Recognition of Challenges Facing the Commercialization Research in Educational Administration through Presenting a Grounded Theory

Subject Areas : Education

بختیار Mahmoodpor ¹ , حمید Rahimiyan ² , عباس Abaspor ³ , علی Delavar ⁴

1 - دانشجوی دکترا مدیریت آموزشی دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی
2 - استادیار دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی
3 - استادیار دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی
4 - استاد دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی

Received: 2015-11-29 Accepted : 2015-11-29 Published : 2012-09-22

Keywords: Educational Administration, Grounded theory, Commercialization, Scientific Disability, Paradigmatic Model,

Abstract :

This study with a sociological interpretation approach set out with the aim of taking researchers' viewpoint on the challenges in relation to commercialization of research in Educational Administration. The qualitative research methodology was adopted and the ethnographical approach, specifically, was used in the course of study. Participatory observation and open and deep interviewing techniques together with triangulation techniques were used to gather the data. Using theoretical saturation index, nine researchers in the field of Educational Administration participated in the study. The participants were interviewed and their attitudes and perspectives on challenges in relation to commercialization and its dimensions and various aspects were studied. To analyze data and concluding the research findings, "Grounded theory" was used. In the present study, testing hypotheses was not exercised. Rather, the study came up with the theory on a limited basis. The main findings of this study included categories such as Scientific disability, Policy, Researcher’s uninterestedness, Negligence, Research structure, and categories which can be categorized under the category of "Scientific disability ". In other words Scientific disability in this Grounded theory is the "Core Category". Using these categories, a paradigmatic model was presented.

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