Higher Education Governance in Developing Countries, Challenges and Recommendations: Iran as a case study

This paper discusses the challenges to higher education in Iran and summarizes a range of expert studies, including those of the writer. Common to all the studies is the goal of improving Iran’s higher education system by analyzing its internal and external challenges. This review makes several poli...

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Main Author: Zahra Raisan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nonpartisan Education Group 2009-03-01
Series:Nonpartisan Education Review
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Online Access:http://www.nonpartisaneducation.org/Review/Essays/v5n3.htm
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Higher Education Governance in Developing Countries, Challenges and Recommendations: Iran as a case study
Nonpartisan Education Review
education
policy
Iran
higher education
education governance
education reform
universities
author_facet Zahra Raisan
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title Higher Education Governance in Developing Countries, Challenges and Recommendations: Iran as a case study
title_short Higher Education Governance in Developing Countries, Challenges and Recommendations: Iran as a case study
title_full Higher Education Governance in Developing Countries, Challenges and Recommendations: Iran as a case study
title_fullStr Higher Education Governance in Developing Countries, Challenges and Recommendations: Iran as a case study
title_full_unstemmed Higher Education Governance in Developing Countries, Challenges and Recommendations: Iran as a case study
title_sort higher education governance in developing countries, challenges and recommendations: iran as a case study
publisher Nonpartisan Education Group
series Nonpartisan Education Review
issn 2150-6477
publishDate 2009-03-01
description This paper discusses the challenges to higher education in Iran and summarizes a range of expert studies, including those of the writer. Common to all the studies is the goal of improving Iran’s higher education system by analyzing its internal and external challenges. This review makes several policy recommendations, including a turn frombureaucratic management to transformational leadership, more resources dedicated to workforce development and research, and outreach for help and advice from institutions and experts.
topic education
policy
Iran
higher education
education governance
education reform
universities
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