Performance of Educational System of Iran in Implementation of BOM Program in the Middle Secondary Schools: Lessons for Developing Countries

The purpose of the study was to investigate performance of educational system of Iran in the implementation of BOM program in the middle secondary schools to provide experience to the developing countries. In this qualitative study, data was collected and analyzed through a phenomenological approach and a semi -structural interview. The seventeen school principals of middle secondary schools in Shiraz were selected using a snowball sampling method. Also, structural and internal validity was provided through the theoretical saturation and external validity through the multiple reviews of the analysis. The research findings include three basic lessons for third -world educational policymakers and planners when implementing reform programs: First, voluntary implementation of reform programs does not necessarily lead to the active collaboration and cooperation of school principals and teachers; Second, the presentation of innovative programs and plans unchanged in the traditional structure of the educational system mainly leads to failure, and Third, without training of school principals and teachers, implementing reforms programs and plans will not be successful.