Journal of Research in Educational Systems

Abstract Objective: Universities drive innovation by nurturing talent and generating beneficial knowledge. In today's technological landscape, open innovation enhances competitive advantage through internal and external knowledge flows. This study addresses Iran's higher education challenges by designing a paradigmatic model of essential skills for advancing open innovation.
Method: A qualitative grounded theory approach was employed. Data were collected via in-depth semi-structured interviews with 11 experts in open innovation and higher education, selected through purposive and snowball sampling until theoretical saturation. Validity was ensured through content validity assessment and member checking. Transcripts were analyzed using Strauss and Corbin's (1990) systematic coding with MAXQDA 2022.
Results: Findings identified two skill categories: hard skills (specialized knowledge, knowledge/project management, R&D, financial literacy, market awareness, technology) and soft skills (self-awareness, communication, negotiation, creativity, flexibility, risk-taking, critical thinking, networking, ambiguity tolerance). The paradigmatic model comprises 86 basic concepts and 30 axial components organized into three categories: conditions (contextual, causal, intervening), interactions (individual actions, interpersonal collaborations), and consequences (scientific-technological innovation, social value creation, organizational growth).
Conclusions: Advancing open innovation requires a multidimensional approach integrating both skill sets. Universities should implement targeted faculty training, foster innovation culture with risk-taking emphasis, expand industry-research collaborations, allocate dedicated resources, and revise promotion criteria to value innovation competencies alongside publications. This context-specific model provides a practical framework for transitioning Iranian universities toward entrepreneurial, ecosystem-oriented generations aligned with global higher education evolution.

Abstract Objective:The primary aim of this study is to systematically analyze the key competencies required by university instructors in the digital age to effectively utilize artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education.
Method: This research was conducted through a systematic literature review and targeted searches in reputable international databases, including Scopus, ScienceDirect, ProQuest, ERIC, Springer, Google Scholar, and ResearchGate. Using keywords such as “artificial intelligence,” “competency,” “instructor,” and “digital,” a total of 438 scientific sources published between 2018 and the end of the first quarter of 2024 were identified. After removing 115 duplicate articles and screening the titles and abstracts of the remaining 323, 268 articles were excluded due to irrelevance to the research focus. Ultimately, 55 articles were selected for full-text review, and based on qualitative and subject-specific criteria, 20 studies were chosen for final analysis.
Results: The findings revealed that the AI-related competencies required by instructors in the digital era can be categorized into five main components: (1) AI mindset and pedagogy (including understanding benefits and challenges, contextual strategies, and managing long-term impacts); (2) AI ethics (emphasizing human-centered use, social skills, and the value of human dignity); (3) Foundational AI knowledge (including data and algorithm literacy, AI analytics, data modeling, and basic coding); (4) Practical skills (covering use, experimentation, deep integration, and working with AI-powered tools); and (5) AI-enhanced teaching methods (such as AI-assisted assignment management, curriculum design and delivery, and teaching enhancement).

Abstract Objective: In the field of higher education, the scientific authority of academic disciplines plays a decisive role in shaping the academic environment, attracting talented students and improving knowledge. Recognition and evaluation of scientific reference of academic fields is also needed for people who seek to make decisions in the field of research, education and consulting. The current research is a qualitative study with the aim of identifying the indicators of scientific authority in academic fields of higher education in Allameh Tabatabai University as one of the pillars of higher education.
Method: Using the purposeful snowball sampling method, in-depth interviews were conducted with 30 university faculty members in different fields. Collected data using thematic analysis research method and placement analysis software.
Results: The research findings showed a set of key indicators that help create and recognize scientific authority in academic fields. These indicators include research outputs, interdisciplinary collaborations, funding and resources, faculty expertise, and international recognition.
Conclusion: The present research provides valuable guidance for other universities by providing an insight into the factors that contribute as scientific help, which aims to improve their scientific position and their position in the leading universities in their respective fields.

Abstract Since the administration of affairs related to compiling, revising, changing and approving curricula in Iran's higher education follows a spectrum between a centralized approach and a semi-centralized approach, hence the activity of the educational systems, especially the higher education system, in line with The management of environmental crises is influenced by the policies and ideals of macro and upstream levels. Based on this, this research was conducted with the aim of investigating the amount of attention paid to the goals and concepts of green education in digital documents that have an effect on higher education, using the qualitative method of document analysis. In this research, four long-term, medium-term and short-term upstream documents of the country were examined using content analysis. The results of the present research indicate that the concepts of green education have been paid attention to to a great extent in the hand-held documents, but the amount of attention to these matters is reduced at micro levels. In other words, attention to the ideals and goals of green education at operational levels becomes less. Therefore, the proposal of this research is to establish and establish an institution consisting of experts and experts in the field of green education in order to prepare and formulate operational strategies for the implementation of goals and policies in the field of green education.

