Identifying and Prioritizing Policy Making Obstacles in the Distance Higher Education System Using the Fuzzy Vicor Technique (Case study: Payame Noor University)

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Master of Department of Public Administration, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize obstacles to policy-making in the distance higher education system using the fuzzy Vicor technique. The research method was a descriptive survey type and the participants were members of the faculty of Payam Noor University in related fields, of which 8 were selected using purposive and criterion-based sampling. The researcher-made research instrument was based on policy-making, which was prepared and adjusted by studying the theoretical foundations and empirical background of the research in the form of 25 items, and its face and content validity was confirmed based on the opinions of experts, and the fuzzy Vicor method was used for data analysis. The research findings led to the identification of obstacles to policy-making in the distance higher education system in three dimensions: design and development, implementation and evaluation, and 25 components in these dimensions. The obstacles of the lack of a comprehensive database and up-to-date and accessible scientific resources and foundations for policy-making and neglect of the degree of influence of the distance higher education system's budget dependence on policy-making were assigned the most and least importance among the obstacles to policy-making in the opinion of experts, respectively. Accordingly, it is suggested that those involved in the distance higher education system should pay more attention to removing the obstacles identified in the results of this research in the three dimensions of design and development, implementation and evaluation of policies.

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  • Receive Date: 26 November 2024
  • Revise Date: 15 February 2025
  • Accept Date: 13 April 2025
  • First Publish Date: 13 April 2025
  • Publish Date: 21 March 2026

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