Document Type : Research Article (Quantitative)
Authors
1 PhD student, Department of Educational Sciences, Damavand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management, Roudhen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudhen, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Educational Management Department, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.
Abstract
Purpose: Today, policymaking is of great value and importance to improve the relationship between university and industry, and university education should be based on the needs of industry and society. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to design a university education model based on the needs of the industry in the Islamic Azad University of Damavand branch.
Method: This research was applied in terms of purpose and exploratory (qualitative-quantitative) in terms of mixed methodology. The statistical population in the qualitative part included the faculty members of the Islamic Azad University, Damavand branch, and the managers and activists of industries in Damavand city. Data collection was done through semi-structured interviews with 15 members of the statistical community who were selected by purposive sampling. The interview protocol was approved both in terms of formal and content validity and in terms of reliability based on the agreement between the two coders. The research data were analyzed based on the qualitative analysis process during open, central and selective triple coding through MaxQuda 2020 software.
Findings: The findings showed that the model of university education based on the needs of the industry in the university based on the results of the qualitative section, among the 114 open codes identified, twelve components of the university education based on the needs of the industry including the training of employability skills, curriculum development, industrial partnerships, planning and educational development, entrepreneurial, legal and legal culture, government support, policy making, finance, infrastructure, university human resources development policies, educational and research policies were identified. Also, based on the results of quantitative analysis, the highest priority was related to the curriculum development component and the lowest priority was related to the financial component. Finally, the university education model based on industry needs was designed in the university.
Conclusion: According to the results of this study about the model of university education based on the needs of the industry in the university, based on the validation of the model, all dimensions of the model were valid and the model had a suitable fit.
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