Factors Effective in Institutionalization of the Culture of Evaluation at Farhangian University

The main purpose of the present research is to identify the factors associated with the institutionalization of the evaluation culture at the Farhangian University. The research method, because of its type, is cross-sectional and in term of purpose, is applied and based on the method of data collection, is a descriptive-survey. In this research, exploratory factor analysis method has been used. The statistical population of the study consisted of directors and assistants (employed in the province, colleges and affiliated centers) with 299 people. According to the research conditions, census method has been used as a strategy for factor analysis. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to identify and extract the factors of the institutionalization of the culture of monitoring and evaluation. According to the research findings, four main factors related to the evaluation culture are as follows: 1- Planning and developing a positive attitude toward the assessment approach at the university with 5 sub-factors; 2. Promoting, sustaining and stabilizing the systemic view of the university with 6 sub-factors; 3. Coordination and streamlining of the evaluation system at the university with 7 sub-factors and 4- Goal-oriented approach in University with 4 sub-factors identified, and 23.53% of the variance related to the evaluation culture is explained.