Analysis of effective factors on Faculty Development of Azad University, Azadshahr Branch

The goal of this research is to analyze the effective factors on Faculty Development of members of Azad University, Azadshahr Branch. This is a survey research with factor analysis-exploration approach. Its statistical society is faculty members of Azad University, Azadshahr Branch in 2012-2013 (135 persons). Morgan &Kerjesi Sample Size Indication Tables were used to determine sample size. It was 80 persons selected by simple random method. Measurement tools were Faculty Development Questionnaire of Fathollah Sadeghi (2009) with reliability of 0.95. Assumptions were analyzed by SPSS and exoloratoin factor analysis. Then, the following five factors declared in total variance: psychological (8.45%), cultural-social (8.23%), organizational (8.18%), managerial (8.46%), and supportive (7.68%).