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Identifying the components of an international university and presenting an appropriate model for the Iranian higher education system from the experts' point of view: a mixed study
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Mehdi Sharifi1    , Fariba Karimi *2 , Narges Saeidian1 |
1- Islamic Azad University,
2- Islamic Azad University, , mehdisharifi273@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (39 Views) |
Introduction: Internationalization as a concept and strategic agenda is a relatively new, broad, and varied phenomenon in tertiary education. This study aimed to identify the components of an international university and present a suitable model for the Iranian higher education system.
Methods: This research was conducted with a mixed exploratory approach. The statistical population of the qualitative section was the experts and professors of the country's universities in the field of international universities, 15 of whom were selected according to the principle of theoretical saturation with the purposeful sampling method. The statistical population of the quantitative part was the faculty members of the universities in 1399-1400, and 235 people were selected as a sample using the available method. The tools of data collection in the qualitative part were semi-structured interviews and document review in this field, and in the quantitative part, a researcher-made questionnaire based on the data of the qualitative part with 90 items. After categorizing the initial questions, their content validity was done using two qualitative methods (10 experts) and quantitative (checking the agreement level of each question using the CVR content validity coefficient). Using the Holstein coefficient, the reliability of the questionnaire was estimated at 0.97.
Results: Data analysis with thematic analysis method with inductive approach showed that the variables of international university with two components, organization with six components and educational-research with four components are the main factors of international university development.
Conclusions: According to the identified themes, the proposed model for the development of the international university provides a framework for higher education decision makers and policy makers who can use the capacities and capabilities of this model in a targeted and appropriate manner in order to strengthen and develop the international university.
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| Keywords: Higher Education, Internationalization, International University, International Students. |
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Article Type: Original Research |
Subject:
Research in Medical Science Education
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