Social Sciences
Ravanbakhsh Jahanshahi; Mansour Haghighatian; Shapur Bahian
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Purpose: Many experts in the fields of sociology and psychology believe that adolescence is the beginning of the stage of identity formation and one of the duties of social institutions is to help national identity reproduction in the adolescent and young generation. Therefore, the current research was ...
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Purpose: Many experts in the fields of sociology and psychology believe that adolescence is the beginning of the stage of identity formation and one of the duties of social institutions is to help national identity reproduction in the adolescent and young generation. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of sociologically investigating the impact of cultural factors on the national identity reproduction in students.Method: This study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was cross-sectional from type of correlation. The research population consisted of all adolescents aged 13-16 years in Kohgiluyeh and Boyar-Ahmad provinces with number of 51339 people, which the sample size was considered with using Cochran's formula to be 400 people, and this number was selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire (93 questions) which whose face and content validity was confirmed and its reliability using Cronbach's alpha method was estimated above 0.70. Data were analyzed by path analysis in SPSS and AMOS software.Results: The findings showed that ethnic identity and adherence to customs had a positive and significant correlation with the national identity reproduction in students and the expansion of the culture of tolerance, family disorganization and expansion of virtual space had a negative and significant correlation with the national identity reproduction in them (P<0.001). Also, the sociologically model of the impact of cultural factors on the national identity reproduction in students had a good fit, and in this model, cultural factors had a direct and significant effect on the national identity reproduction in students (P<0.001).Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the cultural factors had a significant impact on the national identity reproduction in students. Therefore, to national identity reproduce in students it is possible to prepare the ground for the improvement of cultural factors.
Younos Vakil Alroaia
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the environmental factors affecting the economics of education.Methodology: The research is applied in terms of purpose and its method is descriptive-exploratory of correlation type. The method of collecting data was library and field studies through ...
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the environmental factors affecting the economics of education.Methodology: The research is applied in terms of purpose and its method is descriptive-exploratory of correlation type. The method of collecting data was library and field studies through interview tools and questionnaires. The statistical population includes managers and experts of Semnan Education Organization in 2019-20 in the number of 384 that based on Cochran's formula, 192 people estimated the sample size and were selected by stratified random sampling.The method of data collection was a researcher-made questionnaire with 78 questions. The validity of the questionnaire was assessed by content method by experts and senior managers of education. The total reliability of the questionnaire was obtained through Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.71. Exploratory factor analysis, Pearson correlation tests and multiple regressions with SPSS software were used to analyze the data in two sections: descriptive and inferential statistics.Findings: Findings of exploratory factor analysis method showed that environmental factors were validated and categorized in the form of seven factors: political, economic, cultural, social, psychological, legal and technological factors, respectively. These factors, in total, accounted for 92.19% of the total variance of the questions, among which, political factors accounted for the highest percentage of variance (45.17) and is the most important. Based on the findings of the correlation test, environmental factors related to the economics of education have a positive and significant relationship. Regression findings showed that environmental factors (35.8%) explained the variable of education economy in Semnan province.Conclusion: According to the findings of the study, political factors, economic factors, cultural factors, social factors, psychological factors, legal factors and technological factors improve the education economy. Ultimately, these factors lead to the training, motivation and effectiveness of human resources.
