en Educational Studies پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#669933;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:2;"><b>Objective:</b> The present study aimed to validate a model for improving the quality of Islamic education courses in Iraqi universities.<br> <b>Methods</b>: This study employed a descriptive&ndash;survey design. The statistical population consisted of all professors of Islamic education in Iraqi universities in 2025 (N = 1,517). Using proportional sampling, 375 professors were selected as participants. Data were collected through a researcher-developed questionnaire grounded in the theoretical framework of the study, consisting of 37 items rated on a five-point Likert scale. Content validity was confirmed by subject-matter experts, and face validity was verified by a group of respondents. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach&rsquo;s alpha coefficient (&alpha; = 0.812). Data analysis was conducted using confirmatory factor analysis.<br> <b>Results</b>: The findings indicated that several factors significantly contributed to improving the quality of Islamic education courses in Iraqi universities. These included factors related to professors, macro-level higher education policies, university policies, the Islamic identity of the university, and the curriculum of Islamic education courses. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the proposed research model exhibited a satisfactory fit.<br> <b>Conclusions</b>: The validated model highlights the multidimensional nature of quality improvement in Islamic education courses and underscores the importance of faculty-related, policy-related, institutional, identity-based, and curricular factors. This model can serve as a useful framework for policymakers and university administrators seeking to enhance the quality of Islamic education in Iraqi higher education institutions.</span></span></span></span></div> Quality of education, Islamic education courses, Promoting factors, Iraqi universities 0 0 http://ijer.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-528-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ghalib Mhmood Mhawes ghalib2026@gmail.com 10031947532846004791 10031947532846004791 No PhD student, Department of Educational Management, Isf.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran Narges Saeidian khorasgani n.saeidian@iau.ac.ir 10031947532846004792 10031947532846004792 Yes Department of Educational Management, Isf. C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran Falah Salih Hussein falahsalah@tu.edu.iq 10031947532846004793 10031947532846004793 No Department of Educational Management, University of Tikrit, Salahuddin, Iraq Badri Shahtalebi bshahtalebi@iau.ac.ir 10031947532846004794 10031947532846004794 No Department of Educational Management, Isf. C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran