Iranian Educational Psychology Association Iranian Journal of Learning and Memory 2645-5447 2 7 2019 10 01 Designing Competency Model Based on Succession Planning Approach for Educational Managers of 7 Districts of Mashhad Ministry of Education 17 31 105374 10.22034/iepa.2020.208769.1140 EN Mansooreh Bakhtiari Fayendari Ph.D. Candidate of Educational Management, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran Mahmood Ghorbani Department of Management, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran Ahmad Zendehdel Department of Statistics, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran 0000-0003-4206-7361 Ahmad Akbari Department of Educational Science, Bardaskan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bardaskan, Iran Journal Article 2019 12 23 <span>This research was an applied research using mixed method design. In the qualitative approach, Delphi method is used<br /><span>by referring to 20 academic and educational experts selected by purposeful method. In this study, 381 participants<br /><span>were selected by stratified sampling method with appropriate allocation. Face validity is used for validation. Cronbach<br /><span>alpha reliability coefficient was higher than 0.8, indicating high reliability of the research instrument <span><strong><em>.</em></strong><span>The results<br /><span>identified 4 dimensions including; individual, communicative, organizational, professional, and 32 components for<br /><span>competency model of Mashhad 7 districts educational managers. Also, the communicative dimension and conceptual<br /><span>skill were determined as the most important ones <span><strong><em>.</em></strong><span>It was also revealed that the confirmed succession planning model<br /><span>of educational managers of 7 districts of Mashhad Ministry of Education involved three dimensions of volunteer<br /><span>evaluation, volunteer training and assessment of effectiveness with 6 components. Volunteer training dimension and<br /><span>individual performance evaluation and process components are of utmost importance <span><strong><em>.</em></strong><span>In competency model of<br /><span>Mashhad 7 districts educational managers based on a succession planning approach, competency plays an important<br /><span>role of 58% in succession planning</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> https://journal.iepa.ir/article_105374_b38a66c8eb11c62268593845dbd47012.pdf