Abstract Objective: The country's higher education management system has always faced many issues that it is not able to deal with all of them easily. Therefore, it is necessary to know the nature of the issues in this field in order to provide the best management and governance methods. The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the complex issues in the higher education management system of the country. Methods: This research was a type of qualitative research that was conducted in 2023 using thematic analysis method. The research community included professors and experts with academic education in public administration, executive managers working in the Ministry of Ataf, and researchers and experts in higher education, and sampling was done using a targeted non-probability method. Data collection continued until theoretical data saturation and 15 semi-structured individual interviews were conducted. MAXQDA qualitative data analysis software was also used for coding. Results: The findings of the research showed that identity crisis, quantification, centralization, process complexity and diversity of governance and legislative authorities are among the complicated issues in the country's higher education management system. Conclusion: As a result, deep attention to each of these issues by the managers of the country's higher education system can lead to the sustainable development of the country, improving the quality of service provision and reducing related costs, increasing the transparency of processes, etc. with such issues to be used by them. .

Abstract Objective: The study aimed to analyze the pathology of faculty members’ social responsibility in research area and to provide solutions to increase the fit between research outputs and local and regional needs. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were held with 12 faculty members from Shiraz, Ilam and Yazd universities. The sampling method was theoretical sampling. The collection of data continued until theoretical saturation was achieved. The data were analyzed by thematic analysis method. Results: Intra-institutional factors were research expediency, lack of belief in the function of problem–solving, insufficient support of social responsibility in promotion regulations, quantity orientation and article orientation, minimal research per capita. Extra-institutional factors were clientless research, lack of acceptance of need-based research, research lobbying, weak mutual trust between the university and society, luxury and marginality of research, lack of comprehensiveness in upstream documents, lack of meritocracy in appointments, employer’s unprofessional behavior, industry lack of trust in internal power, and incomplete database. Conclusion: In order to respond to the local and regional needs, it is possible to increase the faculty members’ adherence to the research social responsibility to a desirable level by providing funds and injecting financial credits, creating permanent joint desks and scientific communities consisting of local researchers and policy makers, revising the policies of faculty members’ promotion and encouragement, reviewing understanding of science and the world of localization, strengthening interdisciplinary research teams, mission orientation of universities, meritocracy in the appointment of managers and strong supervision, and prevention of collusions in research. .

Abstract Education plays a critical role in transferring knowledge, and research plays a key role in producing and expanding knowledge. As one of the most important influences on these functions, the curriculum plays a significant role. The purpose of this study is to explain the goals and strategies of connected curriculum in higher education as a new concept. A qualitative and data-driven approach was used in this paper. This study included a statistical population of experts and key specialists from Shahid Beheshti, Allameh Tabatabaei, Amir Kabir and Al Zahra universities, of whom 13 were chosen to be a sample using a purposeful sampling method according to the theoretical saturation principle And it was implemented in 1401. In order to collect data, a semi-structured interview was conducted. In the process of open, selective and theoretical coding, Glazer's approach and continuous comparison were used to analyze the collected data, and the results indicated the formation of 14 main categories, 40 subcategories and 110 concepts, centered on the central category of "Education and research links." Based on the findings, the communicative curriculum is a means to achieve the objectives by linking education and research and taking into account strategies extracted. Based on the results of the research, it was found that the combination of education and research in the connected curriculum would eventually lead to the development of the university and the nation in several dimensions.

Abstract The aim of the present study was to develop a sustainable green university model for higher education which was done with a qualitative approach and case study method. The statistical population consisted of specialists (experts) and professors of public universities in the field of green university in the year 2022 that 10 people were selected according to the principle of theoretical saturation and by purposive sampling. The study instrument included a semi-structured interview and review of existing documents in this field. The obtained data were validated using participant feedback method and data validity was measured and evaluated through quality criteria (reliable). The data were analyzed by thematic analysis method. The result of data analysis led to identification of 174 basic themes and 40 organizing themes in the field of sustainable green university that were organized in the form of 7 global themes as described 1.sustainable green resources management; 2. Sustainable green management of university; 3. Sustainable green educational affairs; 4. Sustainable green research affairs; 5. Environmental management system of university space; 6. Sustainable green human resources management; 7. Sustainable green acculturalization. Finally, a model called sustainable green university was presented for higher education using the research findings. It is hoped that the developed model will help the development of higher education in order to green the universities and the sustainability of the country’s scientific authority.

