The Pathology of In-service Training Courses of Dezful's Elementary Schools Teachers Based on the CIPP Model

This research aimed to find the defects in in-service training courses for elementary schools' teachers in Dezful city based on the CIPP model. Thus, general conditions of holding these courses in terms of context were examined based on this model. In terms of methodology, this was a descriptive-survey research. The statistical population of this research included all teachers of elementary schools in Dezful city (1293) out of which, 295 were determined as the sample based on Morgan table using cluster sampling method. The data were evaluated using a researcher-made questionnaire based on Likert scale, which consisted of 15 closed-ended questions in regard to context. In order to determine the validity of the questionnaire, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was used. Moreover, in order to determine the validity of the relationship between subscales and the total score of the questionnaire, Pearson's correlation was drawn upon. And to determine the reliability, Cronbach's alpha coefficient method was used. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Friedman rank test and chi-square goodness of fit test). According to the results of this research and given the statistical analyses, one can state with 99% confidence that from Dezful's elementary schools teachers' perspective, the dimension of context has a low quality in relation to Dezful's elementary schools teachers' in-service training courses, suggesting the considerable defects in this dimension.

Keywords:

In-service Training Courses , Schools Teachers , CIPP Model