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1 - Institutional Research (IR); Neglected Necessity to Strengthen Cooperation between Universities and Industry
maryam zare drnemati drnemati

Today, the rapid increase in the cost of higher education and its quality and reduced public support for universities and higher educational institutions around the world on the one hand and rapid technological advances and the needs of economic systems for scientific More

Today, the rapid increase in the cost of higher education and its quality and reduced public support for universities and higher educational institutions around the world on the one hand and rapid technological advances and the needs of economic systems for scientific knowledge ,on the other hand, academic system is converted into knowledge industry.. Increased productivity at universities is dependent upon the amount of research and development done which in terms of theoretical principles is called institutional research. In recent decades, the most important Iran’s economic problem has been low investment in the creation of knowledge and promotion of productivity. It is desirable for Iran’s universities to become knowledge based. So IR is the most suitable approach to achieve this goal. While the unit of Institutional Research of the world's most prestigious universities is created to strengthen university-industry collaboration, , it has been neglected in Iran’s universities. This research attempts to explain the concept of IR and identify the methods which can be implemented through the study of theoretical principles and Delphi technique. Manuscript profile

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2 - The Role of Private Universities in Country Development
vahid yazdanian masoud shafiee

: Development of communication industry and university on mutual basis, needs and capabilities, is carried out and models presented by the experts on this basis has been designed and implemented. Industry related to government and state universities has made an organic More

: Development of communication industry and university on mutual basis, needs and capabilities, is carried out and models presented by the experts on this basis has been designed and implemented. Industry related to government and state universities has made an organic government impact in a way that the direction of industry and university development policies have been largely in accordance with the political requirements of the country over last century. Constitutional accomplishment of Article No. 44 and the growing trend in the privatization companies and government organizations follows this principle, certainly increased competition between these companies and organizations’ that are creating new fields of application for increasing competitive capacity and maintain standards of goods and services. Constitutional accomplishment of Article No. 44, public universities, due to initial state governing backgrounds, being strictly in accordance with the government rules, cannot make their principle contributions to increasing demand by society and industry sectors. Moreover, as the government role is decreased and faded out, lack of legal mechanisms of governance for development and university industry relationship, caused this relationship being shifted from Government command to personal command. A relationship which is requirement and background is unknown. In this article we intend to investigate mutual needs and capabilities from the industry and universities point of view to transition procedure from state institutions to non-governmental organizations Manuscript profile

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3 - Identifying and Investigating Organizational Factors for the Implementation of Open Innovation in Iran Universities
mahdi mohajerani karimi fariba mohammad ali nadi

The main purpose of this research is to identify and investigate the organizational factors for implementing open innovation in Iran universities. This study was a qualitative-quantitative research. The field of research in the qualitative section was all open innovatio More

The main purpose of this research is to identify and investigate the organizational factors for implementing open innovation in Iran universities. This study was a qualitative-quantitative research. The field of research in the qualitative section was all open innovation articles and books in the period from 2007 to 2018 and open innovation components were extracted by thematic analysis in an inductive manner. In this research, the "Thematic Network" was used. The validity of the research was approved by the referee by the audit method. To calculate reliability, coding was done by studying row to row of selected resources manually by two individuals individually. After coding, the results of these two coding were compared by the Holsti method. The result of thematic analysis was the extraction of 20 basic themes from different sections of the articles. From these basic themes, 3 organizing themes and finally global theme of “organizational factors” were extracted. Then the proposed innovation model was designed and a questionnaire was prepared for fitting this model. The proposed model has three factors related to the organizational preparation, human resource preparation, and setting up for idea creation, which offered three dimensions for the university to exploit the open innovation. The statistical population in the quantitative part of the research was the managers of the centers of growth and innovation of various universities, including State universities, Islamic azad universities, Payam Noor universities, Scientific and Applied Sciences universities, and Medical universities licensed by the Ministry of Science and also faculty member of entrepreneurship management. To evaluate the content validity of the questionnaire, the Lawshe method was used. In order to study the structural validity of the test, the analysis of the questions was done by confirmatory factor analysis method. All calculated factor loads were greater than 0.6 indicating their favorable condition. Also, all calculated pi values were less than 0.05 which indicated a significant relationship between each factor and the main factor higher than its own. The reliability of the final test was also examined by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. All calculated Cronbach's alpha coefficients were greater than 0.7 which showed reliability acceptable. the results of the validity and reliability testing of the quantitative part confirmed the proposed model. Manuscript profile

