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

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1 Assistant Professor of Educational Sciences and Counseling Department,, 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 research was to identify and prioritize policy-making obstacles in the distance higher education system using the fuzzy VICOR technique in the distance education system. The research method was descriptive survey type and the statistical population included faculty members of Payame Noor University in the fields of curriculum planning, educational management, higher education management, and distance education. Of these, 8 were selected using purposive and criterion-based sampling. A researcher-made research tool based on policy-making was prepared and adjusted in the form of 25 items by studying the theoretical foundations and empirical background of the research. Its face and content validity were 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 compilation, implementation, and evaluation, and 25 components in these dimensions. The obstacles of not having a comprehensive database and up-to-date and accessible scientific resources and foundations for policy-making and neglecting the degree of influence of the distance higher education system's budget dependence on policy-making were, respectively, the most and least important of the obstacles to policy-making in the eyes of experts. 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 study in the three dimensions of policy design and formulation, implementation, and evaluation.

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History

  • Receive Date: 26 November 2024
  • Revise Date: 15 February 2025
  • Accept Date: 14 March 2025
  • First Publish Date: 08 April 2025
  • Publish Date: 21 March 2026

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