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The present study was conducted aimed to identify the dimensions and components of cultural participation in universities (case study: Islamic Azad Universities of Hormozgan province). This study is a mixed exploratory research that in the qualitative section using the Thematic analysis technique and based on semi-structured interviews with 20 experts to identify the dimensions and components of students' cultural participation; also, also, in order to prioritize the dimensions and components of cultural participation, the OPA (Lingo software) technique was used based on the opinions of 7 experts. In the thematic analysis part, 51 basic themes, 12 organizing themes and 4 comprehensive themes were identified. Based on the results of OPA technique, the indicators of "quality of cultural programs, proper planning, how to implement cultural programs, motivational behavior pattern, attention to students' opinions, institutional trust, spirit of participation, security, social health, social communication and new communication media" They were ranked 1 to 12, respectively. Findings of this research can provide deep insight to senior decision makers and cultural managers and provide the basis for more cultural participation of researchers and students.

The present study was conducted with the aim of presenting a model of cultural participation of Islamic Azad University students in Hormozgan province.Research

This study is a mixed research, in the qualitative section, using thematic analysis technique and based on semi-structured interviews with 20 experts, a qualitative model was presented. Also, in the quantitative section, using confirmatory factor analysis, based on the opinions of 390 students in different units of Hormozgan Azad University, the proposed qualitative model has been investigated.

In the theme analysis section, 51 basic themes, 12 organizing themes and 1 overarching themes were identified. The same results of the factor analysis technique also confirmed the fit of all four proposed models (overarching themes)

The findings of this study can provide insight to senior decision-makers and cultural managers, and become the basis for more cultural participation of Azad University (and other universities) students.