Journal of New Advances in Educational Management

Journal of New Advances in Educational Management

Investigating the Characteristics of Learning Organizations and Their Relationship with Students’ Academic Achievement in Lower Secondary Schools: Teachers’ Perspectives

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
azadeh seyf 1
Mohammad Hassan Pardakhtchi 2
1 Master's degree in Educational Management, Islamic Azad University, Tehran-North Branch, Tehran, Iran.
2 Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/njournal.2026.565608.1086
Abstract
Background and Objective: This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of learning organizations and their relationship with students’ academic achievement in lower secondary schools (District 4 of Tehran) from teachers’ perspectives.
research methodology: This applied study used a descriptive–correlational design. The statistical population comprised 134 lower secondary schools in District 4 of Tehran (71 girls’ schools and 63 boys’ schools). Based on Cochran’s formula, 100 schools (53 girls’ schools and 47 boys’ schools) were selected using proportionate stratified random sampling. In each selected school, one teacher and three students were chosen through simple random sampling; therefore, the final sample included 100 teachers and 300 students. Data were collected using the Borbour Learning Organization Characteristics Questionnaire (2006) and the Pham and Taylor Academic Achievement Questionnaire (1994). Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient in SPSS.
Findings: The results indicated a positive and significant relationship between learning organization characteristics and students’ academic achievement.
Conclusion: Strengthening learning organization characteristics in lower secondary schools may be associated with improved student academic achievement. Therefore, educational administrators and planners are encouraged to pay greater attention to learning organization components as an effective approach to enhancing academic performance.
Keywords
Learning organization characteristics
academic achievement
Lower Secondary School Students
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  • Receive Date 13 December 2025
  • Revise Date 03 January 2026
  • Accept Date 21 March 2026
  • Publish Date 21 March 2026