Identifying Skill Needs of Educational Department Managers at Shahid Beheshti University

The purpose of this study was to identify the skill needs of the educational department managers of the departments of Shahid Beheshti University based on the theory of Wetten Cameron and Woods theory. The research method is descriptive and survey and it is considered as an applied research regarding the purpose. The statistical population of the study included all 113 managers of the educational departments of Shahid Beheshti University in 2017-2018. Morgan table was used to determine the sample size, and 87 people were selected as sample through simple random sampling method. The data were collected using the standard questionnaire for the managers' questionnaires, Wetten Cameron and Woods 2000 questionnaire The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was obtained as 0.87, and the content and content validity was confirmed by experts. The data were analyzed using SPSS software and T-test and Friedman tests. The results of the study revealed that the most important educational needs identified for these managers were significant effective motivation, conflict management, constructive communication and problem solving management skills. Finally, it is suggested to design the improvement programs for this group of managers based on the mentioned skills.