The role of university administrators in the development of faculty members of universities and higher education institutions (Case study: comprehensive universities of Tehran

Author
Ayat saadattalab
Kharazmi University
10.52547/erj.6.39.20
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the role of university administrators in the development of faculty members in state run universities of Tehran. Research design was a descriptive and survey study. The statistical population were all of faculty members )3389 people (of Tehran Universities (Tehran, Shahid Beheshti, Tarbiat Modares and Al-Zahra), from them, 229 subjects were selected based on stratified random sampling method as a sample size of the study. Researcher made questionnaire were used to gather the data. Data were analyzed by Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency and percent) and inferential statistics (One-way ANOVA and LSD test (. Results showed that from faculty point of view, the role of university administrators in development of faculties is neutral. Also, the support of university administrators for the development of faculty members is on the level of normal, but there is no supportive and participatory. There was a significant difference between the types of academic administrators' roles (supportive, non-supportive, and neutral) among aforementioned universities. According to the findings of the research, it can be concluded that the neutralization of university administrators to develop faculty members and their lack of operational support at the level of participation and support for the development of faculty members will challenge the quality of education at the university.
Keywords
Faculty Development
state run universities
Higher Education
administrators' roles
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