EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IN STATE SCHOOLS: A CASE OF NORTH CYPRUS

The research study aims to evaluate performance management in the state secondary schools in North Cyprus. This study is significant by shedding a light on perceptions of teachers and headmasters regarding quality control of schools through performance management. In this research, quantitative research was employed, and a survey was conducted to gather quantitative data through questionnaires. Quantitative data were analysed and interpreted through SPSS program based on ANOVA. 16 head teachers and 237 teachers from 11 state secondary schools participated in the research. The findings revealed that teachers and headmasters gained insights on performance management and its dimensions. In this research, the significant difference between work experience of teachers and headmasters and the dimensions of performance management was revealed. In other words, there is a significant difference between work experience and the dimensions of performance management which are the planning of individual performance goals, reflection on observation reports, performance measurement, reward-punishment and the relationship between individual performance and the culture of the organization.