Investigating the Interrelationships between Social Responsibility, Social Capital and Social Development: University of Tehran

Subject Areas : ‌Family

Zeinab Mostafavi ¹ , fatemeh narenji thani ² , Fatemeh Tizhoosh Jalali ³

1 - PhD Student in Higher Education Management, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran.
3 - Master of Management Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2019-11-02 Accepted : 2021-05-14 Published : 2021-06-21

Keywords: Social Development, Social capital, Social Responsibility,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between social responsibility, social capital, and social development in higher education from the viewpoint of faculty members of the Humanities Campus (Central campus) of University of Tehran. The study was an applicable one with the quantitative approach using the descriptive–correlative method. The population consisted of 578 faculty members among whom 234 ones were selected as the sample group, using a simple random sampling technique. The data were analyzed using the sample t-test, the regression coefficient, and the modeling of structural equations using LISREL. The results showed that: 1- The status of social capital, social responsibility, and social development of the University of Tehran from the perspective of faculty members is relatively desirable. 2. Social development is directly affected by the social responsibility and social capital. The results also indicate that all variables are reported to be desirable and the model fits well with the data, indicating that there is a linear relationship between the variables and the present structures.Keywords: Social Responsibility, Social Capital, Social Development, Higher Education, University of Tehran