Designing a Professional Competencies Model for Educational Department's Heads in University of Tehran

Abstract: The aim of this study is to provide a model of an educational departments’ heads professional competence at Tehran University. Research methods are practical and in terms of data gathering, they are quantitative. The study sample included all educational departments’ heads of Tehran University, which consists of 167 departments’ heads who responded to 93 questionnaires. For data gathering, (self-made) questionnaires were used. Reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient standing at 93%. For data analysis, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics and Friedman test was used confirmatory factor analysis first. The results indicate that the model consisted of 12 components (planning, organization, human resource management, communication, leadership, decision making, teamwork, monitoring, information and communication technology, and professional ethics, scientific and psychological). Results also showed that the greatest competence of educational departments’ heads is related to decision-making, communication and leadership, and the least competence is related to some aspect such as psychological competence.