جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "meta-synthesis" در نشریات گروه "علوم انسانی"

Considering that work is an important part of people's lives, therefore, identifying factors affecting well-being in different jobs is very important to promote well-being in the workplace. Therefore, the purpose of conducting this research is to first identify the dimensions and components of well-being in general and then to determine the level of importance of these factors from the point of view of accountants. In the current research, by using the meta-combination method, the findings of previous researchers have been analyzed and the effective dimensions on well-being have been extracted. Then coding was done using MAXQDA and the factors affecting well-being were categorized in 5 core categories and 50 coders. In the next step, according to the main goal of the article, the importance of each of the obtained dimensions and components has been determined with the help of 12 experts in the field of accounting and using the fuzzy screening method. The results of this survey showed that out of the fifty components extracted in the metacombination stage, 26 components are very important from the point of view of accountants. Also, the priority of the dimensions of well-being, according to the opinion of experts, in order of importance, includes the five main psychological, financial-economic, physical, occupational and socio-cultural dimensions. Therefore, in order to strengthen the well-being of accountants, it is recommended to employers and professional supervisory bodies to help improve the well-being of accountants by creating a suitable environment and taking into account the importance of the desired dimensions.

Defined as the ability to comprehend and interpret non-material aspects of the human soul, spiritual perception plays a crucial role in both the well-being of tourists and the effectiveness of tourism marketing. Therefore, tourism can provide proper grounds for experiencing such a perception. Accordingly, this study sought to identify the factors involved in tourists' spiritual perception. To this end, the study applied a meta-synthesis approach, systematically reviewing previous studies. Moreover, to ensure the comprehensiveness of the factors and their compatibility with the Iranian cultural context, expert opinions were collected through the Delphi method using snowball sampling. The data collection at this phase continued until theoretical saturation was achieved. According to the findings of the study, six main categories were found to have been involved in tourists' spiritual perception, including "Quality of Interactions", "Environment", "Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Destination", "Tourist's Presuppositions", "Low-ritual Travel", and "Development of the Tourist's Spiritual Intelligence", encompassing 46 sub-categories. Accordingly, spiritual marketers can set their strategies by focusing on and enhancing the abovementioned factors. Given the lack of established theories on spiritual marketing in tourism and its practical application, this study provides a comprehensive framework for identifying, classifying, and interpreting the factors affecting spiritual perception in tourism, thereby offering valuable insights for both marketers and future research.

Defined as the ability to comprehend and interpret non-material aspects of the human soul, spiritual perception plays a crucial role in both the well-being of tourists and the effectiveness of tourism marketing. Therefore, tourism can provide proper grounds for experiencing such a perception. Accordingly, this study sought to identify the factors involved in tourists' spiritual perception. To this end, the study applied a meta-synthesis approach, systematically reviewing previous studies. Moreover, to ensure the comprehensiveness of the factors and their compatibility with the Iranian cultural context, expert opinions were collected through the Delphi method using snowball sampling. The data collection at this phase continued until theoretical saturation was achieved. According to the findings of the study, six main categories were found to have been involved in tourists' spiritual perception, including "Quality of Interactions", "Environment", "Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Destination", "Tourist's Presuppositions", "Low-ritual Travel", and "Development of the Tourist's Spiritual Intelligence", encompassing 46 sub-categories. Accordingly, spiritual marketers can set their strategies by focusing on and enhancing the abovementioned factors. Given the lack of established theories on spiritual marketing in tourism and its practical application, this study provides a comprehensive framework for identifying, classifying, and interpreting the factors affecting spiritual perception in tourism, thereby offering valuable insights for both marketers and future research.

Intermediary organizations are amongst key players in the national innovation system which facilitate the process of innovation in various fields by carrying out various functions and coordinate interactions between different actors of this system. Existing theoretical background stated different functions and roles for innovation intermediaries, resulting in relatively extensive literature in this area. This study aims to show the qualitative synthesis of the findings of previous studies and to propose a comprehensive classification for the functions of intermediary organizations. This paper, with an in-depth review of more than 50 papers and adapting a qualitative approach, identifies and presents a framework for intermediary’s functions which includes 5 main functions and 31 activities. The framework encompasses five general categories: Mediating and Linking, Knowledge and Information Provider, Bridging and Networking, Technological and Innovative Service Provider, Identification and Provide Resource and market. The framework is validated by S&T policy making experts and conducting six case studies on different types of intermediary organization in the national innovation system. Finally, the Shannon entropy method was used to determine the coefficients of effect the identified functions, which “technological and innovative service provider” and “Mediating and Linking” functions, “technological intermediation and demand articulation” and “facilitating the creation, management, and integration of networks” activities have the most impact, respectively.

