Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
ُُShakiba E, Fadavi M S, Nadi M A. The Role and Status of Medical Sciences Universities in the Hard Power of the Country: A Qualitative Study. Iranian Journal of Medical Education 2023; 23 :289-300
URL: http://ijme.mui.ac.ir/article-1-5665-en.html
URL: http://ijme.mui.ac.ir/article-1-5665-en.html
Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran , M.fadavi@khuisf.ac.ir
Abstract: (348 Views)
Introduction: Hard power is a quantitative power with coercion and force. Economic and military powers of countries are the important components of hard power. This study endeavored to present a model of hard power in Iran's medical higher education.
Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in the year 2022 through the grounded theory method. An in-depth and semi-structured interview were conducted with 13 faculty members of Medical Sciences Universities of Iran who were selected through the purposeful and snowball sampling methods. We reached theoretical saturation with this number of researchers. Strauss and Corbin methods were used to analyze the qualitative findings.
Results: After open coding and compilation of initial concepts, 18 core codes were identified, which were placed in six selective codes. The results of this study indicated that the causal factors including the promotion of health economics, responsive education, fundamental research, managerial transformation, transformative education and health crisis management; contextual factors include situational management and scientific innovation; intervening factors including organizational monopolization and the void of standards; strategies include executive guarantee, constructive role-playing, community-oriented university and guiding strategy; and the consequences include the acceleration of health, workforce health, and economic stability.
Conclusion: Optimizing the provision of health services leads to economic stability and acceleration of health. Lack of access to health services can have a negative effect on economic growth. Knowledge, especially in the field of health, is one of the major factors of national power which plays a fundamental role in strengthening other aspects of power and improving the quality of health services.
Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in the year 2022 through the grounded theory method. An in-depth and semi-structured interview were conducted with 13 faculty members of Medical Sciences Universities of Iran who were selected through the purposeful and snowball sampling methods. We reached theoretical saturation with this number of researchers. Strauss and Corbin methods were used to analyze the qualitative findings.
Results: After open coding and compilation of initial concepts, 18 core codes were identified, which were placed in six selective codes. The results of this study indicated that the causal factors including the promotion of health economics, responsive education, fundamental research, managerial transformation, transformative education and health crisis management; contextual factors include situational management and scientific innovation; intervening factors including organizational monopolization and the void of standards; strategies include executive guarantee, constructive role-playing, community-oriented university and guiding strategy; and the consequences include the acceleration of health, workforce health, and economic stability.
Conclusion: Optimizing the provision of health services leads to economic stability and acceleration of health. Lack of access to health services can have a negative effect on economic growth. Knowledge, especially in the field of health, is one of the major factors of national power which plays a fundamental role in strengthening other aspects of power and improving the quality of health services.
Type of Study: Original research article |
Subject:
Educational Management
Received: 2023/07/17 | Accepted: 2023/03/30 | Published: 2023/03/30 | ePublished: 2023/03/30
Received: 2023/07/17 | Accepted: 2023/03/30 | Published: 2023/03/30 | ePublished: 2023/03/30
Send email to the article author
| Rights and permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
