Exploring the Causal Factors Affecting for Promoting Pedagogical Wisdom in Islamic Azad University

The current study aimed to identify underlying and intervening factors influencing the promotion of pedagogical wisdom in Iran's higher education system. The study analyzed data and evaluated underlying and intervening factors in promoting pedagogical wisdom in the higher education system of Iran by using MAXQDA software and through employing a qualitative approach and relying on the Strauss and Corbin (2007) data theory strategy and using the open, axial, and selective coding style. The data was collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews with 16 experts and managers with relevant experience in the higher education system. This study employed theoretical and snowball purposive sampling until theoretical saturation was achieved. According to principles of grounded theory, the research identified local (structure of the higher education system, academic culture, adaptive university, intelligent academic leadership, and pedagogical knowledge) and intervening (personality traits, conflicting goals, cognitive complexity in university, academic inertia, knowledge sharing behavior in higher education and required competencies) factors in promoting pedagogical wisdom in Iran's higher education system.