Investigation on participatory management and identify the constraints

The present paper reports the study which aimed to refine the participatory management (PM) concept in high schools by adopting a multidimensional approach. The authors examined simultaneously fifteen components of PM. Data for the study was obtained from a sample of 903 Iranian female teachers. The results indicate there are significant relations among all components of PM. Managers did not consider PM as a quick fix solution. Furthermore teachers expressed that the important of constraints of PM were lack of a formalized document, and it caused teams to operate under informal practices. Knowledge in PM enhances performance and capabilities of human resource in educational environment.