Evaluation and Ranking of Universities in Tehran with the Emphasis on the State of the University Ranking Systems

Reza, Omidifar; Ghalee, Ali Reza; Hasani, Mohammad; Mousavi, Mir Najaf

Document Type : Research

Authors

¹ PhD Student of Educational Management, Urmia University

² Assistant Professor of Educational Management, Urmia University

³ Ranking, Indicator, Higher Education, University

⁴ Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Planning, Urmia University

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate and rank the universities in Tehran with the emphasis on the state of the university ranking systems. This is an applied and descriptive-analytic study. The statistical population of the study consisted of 383 students from Tehran public universities selected through random sampling. With respect to data collection, a questionnaire, with the Cronbach reliability index of 0.951, was utilized. To analyze the data, TOPSIS and SPSS were used. The results showed that in terms of non-cognitive characteristics, there were significant differences across universities of Tehran in. Moreover, each method of ranking drew on different benchmarks and indices for rankig which are different from one another. The results also showed that the integrative indices used in University of Tehran, Sharif University of Technology, and Tarbiat Modares ranked them first, second, and third, respectively in terms of measured indices.

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Main Subjects

Educational Science

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Pizhuhish nāmah-i intiqādī-i mutūn va barnāmah hā-yi ̒ulūm-i insāni (Critical Studies in Texts & Programs of Human Sciences)

Evaluation and Ranking of Universities in Tehran with the Emphasis on the State of the University Ranking Systems

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Volume 17, Issue 6 - Serial Number 49
November 2017
Pages 1-20

Evaluation and Ranking of Universities in Tehran with the Emphasis on the State of the University Ranking Systems

References

References

Volume 17, Issue 6 - Serial Number 49November 2017Pages 1-20

Volume 17, Issue 6 - Serial Number 49
November 2017
Pages 1-20