Evaluation of the research program intervention mechanism r of Tehran University faculty members

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1 Imam Sadiq University (AS) Growth Center, Tehran, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Management, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/jstp.2024.11665.1787

Abstract

In a situation where the research credits of the universities do not provide enough for the various faculty research activities and the lack of resources is a constant limitation, the optimal and targeted allocation of the available credits has become doubly important. In addition to these credit allocation mechanisms, it plays a unique role in transferring external expectations and demands from the institution of science and is one of the most effective tools for objectifying strategic plans and policies. This research has been carried out with the aim of evaluating the intervention mechanism of the Faculty Grant Program of Tehran University.
The required data were collected using face-to-face interviews with program designers and their archival interviews, oral memories and documents related to the program. In the next step, using causal coding process, the content obtained from the previous step was coded. As a result, several causal chains were obtained, which were classified and merged based on their similarity, and the narrative of the program theory change was shaped.
The findings of the research indicate that although this program was a step forward and promoted a kind of rationality in the research credit allocation system at the time of its formulation, but now it can be criticized from the point of view that adopting an impartial approach towards the fields and respecting values such as scientific cooperation. In addition, there are many doubts about the effectiveness and efficiency of performance-based allocation systems. Another criticism of the program is the lack of leverage metaphor toward the university's internal resources.

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