Designing a Model for Evaluating the Performance of Research Departments within the Provincial Divisions of MoE

Designing a Model for Evaluating the Performance of Research Departments within the Provincial Divisions of MoE   G. Yooselyaani* M.R. Behrangi, Ph.D. ** H.R. Aaraasteh, Ph.D. *** B. Abdollaahi, Ph.D. ****   To improve the performance of the departments of research within the provincial divisions of Ministry of Education, based on the views of experts and the content of all administrative documents related to research within the ministry, a model was designed consisting of 15 areas in categories of input (5 indices), process (5), and output, etc.(5). The experts, numbering 8, were purposefully selected from among all the heads of provincial research departments and their staff, and then interviewed. The documents content analyzed included those stating the goals and objectives of research, basic activities, and needed supplies for research. Initial data gathering yielded a set of 99 indices which were screened further in a session with 5 of the interviewed experts leading to the elimination of 22 indices. It is the remaining 77 indices that constitute the 15 areas in the categories mentioned.   Keywords: performance evaluation, provincial research departments, research in MoE, indices of performance   _______________________ Date received: Apr.16, 2016                    Date accepted: Feb. 18, 2017 * Doctoral Student in Educational Administration, Kharazmi University (Corresponding author), [email protected] **Professor of Educational Administration, Kharazmi University, [email protected] ***Professor of Educational Administration, Kharazmi University, [email protected] ****Associate Professor of Educational Administration, Kharazmi University, [email protected]