Identification and Structural Analysis of Drivers Affecting the Future of University Education System in the Atmosphere of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Abstract

In the atmosphere of the fourth industrial revolution The fourth industrial revolution has faced fundamental changes in the conditions of societies, organizations and institutions such as universities, and universities need to examine the theoretical foundations in the future. Based on this, the purpose of this research is to identify and structurally analyze the drivers affecting the future of Iran's university education system in the environment of the fourth industrial revolution. The research is developmental-applicative in terms of its purpose and descriptive-exploratory in terms of its nature, and a mixed model (qualitative-quantitative) was used to collect data. After selecting the population and statistical sample, 59 scientific documents and 8 experts were selected as the research sample. In data analysis, data mining tools were used to identify drivers and Delphi technique and Micmac software were used for structural analysis of identified drivers. In the first stage of the findings, 9 drivers were identified, and in the second stage, the structural analysis results showed 2 influential drivers, 3 two-way drivers, 3 dependent drivers and 1 removable driver. The results of the research showed that The variables of "personalized teaching and learning", "big data", "Educational approach of MOOC" and "integration of knowledge and skills" are key factors shaping the future of Iran's university education system. It is expected that the results of this research will be an effective step in providing a structured and systematic interpretation of the main variables affecting the future of Iran's university education system and the relationships between them.

Keywords

• university education
• fourth industrial revolution
• drivers
• structural analysis