A Planning Model for Expansion and Stagnation of Higher Education in Iran
Iran universities of medical sciences have experienced a period of expansion in past decades. Now previous concerns are alleviated, and the former quantity-based policy has given a way to a more quality-seeking attitude. In this study, we developed a planning model for expansion and stagnation of hi...
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| author | Aeen Mohammadi Rita Mojtahedzadeh Soheil Saadat Abdollah Karimi Hossein Keshavarz Valian |
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| description | Iran universities of medical sciences have experienced a period of expansion in past decades. Now previous concerns are alleviated, and the former quantity-based policy has given a way to a more quality-seeking attitude. In this study, we developed a planning model for expansion and stagnation of higher education in Iranian universities of medical sciences based on workforce requirements of the country and capabilities of the universities. The plan provided an objectively documented base for the authorities to decide on developmental limits of universities. We devised guidelines for justifying existing programs within universities, assigning new undergraduate and postgraduate programs to universities, voluntary request of universities to cancel a program, and their request to offer new programs for the first time in the country, based on three factors: university educational status, each university-program educational status and the nation's need for each discipline. Related councils of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education legitimately approved the plan and guidelines. In this article, we introduced the methodology of developing the plan, described it and its related guidelines and discussed challenges and limitations we encountered in design and application phases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd359e797a724de9950c42ca952772d22022-12-22T03:11:27ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942014-10-0152104503A Planning Model for Expansion and Stagnation of Higher Education in IranAeen Mohammadi0Rita Mojtahedzadeh1Soheil Saadat2Abdollah Karimi3Hossein Keshavarz Valian4Department of E-learning in Medical Education, Virtual School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of E-learning in Medical Education, Virtual School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Mofid Pediatrics Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Iran universities of medical sciences have experienced a period of expansion in past decades. Now previous concerns are alleviated, and the former quantity-based policy has given a way to a more quality-seeking attitude. In this study, we developed a planning model for expansion and stagnation of higher education in Iranian universities of medical sciences based on workforce requirements of the country and capabilities of the universities. The plan provided an objectively documented base for the authorities to decide on developmental limits of universities. We devised guidelines for justifying existing programs within universities, assigning new undergraduate and postgraduate programs to universities, voluntary request of universities to cancel a program, and their request to offer new programs for the first time in the country, based on three factors: university educational status, each university-program educational status and the nation's need for each discipline. Related councils of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education legitimately approved the plan and guidelines. In this article, we introduced the methodology of developing the plan, described it and its related guidelines and discussed challenges and limitations we encountered in design and application phases.https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4550Higher educationEducation expansionWorkforceDevelopment |
| spellingShingle | Aeen Mohammadi Rita Mojtahedzadeh Soheil Saadat Abdollah Karimi Hossein Keshavarz Valian A Planning Model for Expansion and Stagnation of Higher Education in Iran Acta Medica Iranica Higher education Education expansion Workforce Development |
| title | A Planning Model for Expansion and Stagnation of Higher Education in Iran |
| title_full | A Planning Model for Expansion and Stagnation of Higher Education in Iran |
| title_fullStr | A Planning Model for Expansion and Stagnation of Higher Education in Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Planning Model for Expansion and Stagnation of Higher Education in Iran |
| title_short | A Planning Model for Expansion and Stagnation of Higher Education in Iran |
| title_sort | planning model for expansion and stagnation of higher education in iran |
| topic | Higher education Education expansion Workforce Development |
| url | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4550 |
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