اعتباریابی مدل ارتقای پاسخگویی اجتماعی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی شهر تهران

پروین   قشلاقی; مقصود فراستخواه; کامران محمدخانی

Authors

Parvin Gheshlaghi PhD Student, Department of Educational Sciences, SR.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2440-5826
Maghsood Farasatkhah Professor, Department of Higher Education Planning, Institute for Research and Planning in Higher Education (IRPHE), Tehran, Iran Corresponding author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7535-6074
Kamran Mohamadkhani Department of Educational Sciences, SR.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0842-9605

Keywords:

Social Accountability, Islamic Azad University, University Governance, University Social Responsibility, Structural Equation Modeling, Model Validation

Abstract

This study aimed to validate a model for enhancing social accountability in the Islamic Azad University of Tehran. This applied quantitative study employed a descriptive-survey and correlational design based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of faculty members of the Islamic Azad University in Tehran, who were selected through multistage cluster random sampling. Data were collected using a social accountability questionnaire assessing six major constructs: causal conditions, the central phenomenon, contextual conditions, intervening conditions, strategies, and outcomes. Content and construct validity were examined, while reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha and composite reliability. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and one-sample t tests. The results showed that causal conditions significantly predicted the central phenomenon. University governance structure and value-oriented policymaking had significant path coefficients of 0.648 and 0.661, respectively. The central phenomenon significantly affected strategies with a path coefficient of 0.693. Intervening conditions and contextual conditions significantly predicted strategies with coefficients of 0.731 and 0.713, respectively. The strongest structural relationship was observed between strategies and outcomes, with a path coefficient of 0.762. The model explained 65.2% of the variance in the central phenomenon, 66.1% of the variance in strategies, and 58.0% of the variance in outcomes. Overall model fit indices were satisfactory, including GOF = 0.537, Q² = 0.239, and NFI = 0.975. Both internal and external validity of the model were also statistically confirmed. The findings indicate that enhancing university social accountability requires systematic interaction among governance structures, value-oriented policymaking, organizational capacities, contextual conditions, and implementation strategies. The validated model can provide a useful framework for planning, evaluating, and improving social accountability within the Islamic Azad University of Tehran.

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