The Study of Classroom Management Styles of Faculty Members in Kashan University of Medical Sciences Iran

Background & Objective: Classroom management is a key variable in creating a desirable environment for students training and learning Today equipping professors with managerial skills in planning for professional education especially medical education is necessary Thus the aim of this research was to investigate classroom management styles of faculty members in Kashan University of Medical Sciences Iran   Methods: This was a descriptive survey The statistical population consisted of all faculty members of Kashan University of Medical Sciences (n = ۱۸۲) Through stratified random sampling method ۱۱۴ individuals were selected We used a standard questionnaire to assess classroom management styles The questionnaire consisted of ۲۵ ۴point items and ۳ styles of education management (questions ۱ to ۱۳) people management (questions ۱۴ to ۲۱) and behavior management (questions ۲۲ to ۲۵) based on ۳ approaches (interventional interactive noninterventional) The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed using content validity The reliability of the questionnaire was also confirmed using Cronbachs alpha coefficient ( ;alpha = ۰۸۲) Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics (frequency percentage and mean and standard deviation) and analytical statistics (ANOVA and Students independent t tests)   Results: The mean of each classroom management style was higher than the estimated average (۲۵) The highest average was that of education management style (۲۷۵) Based on the obtained means classroom management (۶۸۲۸) was an interventional approach   Conclusion: Findings showed that university faculty members respectively have the highest regard for education management and people management and the least regard for behavior management

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University of Medical Sciences ، Classroom management styles ، Management approach ، Faculty members ، Iran