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4 - Identifying and Categorizing the Mental Model of Academic Experts Regarding the Drivers of Social Innovation Education in Universities and Higher Education Institutions Based on a Mixed Approach
Golbahar Pouranjenar Habibollah Salarzehi Ali Asghar Tabavar Nour Mohammad Yaghoubi

Many experts believe that social innovation, as a new paradigm, can provide innovative solutions to various problems by involving various organizations such as universities and institutions of higher learning, as well as members of the community. Therefore, it seems nec More

Many experts believe that social innovation, as a new paradigm, can provide innovative solutions to various problems by involving various organizations such as universities and institutions of higher learning, as well as members of the community. Therefore, it seems necessary to orient universities and higher education institutions towards teaching social innovation and discovering methods for teaching it. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to identify and categorize the drivers of social innovation education and the mentality of academic experts in this regard using the Mixed approach and Q method. The statistical population of the study consists of professors and lecturers in the field of education and doctoral students active in the field of social innovation and social entrepreneurship in University of Sistan and Baluchestan, University of Isfahan, Gonbad Kavous State University, and Shahid Beheshti Higher Education Center. Purposeful sampling and based on the principle of theoretical adequacy, 20 of them were selected as sample members. According to the research approach, which is in the category of mixed research; It should be noted that in the qualitative part of the research, using 20 interviews, the atmosphere of discourse was obtained and by using their opinions and views, samples, and options of Q and in continuation, Q collection was obtained. Also, in the quantitative part, the data obtained in the qualitative part were analyzed using Spss software, which finally included four final mental patterns, including; Mental approach to individual and social empowerment; Mental approach to policy-making and extra-organizational support; Cultural and value mental approach and structural and managerial mental approach within the organization were identified Manuscript profile

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5 - Determination and Prioritization of Barriers to Knowledge Sharing at Universities and HEIs; Case study: Imam JAVAD University College
Daruosh Pourserajian Mozhgan Soltani Aliabad Mohammad Saleh Oliua

The aim of this study is to investigate and identify the barriers to knowledge sharing at a high education institute as one of the necessary steps in implementation of the process of knowledge management at universities and HEIs. On the one hand, higher education is the More

The aim of this study is to investigate and identify the barriers to knowledge sharing at a high education institute as one of the necessary steps in implementation of the process of knowledge management at universities and HEIs. On the one hand, higher education is the base of development and the main focus of human recourses enrichment in societies, Therefore implementation of knowledge management in this field is one of the basic requirements and a powerful tool for improving knowledge-based societyS as one of the elements of country’s development vision. On the other hand, by changing the slogan “knowledge is power” to “knowledge sharing is power”, knowledge sharing and extending it in organizations, between organizations and different systems has become the main process and orientation inside organizations concerning knowledge management. Therefore creating a comprehensive vision concerning the challenges and barriers of knowledge sharing and a proper understanding of its facilitators in HEIs and universities seems necessary as a pre-requisite in reaching the goals of knowledge management in the field of higher education in the country. In this regard, 29 key factors in knowledge sharing process inside organizations in 5 main categories of human resources, organizational culture, structure, systems and technology and leadership strategies have been determined and as a case study, relationships between main factors and priority of each of the mentioned factors in 5 categories have been presented at Imam Javad University College. Manuscript profile

