Survey of the Socio-economic Status of Students at Tehran Public Universities

Authors
Yazdan Ebrahimi 1
Zahra Chavoshi 2
Ahmad Reza Roshan 3
1 Department of Higher Education Economics and Manpower Surveys, Higher Education Research and Planning Institute
2 PhD graduate of Higher Education Management, Kharazmi University
3 Department of Higher Education Management Studies, Higher Education Research and Planning Institute
10.61838/KMAN.IRPHE.31.2.4
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to survey of the socio-economic status of students at Tehran public universities. By use of descriptive approach, purposeful and snowball sampling method was used to select people for research interviews. Interviews reached to saturation by 10 samples. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire based on the findings of the first section. Students of selected universities are the statistical population in this stage. The sample was Cochran's formula was 635 people. Quantitative data analysis was done using SPSS. The findings showed that access to public universities in Tehran is unequal.

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  • Receive Date 27 May 2023
  • Revise Date 25 September 2024
  • Accept Date 01 October 2024
  • Publish Date 22 June 2025