Identification and ranking of structural damages in non-profit higher education institutions of Mazandaran

The purpose of the present study was to identify and rank the structural damages of non-profit non-governmental higher education institutions in Mazandaran province.

In this research, a mixed method was used. In the qualitative stage, data were collected by interviewing key informants. Using these results, a researcher-made questionnaire was prepared. In the quantitative stage, the general research method was descriptive and of survey type. The face validity and content validity of the questionnaire were confirmed with the help of experts and elites. Its reliability was obtained by calculating the reliability coefficient using Cronbach's method of 0.898. The questionnaire was distributed among the statistical population, which was the board of directors of the central non-profit union of the country and the non-profit workers of Mazandaran, and 100 questionnaires were collected. Finally, the data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and SPSS software.

Using exploratory factor analysis, 46 injuries were identified in the three dimensions of formality, focus and complexity. Friedman's ranking test was used to rank injuries. It was found that the component "abandonment of non-profit higher education institutions in the structure of the Ministry of Science" is in the first rank and the component "weakness of non-profit non-governmental central office to support the institutions" is in the last rank.

Considering the number of students of non-profit higher education institutions and the effective contribution of these institutions to the country's higher education, more attention should be paid to this part of private higher education. Not that these institutions are ranked first in the structure of the Ministry of Science in terms of abandonment. At the same time, it is suggested to use the achievements of this research, which is in the same direction, by changing the view towards private higher education.