Designing a Model for the Development of Cultural Capital in the Education System of Iran
Subject Areas : Journal of Iranian Social Development Studies
Hamidreza Bazgoli
1
(PhD Student in Educational Management, Damavand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damavand, Iran)
Mahmoud Safari
2
(Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Education, Damavand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damavand, Iran)
Mohammad Naqi Imani
3
(Assistant Professor of Educational Management, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Counseling, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran)
Keywords: capital, cultural capital, social identity, Social Capital,
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to design a model for the development of cultural capital in the education system. The present study was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of data collection was a mixed research (qualitative-quantitative). The statistical population in the qualitative part included academic and organizational experts including the officials of the Ministry of Education and in the quantitative part included all high school principals in the second year of Tehran. The sample size was estimated in the qualitative part with theoretical saturation (20 people) and in the quantitative part based on Cochran's formula 290 people. The data collection tool was semi-structured interview in the qualitative part and a researcher-made questionnaire with 185 questions based on a 5-item scale in the quantitative part. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by several experts, the construct validity of the inclusions was confirmed by calculating the trough and the validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by calculating the square root of the AVE. The reliability of the questionnaire was obtained through Cronbach's alpha and the combined reliability coefficient for the dimensions of the questionnaire was higher than 0.7. The results led to the identification of 10 components and 185 indicators, of which 5 effective components including social identity, social capital, family interactions, consumption Media and lifestyle and 5 effective dimensions of academic achievement, student empowerment, social responsibility, social acceptance and student happiness are influential. Other results showed that the current situation of the identified components in the development of cultural capital in the education system is favorable.
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