As organizations and individuals face increasing pressures and coercion, courageous actions become essential for effectively addressing these challenges. This research aims to investigate the antecedents and outcomes of courage within workplace settings through a comprehensive review of existing literature.
This study utilized a meta-synthesis approach for its research design. Sample selection was carried out using purposeful sampling techniques. Additionally, qualitative data were converted into quantitative data through Shannon's entropy method for indicator weighting and ranking.
The antecedents of workplace courage were identified and categorized into four primary groups: individual, organizational, situational, and environmental factors, ranked in order of significance. Moreover, the manifestations of workplace courage were divided into positive and negative outcomes.
The findings of this study offer valuable insights for businesses and organizational leaders regarding the vital role of courage in the workplace. By understanding the antecedents of courage, organizations can create environments that encourage courageous actions and maximize their beneficial effects.

The presence of signs such as the lack of competence and ability of students to enter the labor market after 12 years of education, the ability to earn money, form an independent life, and even enter the university and continue their education shows the fundamental need for change in the country's schools. One of the approaches of empowering students is the entrepreneurial approach in the context of the entrepreneur school. In this regard, the current research seeks to present the entrepreneurial school model with a meta synthesis approach. The research is descriptive in terms of practical purpose, in terms of data collection and qualitative approach. This research was done using the meta synthesis method. The data collection tool is past research and library documents from 2010 to 2024, which includes 41 researches with a qualitative evaluation. The method of data analysis is content analysis. The findings of the research show that the predictors affecting the entrepreneurial school in 3 categories: student-related factors (personality traits, familiarity with entrepreneurship); factors related to teachers and managers (entrepreneurial attitude and behavior, entrepreneurial management, entrepreneurial knowledge, entrepreneurial experience); Factors related to the school (structure facilitating entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial strategy, entrepreneurial curriculum) are placed. Context or background factors in 4 categories: facilitating policies (support program, reward and encouragement system), providing resources (financial, physical and informational resources), market conditions (innovative environment, networking and globalization), entrepreneurial culture (entrepreneurial beliefs, entrepreneurial governance) and the consequences of the entrepreneurial school in 3 categories: the consequence for the student (increasing risk-taking, the ability to develop talents and skills, improving participation, independence and responsibility, profit entrepreneurship), the consequence for the school (targeting education, forming an entrepreneurial school), the consequence for society (entrepreneurship network dynamics, future-oriented economic development, social and economic empowerment).

Process innovation is a subset of innovation related to improving or reconfiguring production methods, workflows, or techniques. Process innovation aims to optimize the production or delivery method of existing goods or services. The importance of process innovation lies in its potential to simplify operations, reduce costs, minimize resource consumption, and improve productivity and quality. In agriculture, innovation catalyzes transformation, efficiency improvement, sustainability, and flexibility in production systems. Process innovation in sugarcane production and processing is vital to address the multifaceted challenges facing the industry, including market demand fluctuations, environmental degradation, and socio-economic inequalities. By embracing innovation, stakeholders can increase productivity, optimize resource use, reduce environmental impacts, and as a result, ensure the long-term sustainability and resilience of the sugarcane sector. In this regard, the present research was designed and carried out to explain the indigenous components of sugarcane production and processing with an emphasis on process innovations.

The research adopted Sandelowski and Barso's meta-composite qualitative approach. The process started with a systematic review of 405 primary articles and finally, 33 articles related to the research purpose were selected. The inclusion criterion was the publication in the field of sugarcane production and processing between 2010 and 2023. To validate the proposed model and increase acceptability, the fuzzy Delphi method with a panel of experts was used. The results were verified and reviewed by the experts.

The fuzzy Delphi resulted in deriving 57 key local indexes within four processes, i.e. planting, growing, harvesting, and processing. According to the results, it can be concluded that the integration of indigenous knowledge systems with modern innovations is important to enhance sustainability, flexibility, and learning in the sugarcane industry. In addition, joint efforts among the beneficiaries are needed to reinforce innovation, promote knowledge exchange, and develop comprehensive strategies to advance the sustainability and prosperity of the sugarcane sector.