Abstract The present study was conducted to design and validate a model for social entrepreneurship of higher education in Iran. This study was conducted using a Mixed Method. In the qualitative part of this study, a questionnaire was designed using the method of Grounded Theory and also interviews with 15 experts were conducted. The designed questionnaire was conducted with 384 students in public universities of Tehran. Purposive sampling method was used in the qualitative part whereas random classified sampling method was applied in the quantitative part. In addition, analysis of Structural Equation Modeling was used in the quantitative part whereas the results of the qualitative part were analyzed through Grounded Theory. The results showed that infrastructural, designers and curriculum planning specialists, student, tenure, lack of entrepreneurship future studies, economic, higher education policies, economic and social consequences, higher education management, cultural, social and curriculum and inefficient quality factors, are the factors of social entrepreneurship in Iran's higher education system, respectively. Therefore, in a general perspective, the phenomenon of the existential agency was identified.

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The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of organizational justice in the relationship between transformational leadership and succession planning in higher education. The research method was descriptive correlational. The statistical population of this study included all administrators (200 people) of Kharazmi University were selected by convenience sampling method. For data collection were used the three Questionnaire of succession planning (Kim, 2006), Bass & Avolio (2004) transformational leadership, and organizational justice (Niehoff, and Moorman1993). Data analysis was done by using structural equation modeling in AMOS And Spss-22 software. The results of structural equation modeling showed that the conceptual model of research with experimental data fits very well and organizational justice plays the role of a complete mediator in the relationship between transformational leadership and succession planning. Accordingly, the variable relationship between transformational leadership and succession planning through organizational justice was confirmed in the form of path analysis. Thus, the variable of organizational justice showed a facilitating role in the relationship between leadership and transformational leadership and succession planning. Also, the leading variable of transformational leadership had a direct and positive effect on the succession planning of administrators. It can be concluded from the results of the study that organizational justice in the university has a facilitating role in the development of succession planning programs. Thus, by adopting a transformational leadership approach at the university, organizational justice will be established at the university, and eventually the process of succession planning will be upgraded and developed.

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the minimalism theory on learning and retention of learners in IT courses. Minimalist Theory consists of a basic framework that combines self-directed learning activities with technology, which emphasizes the importance of the real activities and experiences of learning. This theory supports the rapid achievement of real and practical goals at the beginning of education and emphasizes the importance of designing for identifying and correcting learning errors as a training principle. The research method was quasi-experimental with the control group. The participants included 40 undergraduate students in psychology who studied at the Allameh Tabataba'i University School of Psychology and Education in the academic year of 2017-18. Experimental and control group was selected from among the students in psychology. The experimental group trained on the basis of the minimalism theory, and the control group was trained in a traditional way. The pre-test and post-test was designed by the researcher. The reliability of each test was 0.90 and 0.88 respectively, which is greater than 0.05. The results showed that the scores of the experimental group, which were trained by the method based on the minimalism theory, were higher than the scores in the control group that were trained in the traditional way. Therefore, a method based on a minimalism theory in computer software training leads to increased learning and retention of learners.

Abstract This study aims at designing a quality assessment model with academic entrepreneurship development approach.The mixed method (qualitative/descriptive Grounded Theory and quantitative / descriptive-correlational) is used to do this research. Its statistical population in qualitative section included 12 experts in entrepreneurship field selected by snowball method and they participated in data collection by deep interviewing tool until reaching the theoretical saturation level. The statistical society in its quantitative part includes professors and experts in entrepreneurship field at public universities of Tehran in academic year of 2017-18. The statistical sample is determined using Cochran formula, and 113 researcher-made questionnaires are distributed to collect data. The research validity and reliability in quantitative and qualitative sections are confirmed. To analyze data, coding method (open, axial, and selective coders) is used in qualitative, and the structural equation method in quantitative section. The research results reveal that quality assessment in universities may be investigated in two categories of internal factors(educational content, entrepreneurial leadership, human resources, educational justice, quality of evaluation, performance feedback, quality of information technology, quality of physical space) and external factors(Economic factors, social factors, cultural factors, geographical factors) to be examined and influenced.Furthermore, the quality assessment of universities for the academic entrepreneurship development have implications (commercialization, accountability, entrepreneurial skills development, value creation, and economic development).

