Presentation a Model for Accountability Managers in Higher Education System of Iran.

Subject Areas : Futurology

A. TaghiPourZahir ¹ (ندارد)
T. Safaei ² (نویسنده مسئول یا طرف مکاتبه:)

Received: 2008-07-02 Accepted : 2009-02-17 Published : 2009-10-23

Keywords: Accountability, Managers accountability, Component &amp, Subcomponent accou, Higher&#x0D, &#x0D, Educational System, Model,

Abstract :

Daily increasing changed and necessity of conducting reforms in systems of higher education hasintroduced new expectation from scientific centers, especially universities which always invites highereducation to a scientific and cultural jump through assessment to key challenges and invitation for astatement of new missions.Announcement of year of accountability by supreme leader and recommendation of Unesco worldconference to higher education systems of world for being responsive and accountability ofuniversities towards accepting results and consequences, duties and decision- making is one of thebasic motives of this research.Researcher after review of research literature , models, theories, conceptual frameworks including :management based on Islamic values, knowledge management, multi-dimensional and comprehensivemodels of accountability, cubic framework of evaluation processes, information technologicalframework and review the latest conducted research regarding accountability, has provided a modelconsist of five basic elements ( philosophy& aims, theoretical foundation ,conceptual framework,administrative phases and evaluation & re-engineering) and 8 components and 60 subcomponentsthrough of questionnaire.Conclusions shows that the sample groups emphasis on basic elements of model and eight basiccomponents of accountability including: authority and responsibility, management and leadership,effective and purposeful supervision, attention to interested groups, information management, humanresources, communication management and standards of teaching and learning and 45 subcomponent.And ultimately has suggested model with 91/9 percent among groups under study were discernedsuitable. Finally, practical suggestions and recommendations were presented for the better applicationof this model in higher education system of Iran