The effect of universities establishment on social development in Iran cities

Abstract

This paper examines the effect of universities on social development in Hamadan province of Iran. It aims to determine social consequences of establishing universities; explain the relationship between the university founding & city social development, compare the men & women attitudes with regard to the effect of university establishment in urban development.

The research method is survey,­ while all the cities selected as the statistical universe. Using cluster random sampling & multi-stage method, data were gathered on the basis of questionnaires with 88% reliability.

The results indicate that was social development (54.84) .Regression showed a significant relationship exists between the university establishment & urban social development. Also, there was no difference regarding the attitude of two sexes.

Keywords: University, establishment, development, social development, Social capital