Developing a sustainable university Model and its relationship with knowledge-based economy in Islamic Azad universities of Mazandaran province

Biannual Journal of Education Experiences

دوره 5، شماره 2 - شماره پیاپی 9، مهر 2022، صفحه 183-201   

نوع مقاله: Original Article

نویسندگان

fatemeh Rezvan Ashrafi^{* 1}؛ Maryam Taghvaei Yazdi^{* 2}؛ Mohammad salehi²

¹PhD Student in Educational Management, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran

²Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Sari branch. Islamic Azad University, Sari. Iran.

چکیده

    In the modern world, Universities as a place of entrepreneurship Which strategically serve as engines for sustainable economic growth and technology development are well known. This research is an applied research in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of method. In this study, the relationship between sustainable university and knowledge-based economy in Islamic Azad universities of Mazandaran province is investigated. The statistical population includes all members of the faculty of free universities of Mazandaran province with 1461 people in 14 units and The final sample size based on Cochran's formula will be 304 people, 348 people have been selected considering at least 10% of the sample drop. Data were collected from the field method and library resources and questionnaires and designed to analyze the data obtained from the questionnaire, SPSS and AMOS software were used. Research findings show; There is a significant and positive relationship between the factors affecting a sustainable university and knowledge-based economy and it has been shown According to the accepted theories in knowledge-based economics, University has always been one of the main levers has been noticed.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Sustainable University؛ Knowledge Based؛ Sustainable Development؛ Knowledge Based Economy

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