Analysis of Lean Thinking Principles and Presenting Lean Management Model for Education Using Grand Theory Method (Mixed Research)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the realization of the principles of lean thinking and to present a lean management model for Iran’s education.

The mixed research approach was used. Using purposive sampling method, 122 principals of education regions of West Azerbaijan completed a researcher-made questionnaire made by Pure Principles. In the qualitative part, to achieve the model, the Strauss-Corbin method continued semi-structured interviews with 13 elites until theoretical saturation was achieved.

The findings show that education is based on long-term philosophy but is not forward-looking, services are tailored to the needs of individuals, specialized tasks and work processes are clear, trainees are trained in philosophy Adhere to Islamic education and the document of fundamental change in education. Therefore, the third, sixth, tenth and eleventh principles are researchers and the first and thirteenth principles are relatively established. In the qualitative part, the results of analyzing the data obtained from the interviews around the paradigm model were divided into 23 categories, including: causal causes 5 categories, environmental conditions 5 categories, background factors 4 categories, strategies 4 categories and consequences 3 categories.

Education can not be called "Lean" in the current situation, but in terms of existing capabilities, lean management is applicable in education. In the qualitative section, after analyzing the data obtained from interviews with elites, "value creation through the identification and elimination of maximum waste" was identified as the main phenomenon.