Conclusion/ Implications: 

It can be inferred that innovation in the process of sugarcane production is too important to be ignored because it acts as a catalyst to enhance productivity, sustainability, and flexibility in the industry. Hence, it is suggested to create an interdisciplinary platform for cooperation and knowledge exchange to integrate indigenous knowledge systems with modern innovations in the process of sugarcane production. This way, communication among researchers, policymakers, industry players, and local communities is facilitated to create and implement innovative solutions proportional to specific fields and needs of sugarcane producers.

Social capital, as a valuable type of intangible capital, has many individual and organizational benefits, while  its development requires various prerequisites. Therefore, in recent years, many studies have been conducted on this topic. In order to gain a more comprehensive knowledge in this regard, the present research has reviewed and classified the requirements and results of developing social capital. This applied research was conducted using a qualitative approach and meta-synthesis method. The data sources include related articles published in Iranian scientific databases in the selected period of time. These articles were selected based on the criteria of entering the meta-synthesis process, and the obtained data were analyzed by thematic analysis method. The identified requirements of developing social capital were classified as constructive beliefs and attitudes, effective interpersonal interactions, facilitative leadership, culture and ethics, and human capital management. In addition, its main results are: productivity and performance, excellence of human capital, attitudinal and behavioral outcomes, development of professional and organizational ethics, development of intangible capital, organizational capabilities, facilitation of knowledge management, innovation and entrepreneurship. Aggregating and integrating the findings of numerous research studies about social capital in the present research can achieve a relatively comprehensive understanding of its requirements and outcomes, and it can serve as a guide for the management of this valuable capital.

In recent years, environmental challenges related to climate change and air pollution have increasingly raised national and international concerns. For this purpose, different countries have adopted mechanisms such as environmental taxes to protect the environment, so this research aims to identify and classify the consequences of environmental taxes from different dimensions. The current study is applied in terms of purpose and meta-synthesis regarding data analysis. In this regard, by referring to the 1209 articles published in reliable domestic and international databases from 2002 to January 2024, 58 articles were identified with the Prisma method; Shannon's entropy has also been used to rank the concepts. In addition, the output of the meta-synthesis method has also been validated using the opinions of 8 experts. The present study of the consequences of environmental tax is presented using Sandelowski and Barroso's seven-step meta-synthesis method. The research findings indicate that 16 concepts and 89 codes for environmental tax consequences were identified. The results also show that in relation to the consequences of environmental tax, emission of climate pollutants, promoting the sustainable development of companies, promoting green development, and reducing economic growth in the short term have the most weight. The findings of the present research can be helpful for legislators and researchers interested in the field of environmental taxation, as they can gain a comprehensive understanding of the consequences of environmental taxation and measure the importance of each of these consequences

Over the past decade, accelerators have emerged as a distinct and popular new form of intermediary organization, playing a key role in supporting entrepreneurial and innovation activities. To date, despite significant growth in accelerator research, there is still little understanding of how different forms of accelerators work and the effects they create in different fields. This article reviews the existing scientific research on accelerators with the approach of examining the conceptual model of accelerators supporting business with a meta-synthesızes approach, and using the meta-synthesızes technique, 54 qualitative research articles on accelerators published in the previous decade Analyzed. Meta-synthesızes analysis identified ten themes, including support strategy, infrastructure, accelerator types, accelerator context, interventions, the value proposition of business accelerators, challenges of accelerators, results of accelerators, mechanism, and Accelerators program design. This article identified gaps in current research and provided suggestions for future research.The Business Accelerator Framework is a program that provides business coaching and mentoring to early-stage startups. Startup accelerators help new companies succeed by providing funding, training, and mentoring. A business accelerator is a more effective way to help entrepreneurs create and launch new businesses. Companies that enroll in accelerator programs are quickly accelerated into successful corporate life through a fast-paced, comprehensive, and powerful training process, giving them in months the training that would have been gained over years of trial and error. Accelerators are growing widely, increasing the demand for startups for accelerator programs and attracting the attention of companies and governments. Goswami, Mitchell, and Bhagawatula observed that the number of business accelerators that provide entrepreneurial capital rather than financial investment has increased dramatically over the past 17 years. Entrepreneurial capital is a critical element, especially for start-up businesses. Emphasis on entrepreneurial capital rather than financial capital has been highlighted as a key difference between business accelerators and business ıncubators. Additionally, accelerators often do not provide financial resources such as office space or operating costs. Entrepreneurial capital, which includes market research, concept development, and investor relationship management, is prioritized by business accelerators. Accelerators are a different organizational form with a unique set of features based on the products they offer to their startup customers. are known to provide, which contrasts with some research that sees them as a specific type of business growth center. In addition, accelerators differ from incubators in that their support programs are for It last much shorter. Their goal is not to provide physical assets and office space for companies for a long time, also they have less emphasis than investment companies on the next source of financing, they seek to promote business growth by providing intensive and time-limited assistance. are.There is a lot of research on accelerators, however, this phenomenon is relatively new. The research includes two types of analysis of business accelerators, one on innovation intermediates and the other on incubator intermediates. Early studies of accelerators and incubators have focused on measuring their impact, but the findings of these studies have varied greatly. On the one hand, several studies have reported positive results of acceleration on businesses, while on the other hand, some studies have reported less or even negative effects of accelerators and growth centers on businesses. Although there is much research on accelerators, there seems to be a need for systematic research to understand what accelerators are, how they work, and what role they play in supporting the development of their startups and shaping the innovative entrepreneurial landscape in general.

