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This research was conducted with the aim of identifying the characteristics of knowledge leaders in Tehran schools. Based on this objective, the study was conducted using a qualitative method. Data was collected through triangulation, including semi-structured interviews with administrators and teachers of all-girls secondary schools and knowledge management specialists, observation of schools and the study of relevant documents. Interviews were conducted with 28 people using criterion-based sampling method and 8 schools were observed in the areas under study using sequential sampling method. The Document of the Fundamental Evolution of Education and the Regulations for the selection and appointment of school administrators were also reviewed. The data was analyzed using thematic analysis. The characteristics of the school administrator as a knowledge leader were categorized into 3 main classes including: knowledge network builder, knowledge guardian and school knowledge flow facilitator, and 10 subcategories. The emergence of knowledge leaders in the schools under study requires the following criteria: development of a digital physical space in the school, financing and sufficient educational budget, development and training of school administrators for the role of knowledge leaders, reforming the conditions for the selection and appointment of school administrators, granting independence and freedom of action to school managers, scientific and practical directives and instructions. It is suggested that professional development programs for school administrators should be developed and implemented, and the renovation of the public space of classrooms and school libraries based on knowledge literature should have a place on the agenda of the Ministry of Education.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sustainable educational leadership on teacher productivity with the mediating role of psychological empowerment of primary school teachers in Qom province. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of method. The study population in this study were all primary school teachers in Qom. Multi-stage cluster random sampling method was used to select the sample. At each stage, a school was randomly selected from the list of schools and by referring to that school, the teachers were surveyed; this process was repeated until the sample size was completed and finally 317 people were studied. The collecting tools include questionnaires of sustainable educational leadership, questionnaire of factors affecting human productivity and the standard questionnaire of Spreitzer psychological empowerment. The content validity of the questionnaires has been approved by 8 professors and experts in leadership and educational management. The reliability of the instruments was also confirmed by Cronbach's alpha method. In this study, confirmatory factor analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation analysis were used to analyze the data. The results showed that sustainable educational leadership style with a mediating role of psychological empowerment has a positive and significant effect on teacher productivity, there is a positive and significant relationship between sustainable educational leadership style and psychological empowerment and with increasing sustainable educational leadership style, teachers' psychological empowerment increases; The results also showed that there is a significant relationship between psychological empowerment and teacher productivity and this relationship is direct and positive

Multi-grade classes are one of the realities of our educational system. Academic motivation is known as a challenge for educational systems in developing countries. According to the rapid advances in science and technology, the utilization of blended learning seems to solve this challenge. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of blended learning on students' academic motivation in multi-grade classes. The study was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with the control group. The statistical population was all students of primary multi-grade classes in Ghaen (n=2200 with 160 classes). The statistical sample was 28 multi-grade students selected using the two-stage cluster sampling method. Also, to collect data, Harter's academic motivation questionnaire was used with Cronbach's alpha of 0.92. The SPSS application and covariance test used to analyze the data. The results showed that academic motivation scores in the experimental group were more than the control group (p≤0.05, f (25.1) = 4.23). According to ETA squares, the blended approach explains 37% of the variance of academic motivation post-test scores (p<0.05, ŋ2=37%). According to the findings and the challenges of teaching in multi-grade classes, this method is not just one option but seems to be the best solution for resolving multi-grade problems.