Strategy for Culture

Strategy for Culture

Key Drivers of Academic Governance in Iranian higher education by using the approach of analyzing mutual effect

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Ali Khorsandi Taskoh 1
Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi 2
Saeed Ghiasi Nodooshan 3
Mehdi Elyasi 4
fahi,meh rabbanikhah 5
1 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Planning and Management, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Professor, Department of Physics, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Associate Professor, Department of Management and Educational Planning, Faculty Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
4 Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
5 PhD in Higher Education Management Allameh Tabatabai University.Tehran. Iran.
10.22034/jsfc.2025.495378.2755
Abstract
Academic governance, as an emerging concept in the higher education system, refers to a set of laws, policies, and rules that determine the responsibilities of various actors. In this system, universities, as the main centers of activity in the field of higher education, play a vital role. Academic governance in Iranian higher education can have an important impact as a key factor in the development and progress of universities and the achievement of higher education goals. Given the importance of the subject, this research aimed to identify and analyze the key drivers of academic governance in Iranian higher education. This research aimed to identify and analyze the key drivers of academic governance in Iranian higher education. This study was an exploratory mixed-method study that was conducted using the futures research method between 1402 and 1403. The research population included the deans of Tehran universities and higher education experts. First, through semi-structured interviews with experts, the factors affecting academic governance in higher education were identified and then 22 key factors were identified in six main dimensions. In the next stage, the key drivers of academic governance in Iranian higher education were examined using the structural analysis method and two factors of "globalization" and "international interactions and political exchanges" were identified as key drivers of academic governance in Iranian higher education.
Keywords
Academic governance
higher education
drivers
interaction analysis

Subjects

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