A comparative study of the degree of convergence of Iranian comprehensive universities with the competency model of world-class university faculty members

The purpose of this research was to compare the degree of convergence of Iranian comprehensive universities with the competency model of WCU faculty members. To achieve the main goal of the research, the researcher used a quantitative survey method. The statistical population of the research, including all faculty members of first-level comprehensive universities in Tehran, was equal to 4211 people in the academic year of 2021-2022, of which 352 people were studied using the multi-stage stratified sampling method. In order to collect data, the questionnaire of competencies of WCU faculty members was used, which was designed by Farzaneh et al. (2022). The validity of the research tool was confirmed using face and content validity methods and its reliability was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient (a= 0.98). For data analysis, one-sample t-test, Friedman and one-way analysis of variance were used. The findings showed that the competence status of faculty members is generally higher than average and there is a significant difference among level one comprehensive universities in Tehran in terms of the competence status of WCU faculty members. In addition, the results of the analyzes regarding each of the components of the competency model of the faculty members of the WCU were also conducted, which indicated the difference between the universities in some components. All in all, the results show that even the country's first-level universities have a significant distance from the ideal situation in terms of some of the basic components of a WCU.