Antecedents of Lean University in Iran's higher education

Rostami, Fatemeh; Ghoraishi Khorasgani, Maryam Sadat; Mehran, Golnar

Antecedents of Lean University in Iran's higher education

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ MA of Educational Management, Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.

³ Professor, Department of Educational Management and Planning, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Al-Zahra University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The current research was conducted with the aim of analyzing the antecedents of the lean university in Iran's higher education. The research was applied in terms of purpose and qualitative in terms of approach and was conducted in an exploratory way. The target population consisted of experts in higher education; there were interviews with 15 people; the purposeful sampling method was used until theoretical saturation was reached. Data analysis was done by using the "theme analysis" method. The validity of the research was checked and confirmed by 3 experts in the field of lean higher education. Data reliability was also calculated making use of the Holstein method and the figure 95% was obtained. On the basis of the theme analysis, 6 main themes and 14 secondary themes were extracted. The findings showed that the antecedents of the lean university comprise six categories that are classified as: structural antecedents (lack of concentration, lack of complexity and informality), functional antecedents (education, research and specialized services), financial antecedents (provision and allocation), antecedents of management and leadership (technical, human, cognitive), cultural antecedents (individual and social) and technological antecedents (information and communication technology).

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