Today, digital platforms have transformed the structure of all industries and increased the role of digital services in people's daily lives. Considering the high failure rate of digital platforms, it is necessary to consider many factors for the success of a digital platform in today's environment. One of these factors is understanding the lifecycle of the digital platform. Therefore, the purpose of this study, while reviewing digital platforms based on their lifecycle, is to identify the strategic dimensions that improve the chances of success for digital platforms in today's environment. Based on these dimensions, a framework can be established to systematically review different strategic configurations at various stages of their lifecycle.

This research conducted a systematic and meta-qualitative literature review of digital platforms to achieve the research goals, with a special focus on the lifecycle of digital platforms. For this purpose, four steps were carried out: setting the goal for the research, systematically reviewing theoretical foundations (literature review), searching for and selecting articles related to the research, and extracting information from the articles. Finally, a morphological framework was created to organize and combine the research findings, which included four steps: identifying dimensions, listing factors, creating a framework, and achieving final conditions.

This research examined the lifecycles in the digital platforms literature and extracted key constructs from the literature. Then, using open and axial coding with a meta-combination method, a four-stage lifecycle (including birth-planning, start-up, growth, and maturity-evolution) based on four factors (market share, time, market growth, and ecosystem) was created, leading to the formation of necessary coherence in the stages of lifecycles in digital platform literature. The strategic dimensions of digital platforms were determined in six general dimensions (including key challenges, key objectives, strategies to deal with challenges, fundamental roles, evolution of the proposed value, and evolution of the platform ecosystem) from the literature over time, as a round-trip movement several times, and the completion of the reforms. Finally, this framework allows strategists and platform managers to make informed decisions that take a holistic view of potential scenarios, thereby improving strategic flexibility. This structured approach is critical to maintaining competitive advantage in the digital platform space, where strategic agility and ecosystem management are key to long-term success.

This study emphasizes the importance of strategic alignment between strategic dimensions and the lifecycles of digital platforms. By systematically identifying and linking these dimensions, this study has provided a morphological framework to create a comprehensive view and guide owners, managers, and strategic leaders in the digital platforms industry. Additionally, in each stage of the lifecycle, according to the objectives of each stage, this study provides successful suggested strategies to overcome key challenges in each stage of the lifecycle of digital platform businesses, which can be used as a guide for researchers, managers, and platform business owners, helping them navigate the challenges of the dynamic digital environment and achieve sustainable success. Therefore, this framework has created a structured approach to strategic alignment in digital platforms, which is crucial to overcoming their high failure rate. Finally, using this framework, strategists and platform managers can make informed decisions that take a holistic view of potential scenarios, thereby improving strategic flexibility. This structured approach is critical to maintaining competitive advantage in the digital platform space, where strategic agility and ecosystem management are key to long-term success.

Reflection and teaching are two inseparable concepts and the combination of these two has led to the formation of the concept of reflective teaching. In reflective teaching, teachers think about the entire teaching-learning process that takes place in the classroom. The purpose of this study is to explore different aspects of teachers' reflective teaching at school.

This study was conducted using Qualitative approach and Meta-Synthesis method. In the Meta-Synthesis, the seven-step method of Sandeliski and Barroso (2006) was used, which includes some processes like; setting research questions, systematic review, finding out and selecting basics, extracting and analyzing findings, analysis and synthesis, quality control and presenting meta-synthesis.

