Designing a model for assessing the performance of education managers based on the fundamental reform document of education

The purpose of this study is to design a model for assessing the performance of education managers in Iran based on the fundamental reform document of education. The research was applied in terms of purpose, using exploratory method. Data collection was done using a mixed methods approach, and the tools used for this purpose were interviews and questionnaires. In the qualitative phase of the study, the statistical population included experts (university scientific community and education specialists) of whom 20 were selected as participants. In the quantitative phase, the statistical population included all the managers of the Ministry of Education in the provincial general offices of education in 2020, of whom, 269 were selected as participants based on the Cochran's formula. The collected data were analyzed using MAXQDA software in the qualitative phase, and in the quantitative phase, descriptive and inferential methods using SPSS 16 and Smart PLS software served this purpose. In this study, descriptive statistics including frequency, frequency percentage, frequency distribution table, diagrams, and description of the characteristics of respondents to the questionnaire were used to describe the data. Inferential analysis was done by factor analysis. According to the results, the following components affect the performance assessment of education managers based on the fundamental reform document of education: structure of organizational responsibility, content of performance information, performance information coherence, performance information manageability, accountability, management style, practical orientation of organization, performance relationship, and alignment. Analysis of fit indicators of the model showed fit model.