Document Type : research article
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Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Educational Science, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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Professor, Department of Educational Science, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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Associate Professor, Department of Educational Science, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
Abstract
Aim: The current research aims to identify the obstacles to the university's strategic plan and provide appropriate solutions.
Methodology: This study is practical in terms of purpose and qualitative in terms of approach. The participants were the employees and managers of the strategic planning department of Tarbiat Modares University, from whom 10 people were selected in a targeted manner and using the theoretical saturation level. The data collection tool in this research was a semi-structured interview. The questions for this interview, which were prepared based on a review of the research literature, were reviewed by several professors and experts to confirm their validity and reliability. Fuzzy Delphi was used to validate the results, and a two-step coding method was used to analyze the data.
Results: The results of the analysis of the findings showed that the categories of "unfavorable financial conditions", "weakness of human resources", "weakness of technology and information", and "weakness of management" were identified as obstacles that hinder the realization of the strategic plan of Tarbiat Modares University The categories of "organizational learning", "capable financial management", "process management", "program pragmatism", and "development of organizational culture" were also identified as solutions.
Conclusions and Suggestions: Considering the importance of strategic planning in higher education, the officials of Tarbiat Modares University need to rethink the structure and content of their strategic plan and understand its complexity to face the upcoming challenges and obstacles. Also, based on the obstacles and solutions obtained from the present research, this university needs a new definition and organization in its role and missions in the field of strategic planning.
Innovation and Originality: Identifying the obstacles that lead to the non-fulfillment of the university’s strategic plan and providing effective solutions and facilitating factors for the realization of better strategic planning for the first time are among the innovations of the present study.
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