The research findings showed reflective teaching mainly has three aspects. One of them is the various dimensions of reflective teaching, including reflection before the act of teaching, during the teaching, and after the teaching. The second aspect refers to reflective teaching strategies like; observing own self-performance of teaching, students' feedback, action research, journalling, using portfolio, and collaboration with colleagues in teaching. The third and last aspect is related to the requirements of reflective teaching, which is included professional, personal, and socio-cultural factors.

The meta-Synthesis showed that teachers' reflective teaching in school is a complex and multi-dimensional practice. Teachers' reflection in reflective teaching is not limited to reflection before teaching, they reflect on the teaching and learning process during and after teaching. By using different strategies, teachers look at teaching and learning from different perspectives, including themselves, students, and colleagues. Of course, reflective teaching of teachers in school needs requirements such as personality factors, professional factors, and socio-cultural factors. For reflective teaching, teachers must have unique personality traits such as patience, criticism, and flexibility. Professional factors related to teachers' reflective teaching also include things such as how to face teaching and learning issues, providing learning opportunities, and how to communicate with students. Socio-cultural factors are another requirement of reflective teaching, which is related to the existence of a suitable social and cultural atmosphere for the interaction of teachers with students, the interaction of teachers with each other, and school staff.

One of the factors that affect social welfare in societies is social capital. The objective of this research is to integrate the research on social capital and social welfare in order to more effectively utilize the knowledge that has been accumulated in these fields.Utilizing Meta-synthesis methodology, this article evaluates articles concerning social capital and welfare from 2012 to 2023.This article reviewed 16 scientific and research articles in the fields of social welfare and social capital.The results indicated that the economic dimension and objective indicators of well-being have been the primary focus of studies on well-being, with little attention paid to the mental dimension. Also, the findings indicate that the more a person is intertwined with his traditional and ethnic culture in terms of identity and culture, the more mental well-being he will enjoy. On the other hand, the reduction of social capital may lead to the reduction of economic and social productivity, increase of tensions and social anomalies. Additionally, economic capital is adversely affected by the degradation of social capital. These effects include: 1. Reduction of cooperation and trust: 2. Increase of transaction costs: 3. Reduction of innovation.Consequently, the social capital of ethnic groups in Iran is a multifaceted and intricate phenomenon that manifests in a variety of ways as a result of the cultural, historical, and social diversity of the country. Consequently, government policies and programs must establish harmony among all groups in order to foster a sense of intergroup solidarity. Along with intra-group solidarity, the welfare of the society is also improved.

In recent years; Official statistics and numerous experimental evidences confirm the change in the attitude of young people regarding the issue of marriage and lack of interest in starting a family. There have been various researches on the issue of marriage avoidance among the country's researchers, each of them looking at the issue from their own perspective. The main question of this research is the design of the model and model of the factors affecting the marriage avoidance of young people. In this research, using meta-composite method, we investigated the causes and factors affecting the tendency of young people to live a single life. In this research, after searching in various sites and extracting 123 articles based on the keywords of research on the subject of youth celibacy; Based on the existing standards in the meta-synthesis method, 31 articles were finally focused. Then by analyzing the effective factors and counting the key categories that govern in these articles; We reached 5 fundamental concepts including increasing individualism, value changes, social changes, risk society and economic problems. As the level of education increases, the expectation of people to enter the labor market increases, and this issue, i.e. finding a suitable job, can delay marriage. Literacy and education cause personal changes and transformations in ideas, attitudes and personal values, and by expanding people's horizons beyond the traditional boundaries of society, it forces them to reevaluate the values ​​of family and marriage.

In today's society, artificial intelligence technologies are developing rapidly and have created profound changes in all aspects of human life, especially in the field of education.

The current research was conducted with a qualitative approach and a Meta-synthesis method. The research population included all 1,500 articles, of which 37 documents were selected and analyzed based on the review of the title, abstract and content of the document. In order to analyze the data, the coding method was used in such a way that open coding (117 codes), central codes (19 codes) and then by specifying selected codes (4 codes) the fields of applying artificial intelligence in education were determined.

The findings of the research showed the fields of applying artificial intelligence in education in 4 categories, teaching, learning, evaluation and management, teaching includes: increasing the ability of educators to teach, providing customized educational content, supporting the professional development of educators, personalized teaching, teacher Smart, smart education; Learning includes: personalized/adaptive learning, dialog bots, smart learning, smart platforms for self-learning, exploratory learning environment, individual counseling to learners; Evaluation includes: automatic grading of assignments and exams, learning process control, learner performance prediction, teaching evaluation, adaptive/personalized feedback; And management includes: smart campus, sharing and storing a large amount of data, time management, international cooperation between educational systems in the context of artificial intelligence and automation of administrative tasks such as admission and registration, attendance and absence, etc.

Conclusion :

The adoption and use of artificial intelligence in education offers significant opportunities to improve educational systems.

The main goal of this research is to investigate the effective factors in internationalization at home for specialized universities. Internationalization is any sustainable and systematic effort with the aim of making higher education responsive to the needs and challenges related to the globalization of societies, economy and labor market, and the policies and measures undertaken by higher education systems and institutions. It refers to quality improvement, broad participation and promotion of international cooperation, increased competition and revenue generation through international student enrollment.

The current research is a meta-synthesis study that was conducted in 2024. The statistical population included all Persian and English articles published in the time frame of 2015 to 2024 regarding internationalization at home for specialized universities in the field of higher education. In this regard, the articles were searched and extracted through keywords and related databases. Finally, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria 12 articles were investigated.

Study findings were identified and classified in 6 overarching themes (curriculum and content, educational method and process, research and development, information technology, structure and infrastructure, and cultural dimension), 11 organizing themes (curriculum planning, course/lesson content, teaching method, instructor, learner/student, international research, skills and equipment, increasing access, structure, infrastructure provision and ethics and culture).

The process and approach of internationalization at home is taking place dramatically in many countries of the world. Now, considering the challenges and obstacles in internationalization at home, it seems necessary to review the packages for creating transformation and innovation in internationalization at home for specialized universities.

The current research aims to design a social entrepreneurship model in the tourism industry as an innovative approach to provide the field of entrepreneurship for the disabled. The mixed research method is exploratory and operational. In the qualitative part of the meta-synthesis method, with the help of Scientometrics, VOSviwer, and MAXQDA software, previous research at the international level and through databases was assessed and analyzed from 1980 to 2023. In this section, the conceptual model with three categories, individual, interpersonal, and environmental, was explained during the coding process. In the quantitative part, using the fuzzy cognitive mapping method, the relationship between the conceptual model variables and their impact extension on each other was analyzed. Finally, by performing forward and backward scenarios on the most effective and impressible factors with the centrality of social entrepreneurship in the tourism industry, the related model was presented. The research findings showed that among the identified variables, environmental and interpersonal factors with the greatest influence, and individual factors with the most significant impressibility in interaction with other variables, provide a fundamental role in supplying the social entrepreneurship field of the disabled in the tourism industry. Also, the results of this research in the theoretical field obtain new angles and practical suggestions for researchers and policy-making and decision-making institutions.

The current research has identified the factors affecting the management and organization of businesses based on e-commerce through a meta-combination approach. The research is applied in terms of purpose and qualitative in nature with an exploratory approach. The community of this research is the articles in the field of managing and organizing e-commerce jointly or separately. The method of collecting information is the document-library method with the efficiency of the meta-combination method for extracting factors. The sampling method is also selected based on the entry and exit criteria of the prism method. In order to answer the research questions, 96 articles were examined and analyzed, which led to the extraction of 15 categories and 95 meaningful codes. The results showed that business management based on e-commerce includes the components of online sales, digital marketing, suppliers, leadership, product or service, human resources, organizational culture, customer, market, organizational structure, and organizing business based on E-commerce includes the components of technical dimension, organizational dimension, environmental dimension, economic dimension and financial dimension.

The present research aims to identify the driving forces of the applied science higher education curriculum using a meta-synthesis method to design a future-oriented model for the applied higher education curriculum. In this study, 24 relevant research papers on the subject were extracted from various scientific databases from 2012 to 2023, which were analyzed using the 7-step model of Sandelowski and Barroso. By content analysis, related concepts and categories were extracted, and the importance and priority of these concepts were determined using Shannon's entropy method. Based on the research findings, 49 concepts were identified within 12 categories. The categories (skill development, classroom management, and content, teaching methods and patterns, instructor feedback, educational environment, assessment and evaluation, and teaching, occupational, political, cultural, environmental approaches) are ranked by their importance among the categories of the applied science higher education curriculum. The initial results of this research indicate that for designing a model in the applied higher education curriculum, attention must be paid to the driving forces of skill development, classroom management, content, teaching methods and patterns, instructor feedback, educational environment, assessment and evaluation, teaching approaches, occupational, political, cultural, environmental, and their influence and interdependence on each other.