Authors
leila salimi 1
Mostafa Ghaderi 2
Masoomeh sadaat Abtahi 3
Alireza Sadeghi 2
1 PhD student in Curriculum Planning, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Islamic Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
10.61838/KMAN.IRPHE.31.4.5
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to design and validate a model for attracting foreign students in the Seventh Five-Year Development Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the aim of strengthening the exchangeability of university curricula. The research method was a mixed exploratory(qualitative-quantitative)method. Participants in the qualitative section were selected using purposive sampling,12 scientific experts including managers and deans of the faculties of the International Branch, and data collection continued until theoretical saturation was reached. The statistical population in the quantitative section included all faculty members and foreign students of Razi University, International Branch, Kermanshah. The sampling method was based on the Morgan table, using simple random sampling method, and 427 people were selected as a sample, proportional to the size of the population. The research measurement tool in the quantitative section was a researcher-made questionnaire with18 variables and 60 items. Data analysis in the qualitative section was performed using the Grand Theory method using SPSS software, and in the quantitative section, confirmatory factor analysis was performed using SmartPLS software. The findings in the qualitative section confirmed the six dimensions of the basic theory. The categories that shape the attraction of foreign students included causal factors, strategies, contextual factors, intervening factors, and consequences. In the quantitative section, using confirmatory factor analysis, the correlations between the data were appropriately evaluated and had the necessary and sufficient coherence to explain the components and indicators of attraction. Overall, the examination of the fit indices showed that the empirical model has an almost appropriate and approved fit, and the data and information obtained confirmed the suitability of the model. The findings of this study can help planners and policymakers to identify changes, developments, and challenges affecting the attraction of foreign students and use them to improve and promote the attraction of foreign students and increase and benefit from the exchange of curricula between domestic and foreign universities.

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  • Receive Date 10 December 2024
  • Revise Date 02 May 2025
  • Accept Date 24 May 2025
  • Publish Date 01 December 2025