Abstract As a qualitative research, this study aims to investigate external challenges of Iran's higher education system based on the global rankings’ indicators in which Ruth Wodak’s method of critical discourse analysis was applied. Participants included 16 scholars and senior officials from Higher Education Institutions in Tehran whose were selected via snowball sampling method. Semi-structured interviews were applied to collect data based on theoretical saturation which were lasting between 30 and 60 minutes. For data validation both participants review (member check) and review by external experts (external check) were applied. critical discourse analysis were used to analyze data. The finding revealed that policy-making challenges including “diversity and lack of coordination in policies of institutions determining higher education policies, lack of attention to determining missions in policy-making, not specialized policy-making processes and not using research results in them”, economic challenges including “lack of attention to income generation of universities in economic policies of Iran, lack of attention to knowledge-based economy for Iran’s economic development”, and sociocultural challenges including “low importance of science in the Iranian society, lack of attention to education of global citizens, and special attention to the local ‘We’”, are main external factors which have affected Iranian higher education system leading to low global ranking of Iranian universities. In this regard, some strategies are presented to improve the global ranking of Iranian universities.

Abstract The purpose of this study was to design a genuine leadership model for professors with a humanistic approach in higher education organizations. The research method used in this study was purposeful, practical and fundamental. The research method was descriptive-survey in terms of data collection method and in terms of data type, the research method was exploratory. The statistical population in the qualitative part of the study was academic community experts and university officials who were selected for this section using theoretical saturation principle and purposeful sampling. The statistical population of the quantitative part of this study was the faculty members of Iran University of Medical Sciences (951). Using Cochran's formula, 275 individuals were selected as sample. It should be noted that the subjects in the quantitative section were selected using stratified random sampling method. Data collection was done through review of theoretical foundations, in-depth interviews and researcher-made questionnaires. The validity and reliability of the instrument were all confirmed. The method of data analysis in the qualitative part of the theoretical coding was based on the data theorization method. In the quantitative part, Pearson correlation tests, confirmatory factor analysis, and exploratory factor analysis were used. The results of the present study showed that the components of genuine leadership with humanistic approach in higher education organizations include, components of self-awareness, balanced information processing, transparency in relationships, inter-organizational justice, organizational culture, organizational support, organizational citizenship behavior, Inter-organizational trust was a management strategy and empowerment of self-efficacy, positive self-concept, interpersonal relationships, reasoning and rationality.

Abstract The general objective of this paper is to evaluate the management information system in higher education in Iran using the optimization approach. Using this method, the management information system of four selected universities (Isfahan, Tehran, Shiraz and Ahwaz) was compared with Odekar. The statistical population of the study was cluster sampling of 1511 students, 1038 professors, 518 managers and 1158 employees. The research instrument consisted of a researcher-made questionnaire composed of dimensions of the management information system. After calculating its validity and reliability among the audience groups, the data were analyzed using statistical analysis of variance and Scheffe's post hoc test. The results showed that the University of Isfahan had the best status with the highest average in all dimensions compared to other universities.Based on studies and surveys conducted at universities and institutes of higher education, it is recommended that in a comparative study, other organizations and institutions using management information systems in the country be studied, and within that framework. Put them in the test plant

Abstract In this study, a model for validation and validation of social network-based mobile learning in higher education in Iran has been investigated. Mobile learning is a concept that is composed of a combination of two forms of education or e-learning and distance learning and is generally done via mobile and social media. The research method in this article is a mixed one. Firstly, based on qualitative method and specifically based on interviews with subject matter experts, the dimensions, components and indicators of mobile learning concept are extracted and then in the quantitative phase, by formulating a questionnaire. Based on the qualitative stage indicators and after implementing a WhatsApp social networking 'statistical basics' learning course, 300 participants in this questionnaire-based survey were recruited based on 281 data. Questionnaire was valid - validation and factor analysis of mobile learning model in higher education were conducted. The findings of the qualitative research showed that the mobile learning model has 4 components and 24 components. These dimensions include the "learner or learner" dimension, "interaction and communication", "tools and technology" and "infrastructure". Quantitative results also showed that in exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, factor loadings of all indices were higher than 0.3, and goodness of fit indices showed good fit. Also, the indices had good reliability (Cronbach's alpha) in the model.

