Identifying the Components of Cultural Development; A Qualitative Investigation on Cultural Centers with a Hierarchical Analysis Approach

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 P.H. D., student, Cultural Management, Emirates Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

2 P. H. D., Department of Management, Shamal Non-Profit University, Amol, Iran.

10.22034/ias.2021.265509.1492

Abstract

Today, the category of culture development is one of the most crucial aspects of the social system; for this reason, the role of cultural centers can be considered. Examining the effective indicators in the operation of these centers is an issue worth pondering. This study is a qualitative research based on grounded theory and the research community consists of 10 experts in the field of cultural development. In the next step, the weighting and ranking of indicators was accomplished with the hierarchical method (AHP); furthermore, the questionnaire of this research has been prepared, distributed and collected. The quantitative section was carried out based on the Karjesi and Morgan model in the community of cultural experts consisting of 298 center managers. The analysis of the findings from the interview showed that the basic components of cultural centers include religious and devout, employment, national and local, clothing, health, research, lifestyle, technology and communication. The results of the research by applying the hierarchical method (AHP) specify that the religious and spiritual index was the first priority and the national and local indicators, coverage, lifestyle, health, research, technology, communication and incompatibility rate were the second to eighth priorities. In addition, the average of each of the indicators confirms that the variables of clothing, religion, research, health, employment, technology, lifestyle and national and local indicators respectively have the highest averages, which these results display, this phenomenon is due to the existence of a gap between managers and decision-makers of educational centers and executives.

Research aims:
1. Reviewing the components of cultural development.
2. Scrutinizing the gap between managers and decision-makers of educational centers and executives.

Research questions:
1. What is the association between the components of cultural development?
2. What factors exist in the gap between managers and decision-makers of educational centers and executives?

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Islamic Art Studies
Volume 18, Issue 44
February 2021
Pages 91-101

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