Presenting a Model for Promoting the Professional Competence of the Managers of Technical and Vocational University of Iran Using Grounded Theory

The purpose of this study is to present a model for enhancing the professional competence of the managers of the Technical and Vocational University of Iran using a grounded theory approach. The method of data collection included review of literature and in-depth interviews with 12 elites, managers and deputies of the Technical and Vocational University of Iran. The sampling method was snowball and continued until data saturation. The validity of this study was evaluated and confirmed by the interviewers and then by the professors. Reliability was 70.3% based on audit method. Continuous comparison method in three stages of open, axial and selective coding was used for data analysis. Results showed that managers' professional competence has 6 main categories including environmental and social factors, entrepreneurial factors, personal ability factors, professional knowledge related factors, ethical factors, and cultural factors.