TY - JOUR JF - iase-idje JO - Iranian Journal of Educational Sociology VL - 5 IS - 2 PY - 2022 Y1 - 2022/9/01 TI - Proposing a Model for Professional Development of Educational Managers in the Banking Industry TT - N2 - Purpose: Professional development of managers is one of the factors affecting the position of organizations compared to other organizations. Therefore, the present study was conducted to propose a model for professional development of educational managers in the banking industry. Methodology: This study was applied in terms of objective and quantitative in terms of research method. The research population consisted of 280 Bank Sepah branch managers and educational consultants and experts of Sepah Bank headquarters in Tehran in 2021. The sample size was estimated n=161 based on Cochran's formula who were selected by simple random sampling method. For data collection, a researcher-made questionnaire for the professional development of educational managers (78 items) was used, the content validity of which was confirmed by 10 experts, and its reliability was obtained by Cronbach's alpha method above 0.70. Finally, the data were analyzed by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) using SPSS24. Finding: The results of the present study showed that 2 items were excluded due to the factor loading less than 0.40 and the final form of the researcher-made questionnaire for the professional development of educational managers had 76 items and 4 organizational, individual, technological and environmental dimensions and 21 components with the factor loading above 0.40. Accordingly, a 4D model for professional development of educational managers in the banking industry was drawn. Conclusion: According to the results of the present study, for the professional development of educational managers, it is possible to increase its organizational, individual, technological and environmental dimensions through the related components and items. SP - 144 EP - 155 AU - Namdari, Zeinab AU - Delgoshaei, Yalda AU - Abbasi, Lotfollah AD - Faculty Member, Department of Educational Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author). KW - Professional Development KW - Educational Managers KW - Banking Industry UR - http://iase-idje.ir/article-1-1123-en.html DO - 10.61186/ijes.5.2.144 ER -