The Pathology of Education and Research Factors in the Islamic Economics in Iran

The purpose of this research is surveying the pathology of education and research in
Islamic Economics in Iran. The method of research is survey-applied approach and
the population comprises all post-graduate, M.A, PhD students and researchers in
Economics; totally 2648 in 2009 .For stratified random sampling, 336 people were
selected. The researcher-made questionnaire is the instrument of gathering data
which contains 41 closed questions in 1-5 Leichardt scale in 3 criteria for
developing Islamic Economics. Stability in pre-test was calculated with 0.949
Cronb-ach's alpha coefficient and reliability was done according to the opinion of
experts in Islamic Economics. The findings were analyzed in two sections;
descriptive and inferential. Multivariable Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was
used in inferential analysis. According to the results, from 41 items in 3 criteria
(public education, specialized education and research method) for Islamic
Economics, “Holding educational workshops in Islamic transactions before
economic activity permission”, “Developing mixed-fields in Islamic studies and
Economics”, “Publishing Methodology in Islamic Economics” and “Holding
national conferences on Islamic Economics” had the most average in analysis . In
P<0.05 were a meaning difference between 3 criteria for Islamic Economics by
sexuality and degrees.