Evaluation of social responsibility components of Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the components of social responsibility of Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran. The research methodology was based on quantitative studies and survey design. The members of the faculty of the Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran in the second half of the academic year 2017-2018 were 1671 people. The sample size was 340 people, which was estimated based on the Cochran online sampling method. Data collection tool was a questionnaire using Academic Social Responsibility Questionnaire, Habibi, Vazifeh Doost and Jafari (2017). Physical validity and its structure are determined by experts and tests performed by researchers and indicate the validity of the questionnaire; to determine the reliability of the research, the method of logical coordination between the questions (Cronbach 1964), and the composite reliability coefficient and the mean coefficient of variance were used. Data analysis method was exploratory factor analysis, confirmation, and t-test. Findings show that the view of research subjects, the current situation of the academic responsibility variable, has been moderate. The results showed that among the components of academic responsibility, the variables of university interaction with society, environment for sustainable development, social justice, attention to economic interests of society, health and financial transparency, attention to economic development, accountability and economic knowledge with appropriate status (More than average), other variables have been inappropriate (less than average) or moderate, and in general, the current situation of the academic responsibility variable has been moderate.