ABSTRACT: 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.
Keywords: work experience, professional development, performance management, secondary schools