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6 - Entrepreneurship approaches and strategies in universities
Mohammadreza Hamidi zadeh

Using the methods, processes and businesses within the framework of production approaches and strategies, retention and revival of pioneer universities knowledge in the country, not only enables the conceptual, scientific and experimental resources of the faculty member More

Using the methods, processes and businesses within the framework of production approaches and strategies, retention and revival of pioneer universities knowledge in the country, not only enables the conceptual, scientific and experimental resources of the faculty members and employees of those centers, but it is also a proper pattern for start-up university centers to benefit from the outcomes of knowledge generation and supply. Considering these aspects of knowledge management, introduces universities and higher education centers as the sources of production, creation and renewal of knowledge in the country. In this article, by elaborating the necessities, different types and resources of knowledges the enrichment and transfer approaches are being reviewed. Then , the improving knowledge creation strategies within the organizational capabilities of the universities that conduct to organizational learning of highereducation centers, are being analyzed. Manuscript profile

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7 - Designing a Conceptual Model of Entrepreneurial Competencies of Entrepreneurial Universities’ Graduates
Mahtab Pouratashi Morteza Parhizkar

10.7508/jstpi.2017.03.004

Nowadays, entrepreneurship and the related issues receive special attention in higher education. It is expected that after few years of study at university, the graduates have significant difference with people with no academic learning experience. Since it is essential More

Nowadays, entrepreneurship and the related issues receive special attention in higher education. It is expected that after few years of study at university, the graduates have significant difference with people with no academic learning experience. Since it is essential to develop entrepreneurial competencies for leading people toward entrepreneurship, it is necessary to recognize and assess entrepreneurial competencies of entrepreneurial universities’ graduates. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to design a conceptual model of entrepreneurial competencies of entrepreneurial universities’ graduates. Entrepreneurial competencies can be studied on the basis of the following cases: components of entrepreneurial competencies, antecedents of entrepreneurial competencies, and outcome of entrepreneurial competencies. According to the results, entrepreneurial competencies are classified in six clusters including: personal and cognitive competence, communication competency, leadership and teamwork competencies, business creation and management competence, economic and marketing competence, and research competence. The mission of university as antecedents to competencies was categorized in three groups including: education, research, and support. Entrepreneurial intention was considered as outcome of entrepreneurial competencies. Finally and with regard to the aforementioned components, a conceptual model of entrepreneurial competencies of graduates, with antecedents and outcome was presented. Manuscript profile

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8 - Suggest a Model for the Academic Humanities Spin off Incubators, Move to the Fourth Generation University
Taraneh Enayati Alireza Aulipour

Experts believe the academic humanities is the platform of all sciences in any countries. Therefore, the academic humanities should provide development platforms before experiential and technical sciences. The movement from training-based universities to entrepreneur-ba More

Experts believe the academic humanities is the platform of all sciences in any countries. Therefore, the academic humanities should provide development platforms before experiential and technical sciences. The movement from training-based universities to entrepreneur-based universities was based on turning theory to practice and knowledge commercialization, which led to the creation of incubators and university spin off enterprises. But something which was neglected was the status of the humanities in the incubators and university spin off enterprises. This paper is a qualitative study which the researchers studied the records, information on the database and interviewed with the experts from the Science and Technology Parks and Incubators. Open and in-depth interviewing method was applied to describe challenges and problems for knowledge commercialization in the field of the academic humanities. In the end, The researchers suggest a model for humanities’ spin off enterprises by considering software technology, in order to move in the post post-modern world and localization of humanities and move towards the creation of a fourth generation university. Manuscript profile

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9 - Structural Modeling of the Impact of Organizational Factors on the Human Resource Development with the Mediating Role of Knowledge Management Process and Transfer of Training
Kolsoom Nami mir mohmmad seyed abbaszadeh Mohammad Hassani Abbas Bazargan

