This study aimed to identify and investigate the weaknesses of higher education system performance in the field of human resource development in Yazd province using the qualitative paradigm and grounded theory principles and proposes solutions for eliminating the identi More
This study aimed to identify and investigate the weaknesses of higher education system performance in the field of human resource development in Yazd province using the qualitative paradigm and grounded theory principles and proposes solutions for eliminating the identified weaknesses. This research is an applied research in terms of the purpose and a descriptive and non-experimental research in terms of data collecting. Data were collected through in-depth and semi-structured interviews with 45 elites, scholars, policymakers, planners and provincial administrators, and experts involved in the process of human resource development of Yazd province via purposive sampling method. Data analysis was carried out using coding and continuous comparison inspired by Strauss and Corbin. Based on the findings of this research, inadequate resources and poor educational performance of higher education institutions of the province, inappropriate policies of knowledge and technology development and inadequate attention to higher education spatial planning were identified as the main weaknesses of higher education system performance in the field of human resources development in Yazd province. Establishment of mechanisms to connect universities and province economic sectors, implementation of land use planning studies in higher education and reconsideration the educational methods have been proposed for reducing the identified weaknesses.
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