Identifying Classification and Prioritization the Factors Affecting the University Academic Authority

• Published in: پژوهش در نظام‌های آموزشی Vol. 13; no. 47; pp. 133 - 152
• Main Authors: fateme koushazade, Ahmad Akbari, Ali Maghool, Mahdi Jabbari, Ali koushazade
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Persian
• Published: Iranian Educational Research Association 01.12.2019
• Subjects: analytic hierarchy process (ahp); delphi technique; establishment of authority; university
• ISSN: 2383-1324; 2783-2341
• DOI: 10.22034/jiera.2019.173167.1816

To help improve the quality of the state higher education system, the current study aimed at identifying and ranking the factors which affect the academic authority of universities.(A Case Study on Imam Reza International University, Peace Upon Him) This study is an applied one with respect to its aim and is a library and Delphi one concerning its quality. Applying the library method, this research identified a series of factors which affect the academic authority of universities, and then it investigated and finalized them through reaching a consensus among a group of experts. The members of this group of 15 were selected by means of snowball sampling and the priorities of the above mentioned factors were determined through analytic hierarchy process. The factors affecting the university academic authority were identified in the form of 902 primary subject matters, and after being screened and classified at various levels, they were defined in the form of 45 sub factors and each was ranked according to its level of importance. Based on the viewpoints expressed by the experts group and according to importance, the factor of educating and empowering a human capital that has self-confidence and entrepreneurial skills was ranked first in the series of factors which affect the university academic authority. The existence of a national and transnational synergistic academic network was ranked second and the factor of creating an appropriate pyramid of faculty members by employing qualified and specialized forces had the third priority.