Identifying the Components of the Fourth Generation University to Improve the Quality of Education and Research in Islamic Azad Universities

Subject Areas : Curriculum Design and Development

Mina Ahmadian Chashemi ¹ , Kiumars Niazazari ² , Mohammad Salehi ³

1 - PhD Student of Educational Management, Department of Educational Sciences, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
2 - Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
3 - Associated Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran

Received: 2020-04-05 Accepted : 2020-06-10 Published : 2020-01-01

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