Higher education governance in Iran; Meta-analysis of injuries and solutions

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD Student in Educational Management, Faculty of Management, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor of Educational Management, Faculty of Management, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Good governance, transparent and accountable management in an educational system with the aim of ensuring a fair and sustainable scientific, economic and social development. The educational system always strives to find a strong position for itself among the stakeholders by relying on this concept and presenting its indicators. Good governance has been proposed as a new method for the sustainable development of the educational system and it can be argued that one of the reasons for good governance is its role on the efficiency of educational systems. The present study provides a definition of this concept, expresses its indicators and components, and while presenting the prevailing harms in the governance of higher education in Iran and examining its effects, provides solutions to eliminate the harms and correct good governance in the education system. The present study can be considered as a interpretive meta-analysis of the situation of governance injuries in higher education in Iran, so while studying libraries and documents, the method of content analysis and analysis of scientific reports has been used. The research findings indicate that by recognizing the basic and priority issues; Which is the cause of many harms in the governance of higher education and also the discovery of relationships between them, solutions and suggestions for good governance in the Iranian education system.

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  • Receive Date: 27 March 2021
  • Revise Date: 13 April 2021
  • Accept Date: 01 May 2021

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