Table 2 Thematic structure of Educational Accreditation in Iran
Subcategories | Categories | Themes |
|---|---|---|
Accreditation Trustee (P1-P10, P12,P13) | Accreditation structure | The pillars of the accreditation system |
Accreditation system implementation instructions (P7,P9,P10) | ||
Conflict of interest in accreditation structure (P1-P12) | ||
Continuous review of developed standards (P3, P4, P7, P10) | Accreditation standards | |
Unity of action between evaluators (P1-P4, P6,P13) | Accreditation evaluators | |
Regular training for evaluators (P3,P4, P10) | ||
Conflict of interest of accreditation evaluators (P1-P4, P6,P10) | ||
Independence of the vote of accreditation evaluators (P1,P4,P6,P7,P11) | ||
Considerations in conducting visits and evaluations (P1,P3,P4,P6,P7,P9) | ||
Differences and individual characteristics of evaluators (P3,P6,P7, P10, P11, P13) | ||
Performance quality of educational institutions (P3,P9,P11,P13) | Outcome of accreditation | |
Graduate performance (P1,P6,P12,P13) | ||
Involvement of various stakeholders in accreditation (P1-P3, P6, P12,P13) | ||
The government structure of the accreditation system (P1-P3, P5- P8, P11) | Improving the structure | Areas for improvement in accreditation implementation |
Insularity of the country's accreditations (P1,P6) | ||
Political considerations (P1-P3, P6, P13) | ||
Increasing the reliability of evaluators' opinions (P3,P4, P8,P10,P12) | Improving the implementation process | |
Paying attention to the characteristics and goals of Iran's accreditation system (P1, P6, P8) | ||
Compensation for the effort of people involved in the implementation of accreditation (P4, P9,912) |