چکیده (انگلیسی):

It is aimed to clarify the relationship between management skills of principals and their effectiveness
in Karaj 4th district primary schools. Management skills were discussed due to Robert Katz including three
technical, human and perceptual skills. It is a descriptive survey. The population consisted of 1300 elementary
schools’ teachers of district 4 in Karaj city in 2013-2014 academic year. The sample of the study was a group of 297
male and female teachers calculated by means of sample size H.S. Bola formula and selected by adapting the multi
stage randomized cluster sampling method. The assessment tool of the research is a questionnaire involving
management skills questionnaire and effectiveness Questionnaire included 30-item questionnaire of Alagheband.
Reliability of the management skills and the effectiveness questionnaires calculated using Cronbach's alpha
coefficient are (95%) and (94%), respectively. in the study, the validity of the both assessment tools obtained using
face validity approved by five professionals. To describe the data, descriptive statistics such as mean, standard
deviation, frequency distribution tables and graphs are used. And for data analysis, inferential statistical methods
such as Pearson correlation, independent parametric t-test and multivariable regression are utilized. The results
reveal that there is a significant relationship between the three management skills (technical, human and cognitive
skills) of principals and their effectiveness in Karaj 4th district primary schools. Any increase in each technical,
human and cognitive skill increases the effectiveness of organization.