a significant difference in terms of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in strategic planning based on the positions of the principals and teachers in the design step. Furthermore, it is found that this difference is not observed in the implementation, monitoring, assessment and change steps. We also conclude in the monitoring level, there is a significant difference between the strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats based on the gender. This difference, however, is not documented in the design, implementation, assessment and change steps

Evaluating the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the strategic planning in educational organization of Kerman

The present paper investigates the strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the strategic planning in education of Kerman from the point of view of the principal and teachers. This is a descriptive survey and the population is composed of the whole principals and teachers of the high schools in Kerman. Proportional to size sampling is applied to select the sample constituted of 70 principals and 200 teachers. A questionnaire including 75 closed questions with the reliability of 0.89 and five open questions is used as the measurement instrument. Descriptive and inferential statistics methods are utilized to analyze the data. The findings suggest that the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the strategic planning are considered lower than the average level in the steps of designing, monitoring the implementation, assessment and change from the perspective of the principals and teachers. Furthermore, the findings indicate that there is a significant difference between the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the steps of designing, implementing and monitoring from the point of view of the principals and teachers according to their education degree. However, this difference is not observed in the assessment and change steps. The results also show that there is a significant difference in terms of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in strategic planning based on the positions of the principals and teachers in the design step. Furthermore, it is found that this difference is not observed in the implementation, monitoring, assessment and change steps. We also conclude in the monitoring level, there is a significant difference between the strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats based on the gender. This difference, however, is not documented in the design, implementation, assessment and change steps

Exploring COVID-19 Patients’ Experiences of Healthcare System Responsiveness during the Disease Course: A Qualitative Study

Background: One of the basic steps to improve the quality of services provided to patients with COVID-19 is to recognize the dimensions of providing such services from the perspective of recipients. Accordingly, this study aimed to explain the COVID-19 patients’ experiences of healthcare system responsiveness during the disease course.Methods: The present qualitative study was conducted using the conventional content analysis method in Iran from April 2020 to April 2021. Participants in this study included COVID-19 patients who were selected via purposive sampling. Data were collected through 34 telephone and face-to-face interviews and analyzed according to the method proposed by Graneheim and Lundman.Results: Qualitative analysis of the data led to the identification of impaired health system responsiveness as the main theme. The main theme consisted of two categories including the collapse of hospitals (with the subcategories of lack of resources and defects in process management) and providing low-quality care (with the subcategories of providing low-quality nursing services, lack of comprehensive care, and threats to patient safety).Conclusion: To provide quality care services to COVID-19 patients, the health system must consider improving its responsiveness to patient needs, expanding the physical space of healthcare centers, equipping hospitals with the accommodations and amenities required by patients, and providing conditions for the staff to be able to immediately respond to patient needs