Action research application in the higher education system (a case study of Imam Sadiq University's student government project)

Document Type : research article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Institute for Science and Technology Studies, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, A_Sadabadi@sbu.ac.ir.

2 Ph.D. in Political Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, F_Azmoodeh@sbu.ac.ir

3 Assistant Professor, Institute for Science and Technology Studies , Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran

Abstract

The institution of the university in a community is the driving force behind the students' behavioral ethics and the spread of elitism and sophistication among them. The university can prove its work by nurturing a skilled and capable force. Of course, with the review of the process of higher education this is not very satisfactory. Therefore, in order to optimize the performance of higher education in the process of scientific / cultural development and nurture the creative and creative value of the Center for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship of Imam Sadegh University, to support this important goal is to support efforts to identify problems and provide innovative solutions. Entrepreneurial and problem solving, it strived to provide the best conditions, facilities and opportunities for the transfer of global knowledge to our country's youth to protect the elites and ideas of Iranian youth. Therefore, with the establishment of a student government based on an educational model (work and experience) designed to empower participants in this project, utilizing the capacity of the university institution and devoid of the usual political categories. The steps of this plan are outlined in this article, using the action research method.

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Journal of Educational Planning Studies
Volume 11, Issue 22
March 2023
Pages 167-181

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  • Receive Date: 14 November 2021
  • Revise Date: 23 February 2023
  • Accept Date: 23 February 2023

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