Examining the Views of Faculty Members of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences Regarding Appropriate Strategies for Empowering Professors

Background: Professional development of faculty members is a key strategy to improve the quality of the higher education system. The present study was conducted to examine the views of the faculty members of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences regarding the appropriate strategies for empowering professors. Method: This research is a cross-sectional analytical study. The research community is all academic staff members of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences. The samples were selected by the census method and based on the entry criteria. The data collection tool in this study included two questionnaires. The personal information questionnaire included: age, gender, academic rank, educational group, work history, employment status, service style, and interest in the faculty job, and the second questionnaire was about the appropriate strategies for empowering professors based on the viewpoint of faculty members. Data analysis was done using SPSS version ۲۱ software and descriptive statistics. Results: ۶۲ faculty members of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences participated in the study. The average overall score of the opinion of the faculty members of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences regarding appropriate strategies for empowering professors was ۳.۶۷ ± ۰.۸۲, which was above the average level. Among the components, factors related to the educational environment had the lowest average, and participation in the education process had the highest average. The highest score is related to the issue of the existence of conditions to facilitate communication with other faculty members and the availability of resources and facilities related to education and research (at the workplace) and the lowest score is related to the issue of creating a working environment for education without research. Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study and by examining the views of the faculty members of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, the average score of all empowerment components is above the average level, and among the components, factors related to the educational environment have the lowest average and participation in the education process has It was the highest average. By recognizing the items of these sub-scales and eliminating existing gaps to facilitate communication with other faculty members and "availability of resources and facilities related to education and research (at the workplace)", the field of empowering faculty members can be provided.

Keywords:

Empowerment , Professors , Training , Faculty.