The aim of the present study determines the relationship between organizational factors and human resources development with the mediating role of knowledge management process and transfer of training in the Islamic Azad Universities of Hormozgan. This study was a corre More

The aim of the present study determines the relationship between organizational factors and human resources development with the mediating role of knowledge management process and transfer of training in the Islamic Azad Universities of Hormozgan. This study was a correlational research using methods of structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all employees of Islamic Azad University of Hormozgan province, which includes 560 employees that 228 people were selected as statistical sample of the research. To collect data from questionnaires of Shekarzade knowledge management process (2012), Halton, Bates & Rona Transfer of Training (2002), Manus Organizational Factors (2004), Najafi human resource development (2012) were used, Structural validity through confirmatory factor analysis confirmed. Reliability of questionnaires was reported using Cronbach's alpha coefficient as 0.93, 0.89, 0.89 and 0.91, respectively. The results showed that organizational factors have a direct impact on the knowledge management process. Transfer of Training has a direct impact on the development of human resources. knowledge management process has a direct impact on the human resource development. The process of knowledge management has an indirect impact on the human resource development of employees through transfer of training. organizational factors have an indirect and significant impact on the human resource development through the process of knowledge management and the transfer of training. Manuscript profile

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10 - The Study of Effective Development Factors on Establishment of Organizational Quality Management System in Universities (with Emphasizing the Development of Human Resources)
azam molamohamadi koroush fathi vajargah maghsood farasatkhah

This research aimed at the study of effective developmental factors on establishment of organizational quality management system in universities with emphasizing the development of human resources using grounded theory (GT) as a qualitative approach. Accordingly, to col More

This research aimed at the study of effective developmental factors on establishment of organizational quality management system in universities with emphasizing the development of human resources using grounded theory (GT) as a qualitative approach. Accordingly, to collect data 27 experts from this field were interviewed with purposive sampling method using in depth – semi- structured in three groups: professors, decision makers and key informants in the field of academic quality. Data analysis was performed during open coding stages, orientation and selection by MAXQUDA 12 software. In order to validate the data, collaborative research technique, member checking, and researcher review and reliability index between two coders (Inter-rater reliability) were used. According to the findings of the research, the effective factors on the establishment of the quality management system of the university can be described in the form of 9 main categories and 35 sub categories, as follows:(1) Expected outcomes from higher education (3 sub categories), (2) University education (3 sub categories), (3) Resources and facilities (3 sub categories), (4) University Assessment System (3 sub categories), (5) University management ( 4 sub categories), (6) Great Leadership in higher education (5 sub categories), (7) Internationalization of university (6 sub categories), (8) Conditions governing society (4 sub categories), (9) Interrelation between industry and university (4 sub categories). Manuscript profile

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11 - A Model of Talent Search for Faculty Members in Comprehensive Universities with Regional Performance Level based on Human Resources Development Strategies (A Case Study: Lorestan University)
unes romiani Khodayar abili javad porkarimi saeid frahbakhsh

Talent management is one of approaches that could assure the universities that competent and talented individuals could receive appropriate job positions and focuses on the significance of managing people and situations at different organizational levels. The current re More

Talent management is one of approaches that could assure the universities that competent and talented individuals could receive appropriate job positions and focuses on the significance of managing people and situations at different organizational levels. The current research was conducted with the aim of designing a model of talent search for academic staff members in comprehensive universities with regional performance level based on the principles of human resources development. The research method of this study was applied in terms of purpose and exploratory in terms of data collection. In the qualitative phase, the statistical population consisted of academic and executive experts, 19 of whom were purposefully selected and interviewed in a semi-structured manner. In the quantitative part, the statistical population included all the academic staff members of Lorestan University, (n=307) and 110 individuals were selected as a sample using stratified random sampling. The tool of data collection in the qualitative part was semi-structured interviews and in the quantitative part two researcher-made questionnaires used for the purpose of accreditation and validation of the exploratory model. The results showed that the educational component (scientific mastery, effective teaching, learning), the research component (application of knowledge, research ability, scientific writing and publication, analysis), and the consulting component (consulting business environments, consulting students and advice to the community) constitute the main dimensions of the model, in addition, the results of the t-test in the validation section of the model indicated that all components have sufficient validity to be included in the final model. Furthermore, the findings of the research revealed that all observable and immediate variables had a factor load higher than 0.70 on their current variable; therefore, it was significant at the 0.01 level. Manuscript profile