Abstract The purpose of this study is to identify and rank the criteria for assessing the competitive performance of the university using multi-criteria decision-making techniques. The present study is descriptive and the research community consists of 15 people who are knowledgeable in the field of higher education and science and technology policy. A library collection method and a data gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of 6 criteria and 53 sub-criteria based on a comprehensive review of the literature related to university performance evaluation indicators. The identification, ranking and validation of the tool using AHP and TOPSIS Techniques showed that the criteria of compilation of competitive strategies, management and leadership of the university and the relationship with higher education stakeholders ranked first to third in the indicators of competitive performance assessment. Allocate.Finally, it is suggested that policy makers in higher education, in planning the development of performance indicators of the university, will propose a multidisciplinary multidisciplinary outline of the proposed competitive performance indicators of the present study and, in regular and regular meetings, establish competitive culture in the Pyramid of Higher Educational Institution.

Abstract Not only identify and classify dimensions and components of Staff development is important but also identify methods. This study aimed to identify methods of staff development in higher education system. This study was descriptive survey. The study population included all staff of Islamic Azad University in Region 8 in 2016(N=3812) .The sample size were 203 individuals base on Cochran formula by using classified random sampling. The data was collected via researcher-made questionnaire. Cranach's alpha coefficient was used to determine reliability (0.96). The data were analyzed using factor analysis. The findings showed that 5 methods influence on staff development such as Inter-university, extra-University, formal, informal and group method which factors can be explained 67.625% of total variance. The most power to explain was related to informal method (18.02%) and the least power to explain was related to formal methods (10.92%). Higher administrators need to use several methods such as informal, group development, Inter-university, extra-University methods influence.

Abstract Even though there is a general agreement on the importance of the role of Persistence in higher education, a model that uniquely assesses the role and impact of Dynamism and Persistence on universities has not been presented and no explicit explanation has been made. Considering the pivotal role of the Dynamism and Persistence of higher education in the framework of the qualitative approach and applying the research methodology of Grounded theory, we are going to explain the Dynamism and Persistence model of the higher education system in the universities. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in order to collect information and use a targeted sampling method with 18 experts familiar with the topics of higher education. Data analysis was performed in three stages: open coding, axial coding and selective coding. The results show that 390 codes or the initial concept of interviews, as well as 40 concepts and 23 categories, are presented in the form of a paradigmatic model, including the development of multiple capacities and capabilities of higher education as the core category and the causative conditions (qualified faculty, diversity Educational and research programs, development of applied research, combined training capacity, university interaction with industries, flexible and practical curriculum), underlying factors (multiple educational facilities, motivation of professors, student attraction at all levels, appropriate social communication, development of online systems ), Interventional conditions (attraction and promotion, student empowerment, Q. Development strategies, appropriate image of universities), strategies (foreign students, human resource empowerment, new training capacities), post-secondary factors (individual-organizational levels).

Abstract The aim of this study is to design an accreditation and quality assurance model, appropriate to underlying condition and   contextual features Iran's higher education system. The study was conducted using qualitative research with the Grounded Theory approach. The study population had higher education experts, which 36 persons by purposive sampling for semi-structured interview were selected. In addition to interview, 3 other sources were used to collect data, which are, observing, taking notes and documents. After that, we act the first to open coding, then, to have axial and selective action. In the first phase open coding, in 2027 the concept was obtained. The second phase of open coding data, in 1262 concept and 157 major categories were classified. In axial coding stage, 25 theoretical codes were determined. Then, in terms of condition, interactive / process and outcome characteristics was classified. In selective coding, category of quality discourse, fear and hope, as the central category where selected. In the opinion of higher education experts, Existing challenges in academic quality in Iran are due to the challenge of discourse, and no challenge in nature in and shape and even epistemological. Due to the understanding and interpretation of the experts, quality has two dimensions of fear and hope. accordingly, in a general perspective, dual and conflict vision of quality discourse, in the name of the discourse of regulatory quality as fear, and discourse of cooperative quality as  hope was typified and classified.in the universities of Iran. Also, the model designed in this study is a complex and multidimensional concept. In case this model will have a positive function, which like a unit totality should be considered in every aspect of it alike.

