Investigating the Requirements for Financing and Diversifying the Financial Resources in Public Universities

The purpose of this descriptive survey was to investigate the requirements for financing and diversifying the financial resources in public universities. The statistical population of this study was composed of 157 experts and authorities in higher education and public universities. As such, 112 subjects were selected as research sample using stratified random sampling method. The required data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of 78 items. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed through collecting the viewpoints of experts and its construct validity was confirmed using confirmatory factor analysis. Besides, the Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient was calculated (0/97) in order to calculate the reliability of forenamed questionnaire. Regarding the data analysis, it was decided to make use of descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (One-Sample T-test and Friedman Test). The results showed that, from the perspective of the respondents, all requirements were of major importance in financing and diversifying the financial resources in public universities. The results indicated that (in the macro level) policymaking and strategic requirements and economic-financial requirements were the most and least important items, respectively. In the micro level, it was indicated that the motivational requirements and structural requirements were the most and least important items. Considering this fact that the formulated requirements have been among the prerequisites of financing and diversifying the financial resources in public universities, the academic authorities and personnel should consider them in their planning in order to attain higher income thereof.