fa Identification and Ranking of Factors to Improve the Quality of Education in Applied Science Higher Education Institutions سایر موارد مرتبط با بحران، حوادث وامدادونجات Other matters related to crisis, disasters and rescue & relief پژوهشي Research article <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span georgia="" style="font-family:">INTRODUCTION: Nowadays, quality as the heart of education has become the concern of education policymakers around the world. The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying and classifying factors for improving the quality of education in applied science higher education institutions in Tehran.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span georgia="" style="font-family:">METHODS: This qualitative research was conducted by using qualitative content analysis. The statistical population includes articles, documents, and all the key informants of applied science higher education institutions in Tehran city. A total of 21 key informants were selected and studied using the purposive and snowball sampling method and maximum diversity technique. Data were collected by semi-structured interview, observation, review of documents and scientific texts and analyzed using MAXQDA-2022 and weighting of factors, criteria, and indicators with the Shannon entropy method and prioritization with RANK function in Excel. The validity of data was calculated by triangulation (examiner, methods and data) and reliability between two coders (0.72)</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span georgia="" style="font-family:">FINDINGS: The results demonstrated that the quality of education includes 33 factors.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span georgia="" style="font-family:">CONCLUSION: Applied science higher education institutions are required to identify and improve the quality factors of education based on ethical, professional, competitive requirements, responsibility and accountability to the needs of students, parents and employers and attracting financial resources.</span></span></span></span></div> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">INTRODUCTION</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">: Nowadays, quality as the heart of education has become the concern of education policymakers around the world. The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying and classifying factors for improving the quality of education in applied science higher education institutions in Tehran.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">METHODS</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">: This qualitative research was conducted by using qualitative content analysis. The statistical population includes articles, documents, and all the key informants of applied science higher education institutions. A total of 21 key informants were selected and studied using the purposive and snowball sampling method and maximum diversity technique. Data were collected by semi-structured interview, observation, review of documents and scientific texts and analyzed using MAXQDA-2022 and weighting of factors, criteria, and indicators with the Shannon entropy method and prioritization with RANK function in Excel. The validity of data was calculated by triangulation (examiner, methods and data) and reliability between two coders (0.72).</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">FINDINGS</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">: The results demonstrated that the quality of education includes 33 factors.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">CONCLUSION</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">: Applied science higher education institutions are required to identify and improve the quality factors of education based on ethical, professional, competitive requirements, responsibility and accountability to the needs of students, parents and employers and attracting financial resources.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span> Quality of education, Education quality factors, Applied science higher education institutions, Ranking of factors quality of education Quality of education, Education quality factors, Applied science higher education institutions, Ranking of factors quality of education 18 27 http://jorar.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-147-4&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Mohammad Reza Hadavandi محمدرضا هداوندی 100319475328460012730 0009-0002-8345-1175 No PhD in Educational Management, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran Bijan Abdollahi بیژن عبدالهی 100319475328460012731 100319475328460012731 No Professor, Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Management, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran Abdolrahim Navehebrahim عبدالرحیم نوه ابراهیم 100319475328460012732 100319475328460012732 Yes Professor, Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Management, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran Hossein Abbasian حسین عباسیان 100319475328460012733 100319475328460012733 No Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Management, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran