Discovering the performance criteria of education development centers of medical sciences universities: A qualitative study

CONTEXT: Performance is a significant objective of any organization. To grow and develop and to improve the performance of the education development centers (EDCs) of medical sciences universities at Iran, the recognition of the performance criteria of these centers is important. This study was cond...

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Published inJournal of Education and Health Promotion Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 71
Main Authors Taghavinia, Mansoureh, Maleki, Mohammad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mumbai Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2020
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Codes
Customers
Data Analysis
education development centers
Educational Development
Educational Planning
Faculty Development
Higher education
Interviews
Knowledge management
Medical education
Original
performance criteria
Performance evaluation
qualitative method
Qualitative research
Quality
Research centers
Researchers
Sampling
Semi Structured Interviews
Studies
Universities
universities of medical sciences
Workforce
Iran
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Summary:CONTEXT: Performance is a significant objective of any organization. To grow and develop and to improve the performance of the education development centers (EDCs) of medical sciences universities at Iran, the recognition of the performance criteria of these centers is important. This study was conducted with the aim of discovering the performance criteria of EDCs of medical science universities. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This study was conducted using qualitative research and a semi-structured interview. Participants were selected using an expert sampling method is a sub-type of purposive sampling. Twenty-three faculty members and expert staff (11 males and 12 women) participated in the interview. Data were collected using the participant's perception. The data analysis was performed based on the interpretative analysis steps of Gillham and Rubin. RESULTS: From the analysis of data, seven categories including leadership, strategy, stakeholders, workforce, knowledge management, processes management, and results were obtained. CONCLUSIONS: The obtained criteria in this study assist managers to design and to develop self-assessment questionnaires and a performance measurement program for EDCs of medical sciences universities. This will facilitate performance evaluation of EDCs.
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ISSN:2277-9531
2319-6440
DOI:10.4103/jehp.jehp_638_19