Analyzing the Lived Experiences of Faculty Members on Barriers and Drivers in University-industry Relations
Subject Areas : Development of interactive networks
ebrahim neisi
1
,
Samaneh Salimi
2
1 - Department of Educational Management, Mehr Arvand Higher Education Institute, Abadan, Iran
2 - Corresponding Author, Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian university, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: University, Industry, University-Industry Relationship, Third Generation University,
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to analyze the lived experiences of faculty members about the barriers and drivers of the university-industry relationship. The research method was phenomenology a form of qualitative research. The study population includes 600 faculty members of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. The intended sample consisting 15 people were purposefully selected according to the theoretical saturation. Data collection procedure in the qualitative part was a semi-structured interview. Review by members and inter-coder agreement have been used to evaluate the validity and reliability of the study, respectively. The interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis method. The findings indicated that from the point of view of the faculty members 81 primary themes, 13 sub-themes, and 3 main themes (academic, structural, and environmental barriers and financial and regulatory barriers) and 70 primary themes, 13 sub-themes, and 6 main themes (revision of the structures, relevant rules and codes, financing, observing the scientific and doctrinaire process to obtain research projects, recruiting expert and competent managers to facilitate communication and changing beliefs) are achievable in part of barriers and drivers, respectively. According to the findings obtained, there are barriers to university-industry relationship that are both university and industry-related; both must try to remove the barriers and they can enjoy the drivers provided in this article to optimize the university-industry relationship