The Role of Social Factors in Students’ Entry to Open and Distance Universities of Iran
Background: Higher education has a great influence on the growth and development of societies. Several social factors depend on public demand for higher education. Objectives: The purpose of this research is to identify the most important social factors affecting the registration of students at Paya...
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doaj-bca8244ba9b14f09b087129b302dec7a2020-11-25T02:12:53ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesInterdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences2476-72632476-72712019-03-0110111010.5812/ijvlms.8773444870The Role of Social Factors in Students’ Entry to Open and Distance Universities of IranAbbas Shayestehfar0Mehran Farajollahi1Bahman Saiedipour2Payam e Noor University, Tehran, IranPayam e Noor University, Tehran, IranPayam e Noor University, Tehran, IranBackground: Higher education has a great influence on the growth and development of societies. Several social factors depend on public demand for higher education. Objectives: The purpose of this research is to identify the most important social factors affecting the registration of students at Payam-e-Noor University (PNU). Methods: Two methods were used in order to achieve the research goal. In the first part, an analytical documentary method was used to extract the indicators. In the second part, the least squares regression model, was used for data Undergraduate students were studied at PNU in 2001 - 2014. Results: The results of the research showed that the total population of the country (0.146; P = 0.048) and the high education budget (0.294, P = 0.075) had a positive and significant effect on enrollment at PNU. Total state budget (-0.016, P = 0.582) and the number of secondary school students (-4.241, P = 0.329) had a negative impact on student entrance to PNU. Conclusions: Total state population and higher education budget had a considerable impact on the student population in PNU.http://ijvlms.sums.ac.ir/article_44870_9b3683283c8c6b178a170417f6b191bd.pdfsocial factorspnuopen and distance education |
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The Role of Social Factors in Students’ Entry to Open and Distance Universities of Iran |
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The Role of Social Factors in Students’ Entry to Open and Distance Universities of Iran |
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The Role of Social Factors in Students’ Entry to Open and Distance Universities of Iran |
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The Role of Social Factors in Students’ Entry to Open and Distance Universities of Iran |
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The Role of Social Factors in Students’ Entry to Open and Distance Universities of Iran |
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role of social factors in students’ entry to open and distance universities of iran |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences |
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Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences |
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2476-7263 2476-7271 |
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Background: Higher education has a great influence on the growth and development of societies. Several social factors depend on public demand for higher education. Objectives: The purpose of this research is to identify the most important social factors affecting the registration of students at Payam-e-Noor University (PNU). Methods: Two methods were used in order to achieve the research goal. In the first part, an analytical documentary method was used to extract the indicators. In the second part, the least squares regression model, was used for data Undergraduate students were studied at PNU in 2001 - 2014. Results: The results of the research showed that the total population of the country (0.146; P = 0.048) and the high education budget (0.294, P = 0.075) had a positive and significant effect on enrollment at PNU. Total state budget (-0.016, P = 0.582) and the number of secondary school students (-4.241, P = 0.329) had a negative impact on student entrance to PNU. Conclusions: Total state population and higher education budget had a considerable impact on the student population in PNU. |
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social factors pnu open and distance education |
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