Pathology of the higher education policy system of the Islamic Republic of Iran

analyze the policy system of higher education in the country.

, qualitative methodology and specifically qualitative content analysis method with inductive approach was used. Based on this, in order to identify the harms using the purposeful sampling method and based on the rule of theoretical saturation with 15 experts in this field who were a combination of experts, researchers, current and former officials in higher education policy making, in-depth semi-structured interviews. It was structured. To ensure the validity of the research, measures have been taken in two stages: matching by members, and peer review, in which several experts and experts in this field have reviewed the findings.

The findings of the research showed that the targeting and missions of higher education and its relationship with other policies of the country's executive bodies are not clear, structural, legal and institutional mapping weaknesses in higher education policymaking, the use of policymaking science is neglected, and little attention is paid to the cycle of the policymaking process. From policy formulation to supervision, managerial instability and lack of long-term strategic view in higher education policymaking system, lack of attention to technical and financial prerequisites in higher education policymaking, and lack of attention to integrated information systems and lack of explanation are the most important harms.

Iran's higher education policy-making system cannot be viewed as one-dimensional, and all components of this system must play their role correctly, like the parts of a clock, in order to formulate desirable and efficient policies.