Explaining the policy model of university entrepreneurship development in the higher education system of the country

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD student, Department of Entrepreneurship (Technology), Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Educational Management, Shahid Chamran Campus, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor of Management, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran.

4 Assistant Professor, Research Department of Science and Research Policy, National Science Policy Research Center, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The aim of this study is to explain the policy model of university entrepreneurship development in the higher education system of the country to answer the main question that in the desired situation (from the perspective of experts and managers) what elements and components should be implemented in which entrepreneurship development policy To play a role? Identifying the dimensions, elements and variables of the university entrepreneurship development policy model and identifying the appropriate policy model for the development of university entrepreneurship in the higher education system were identified as the main questions of this study. For this purpose, in the research method in the qualitative stage, 20 experts were considered and purposeful interviews were conducted with them. From the results of the interview, a questionnaire was developed and its validity and reliability were confirmed by statistical tests. In the quantitative method, 72 professors, managers and experts of Tehran, Allameh and Qazvin universities and managers of policy-making organizations were considered. By performing tests in spss and eqs software, the correlation and the effect of the proposed model elements under its variables were examined by testing structural equations. The results of the model fit test were obtained by examining the RMSEA variable (mean error of mean squares) of 0.059, which is less than 0.1, which confirmed the fit of the model. At the end, suggestions for entrepreneurship development in the university were presented.

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