Exploratory analysis of the role of school principals in the establishment and consolidation of Based on cooperation professional development, groups of teachers

This study aimed to investigate the role of school principals in the exploratory analysis based groups, professional development co-primary teachers in the province of Mazandaran. In this exploratory study used a mixed approach. In this approach, the interviews in qualitative and quantitative questionnaire procedure is used. The population of the study, teachers, school administrators and training of all primary schools in Mazandaran. The population of the study, teachers, school principals and heads of training of all primary schools, 44 of them were Mazandaran sample qualitative and quantitative statistical sample comprised 400 teachers are also using Cochran formula was determined. In the qualitative part, purposive sampling and In the quantitative multistage cluster sampling method is used. The findings, 72 markers showed that the behavior for managers using exploratory factor analysis confirmed 57 markers were classified into 8 dimensions behavioral. Thus Behavioral dimensions of school principals, including: 1)Preparing, 2)organizing, 3)funding and support, 4)continuous improvement, 5)assessment, 6)collaborative learning, 7)create a sense of cooperation and collaboration capabilities,8) knowledge and skills are manager.