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12 - Designing the competency model of training managers of higher education centers with a professional skills approach (Case study: Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch)
Atefe Razavi elham fariborzi Mahmood Ghorbani

Introduction: Since higher education centers and universities are among the large and complex organizations that are more specialized and efficient than the other human resources organizations in providing and manpower training, they have a special sensitivity. Also, c More

Introduction: Since higher education centers and universities are among the large and complex organizations that are more specialized and efficient than the other human resources organizations in providing and manpower training, they have a special sensitivity. Also, considering that human development in line with coordination and harmony with the great changes of society, is the main task of the higher education system, this requires universities to have the necessary qualifications of educational administrators (Ismaili et al., 1397). The purpose of this study was to design a competency model for training managers of higher education centers to apply professional skills Methods: This study was conducted in an applied type and in a combined method of exploratory mixed type (qualitative-quantitative). Expert concurrence was used to determine the dimensions of competency components and professional skills based on theoretical foundations. Findings: Six dimensions for professional skills, which include: 1. Technical, human, 3. Perceptual, 4. Communication, 5. Cartesian skills, 6. Innovative skills. Managerial skills 3. Organizational factors 4. Entrepreneurial competence 5. Business competence 6. Leadership 7. Decision making 8. Collaboration. Explain and predict. Professionals are 75% effective in training competitors. Conclusion: The results showed that higher education centers in order to achieve these categories step by step and gradually according to a roadmap and long-term strategic plan and in order to implement it, it is necessary to formulate an action plan. It helps. Manuscript profile

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13 - Providing a structural model of professional self-development for faculty members
Mitra Sadeghi Tabar nadergholi ghorchian parivash jafari Amir Hossein Mohammad Davoudi

The present study aimed to provide a structural model of professional self-development of faculty members. The research method was descriptive-correlation and structural equations. The study population consisted of all faculty members of Tehran, Shahid Beheshti and Alla More

The present study aimed to provide a structural model of professional self-development of faculty members. The research method was descriptive-correlation and structural equations. The study population consisted of all faculty members of Tehran, Shahid Beheshti and Allameh Tabatabai universities, 3460 people, which was determined using random sampling method and with the help of Morgan table, 346 people. To collect the data, a researcher-made professional self-development questionnaire with reliability (α = 0.97) was used, which examines 5 dimensions of professional self-development. The results of analysis with the help of LISREL software and structural equation modeling analysis showed that the professional self-development structural model of faculty members has five key dimensions including professional self-development competencies, professional self-development action and implementation, professional self-development planning, professional self-development tendency and professional self-development effective factors. Which has a good fit with the data. The results showed that the effective factors with path coefficient (γ = 0.52) affected the tendency to professional self-development. Also, inclination with path coefficient (γ = 0.92) has affected professional self-development planning. In addition, path coefficient planning (γ = 0.95) has influenced professional self-development action and practice. Finally, action and practice have affected the professional self-development competencies with path coefficient (γ = 0.83). Manuscript profile

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14 - Presenting a theoretical strategy to create an event-based academic educational environment in the field of architecture using the theory of constructivism (Case Study: Shiraz Architecture Universities)
Maryam Dastgheib Parsa Vahid Shali amini Vida Norouz Borazjani

The environment is one of the most important factors in education. Considering the characteristics and criteria of environmental design can construct new understandings and knowledge for learners. This study aims to present a theoretical strategy for creating an event-b More

