Mahdaviyyat Needs Assessment Survey (Scope, Necessity, External)

This study is an attempt to represent the need assessment in Mahdavi research. This paper is organized by descriptive-analytical method, and is a qualitative research in terms of the achievement or result of research-development-applied research and in terms of the purpose of exploratory research and in terms of the type of data used. This research highlights the lack of qualitative and strategic research, the lack of a research planning model, the ambiguity in prioritization criteria, the methodological constraint on the approach to Mahdaviyyat teaching, and the context for creating theory. Research needs assessment in the field of Mahdaviyyat teachings. The results of analyzing and compiling the collected data show that "correct management of dealing with suspicions", "continuous monitoring of audience needs", "representation of undeveloped territories", "deepening the interdisciplinary approach", "distinguishing issues from problems" and "Proportion of research content to environmental conditions" is one of the important outputs in Mahdaviyyat research needs assessment. In this article, the scope and levels of research needs in the field of Mahdaviyyat doctrine are also mentioned.