Abstract The purpose of this Research, was to Analysis the state of Barriers to the use of Educational Tools and Technologies in Iran's electronic higher education system. The research method is survey in terms of data collection, and descriptive in terms of nature. The study population consisted of all teachers and students of higher education electronic institutions of Iran in the academic year 2016 - 2017 among which 741 were selected as the sample using the snowball sampling method. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. The questionnaire reliability was confirmed by both Cronbach's alpha and internal correlation coefficients using the Amos software and Confirmatory Factor Analysis Method. Cronbach's alpha for whole questionnaire was obtained 0/867.The results suggest that the state of Barriers to the use of training tools in Iran's electronic higher education system is significantly favorable. However; positive attitude towards technology, preferred use of technology in communication and comfort feeling in the use of technology are most Barriers to the Use of Educational Tools and Technologies in Iran's Electronic Higher Education System. Moreover, the Analytical result of the state of Barriers to the use of training tools showed a significant difference in various subgroups in terms of training role, gender and school group variables.

Abstract Development literature show that the main concern of international organizations and scholars and scientific and research centers in the third millennium is human education and scientific development as an effective factor in development. This research aims to investigate the time series of the impact of science and technology on development. The type of this longitudinal research is time series and is intended to estimate, predict the time series of the impact and the trend of science and technology on development in the period 1980-2015 in 12 selected countries. The Selected countries have been selected in a targeted way the results of data analysis with R software show that by analyzing the significant difference between countries in the variable of human resources and education and technology variables by ANOVA, Significant differences between countries are confirmed. The results of dispersion graphs in all selected countries show upward trends. In general, the results indicate that growth and development during the 1980s to 2015 is on the rise and the trend of the impact of education and technology variables on development is on the upside, too.

Abstract This research was conducted with the aim of educational variables in academic achievement of postgraduate students of faculty of psychology and educational sciences. This research is applied in terms of its purpose and in terms of the causal-comparative method and in terms of the general approach. Based on the variables of the selection method (teaching and research-based) and the research bachelor (related and non-related), there are two groups based on the periods of study (daily, night and half-day) and the academic term (first, second and third). The statistical statistic of this research was all students of postgraduate, post-nursing and seminary courses in the fields of psychology and counseling of Allameh Tabataba’i University who were studying in the academic year of 90-89. To describe the descriptive, mean, standard deviation and standard line of independent estimation and one way analysis of variance, t-mean was used for descriptive indexes. According to research hypotheses, the role of educational variables in the academic achievement of postgraduate students of faculty of psychology and education used. The results showed that although there was no significant difference in academic achievement of students in day, night and semi-day courses, the average of academic performance of masters students was higher than that of nursing students and nursing students, and semantic academic performance was higher than nocturnal.

Abstract The purpose of this research is to identify and identify the challenges and problems that exist in the education process of humanities in Iranian universities. This epistemological and methodological research has a qualitative approach. Qualitative in-depth interviews and KII techniques (interviews with key informed individuals) have been used to collect data with prominent and competent professors in the fifteen chosen disciplines of the humanities field. The results of this research show that the challenges of education in humanities in Iran include: environmental and indigenous challenges, linguistic, political, ideological, social challenges, institutional and cultural challenges. Other findings of the research are the weakness of the theoretical foundation of university education and humanities. Major problems are: lack of a system for accurate evaluation of teachers' teaching, and lack of adequate and adequate attention to humanities at the policy level, lack of attention to ecological conditions, the complete affiliation of human sciences to institutions The politician, as well as superficiality, is taught and, finally, the lack of attention to individual differences.

Abstract Human resources meet an organization demands during a long term and succession planning is a process for preparation and renovation of these resources. This research has investigated the process of establishment of management succession planning in university by using the plan of data base theory.  For this purpose, 17 people were interviewed, those who were policymakers in the area of higher education , the present and past mangers of universities at different administrative and academic levels , authors of the subject, experts in the area of human resources and informed faculty members in the domain of the research.  The data was collected from the interviews ., The results of data during three stages of open , pivotal and selective coding was of twelve general areas which in a paradigm model framework included: causative conditions (discourse building, scientific vision, maturity and accountability system), focal item (meritology), strategies of establishment (empowerment and management of talent) , ground (supportive environment and atmosphere, participation of beneficiaries and stability), interferer conditions (academic autonomy) , and consequences (empowerment) , reflect the process of establishment of management succession planning in university and the relationships among its various dimensions.