The environment is one of the most important factors in education. Considering the characteristics and criteria of environmental design can construct new understandings and knowledge for learners. This study aims to present a theoretical strategy for creating an event-based architecture education environment using constructivist theory. The research question is what are the characteristics of appropriate architectural education spaces with event-based and constructivist education? This research is qualitative with practical consequences. The descriptive survey goal is cross-sectional in terms of time and inferential regarding logic. The indicators of constructive and event-based educational environments are identified from theoretical studies. Global experiences of constructive-learning environments have been explored. Then, Shiraz universities' graduate students, educated in the third and fourth semesters, have been selected as a sample. And the criteria of constructivism in their educational environments have were assessed with the tools of observation and questionnaire. After identifying and prioritizing the challenges, solutions were provided to create event-based learning environments. The results indicate that the lack of relationship between the educational environment and the work environment is the most important factor in the inefficiency of the university environment. Cooperation with libraries, museums, construction workshops, and urban spaces and equipping spaces for simultaneous use of city's universities, holding exhibitions, and group judging between different universities can be influential by applying constructivist theory to increase the efficiency of academic environments. Manuscript profile

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15 - Fārābī and Islamic Peripatetic Philosophy in the First European Universities
Reza Mahoozi

Fārābī, the renowned Iranian philosopher, is one of the central figures of Peripatetic philosophy in the world of Islam. The collection of his thoughts travelled beyond Islamic borders to Asian, Europe and Africa posthumously and influenced the scientific fields of Jewi More

Fārābī, the renowned Iranian philosopher, is one of the central figures of Peripatetic philosophy in the world of Islam. The collection of his thoughts travelled beyond Islamic borders to Asian, Europe and Africa posthumously and influenced the scientific fields of Jewish, Christian, and other non-Islamic lands. The thoughts of Fārābī and two other prominent figures of this school of philosophy, Ibn Sīnā and Ibn Rushd, exercised an undeniable impact on the development of the higher scientific centers of Europe of the 13-15 centuries (AD). In fact, without considering their role in the formation of the first European universities, especially the university of Paris and the process of establishing the faculty of philosophy during the conflict between the two faculties of theology and art, one cannot attain a true knowledge of the reasons behind the development and expansion of the first European universities. Relying on valid historical documents and reports, this paper explains this influential process and, at the same time, portrays one of the routes of the transfer of Muslims’ culture and philosophical thoughts to Europe and the quality of the formation of the institution of university during that time. Manuscript profile

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16 - The Identification of The Factors Affecting Credentialism in the Higher Education System of Iran
Nasrin Karimi Asl hamidreza araste kamran mohamadkhani Mostafa Edjtehadi

The purpose of this research was to identify the factors influencing degree orientation in the country's higher education. The research method is the qualitative content analysis method of the document analysis type, and it is classified in the field of applied research More

The purpose of this research was to identify the factors influencing degree orientation in the country's higher education. The research method is the qualitative content analysis method of the document analysis type, and it is classified in the field of applied research. The statistical population of the research included research articles related to degree orientation in the country's higher education. The number of 15 articles in the 20-year period from 1380 to 1400 was selected using the purposeful sampling method. After selecting the research articles, in order to analyze the qualitative data obtained from the analysis of the research documents, open coding and axial coding and selective encoding were used. In the first stage 330 concepts were identified. In the second stage, all the identified concepts were classified into 24 more general components and finally the factors affecting degree orientation in the higher education system can be divided into 3 main categories of political and structural conditions (6 components), the country's scientific and educational environment (10 components) and social and cultural conditions (8 components) were classified. Some of those factors are rooted in the educational system and the scientific environment of the country, as well as the structure and function of the university and the management methods of the university. One part is rooted in the structural and political system and is caused by the functional bias of the trustee and government institutions, and the other part is rooted in the social and cultural system. Manuscript profile

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