Research Article (Quantitative)
Naser Kamalipour; Samareh Shojaei; Ruhollah Samiei; Fereydoon Azma
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to present a model of knowledge concealment with emphasis on exclusion in the Social Security Organization of the northern provinces of the country.Methodology: The research method was mixed (quantitative-qualitative) and the collection tool in this research was ...
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to present a model of knowledge concealment with emphasis on exclusion in the Social Security Organization of the northern provinces of the country.Methodology: The research method was mixed (quantitative-qualitative) and the collection tool in this research was a questionnaire taken from experts (university professors and social security experts). The total statistical population included managers and employees of social security about 1289 people, which according to the Krejcie-Morgan formula 296 people were selected as the sample size.Findings: After identifying the components of knowledge concealment and exclusion in the Social Security Organization and conducting research , the internal relationships between the variables indicated that workplace exclusion was an independent (influential) variable and knowledge concealment was a dependent (influential) variable; In this model, weak teamwork, high job stress and job motivation were the most effective causal indicators, respectively, and lack of participation, organizational, knowledge complexity and unique knowledge in the Social Security Organization of the northern provinces were the most important indicators, respectively. Finally, for the validity and fit of the model, the subscription and redundancy index was used, and the positive values of the indicators indicated the appropriate quality and validity of the model.Conclusion: The results showed that the identified variables of workplace exclusion have an effect on knowledge concealment. In recent years, the transfer and generalization of organizational knowledge among employees, which leads to the functional synergy of organizations, has become particularly important.
Research Article (Quantitative)
Jalal Karamad; Vahid Fallah; Laden Salimi
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of teaching narrative philosophy on epistemological beliefs and emotional self-awareness in adolescents.Methodology: In terms of purpose and research method, the research method was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with a control ...
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of teaching narrative philosophy on epistemological beliefs and emotional self-awareness in adolescents.Methodology: In terms of purpose and research method, the research method was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with a control and follow-up group. The statistical population was 30 students who were matched in two experimental and control groups using stepwise cluster sampling. The experimental group spent 8 90-minute sessions teaching philosophy, and the control group remained on the waiting list. In order to collect data, Biles (2009) Epistemological Beliefs Questionnaire and Grant et al. (2002) used the emotional self-awareness questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics (repeated measures analysis of variance) using SPSS-V22 software.Findings: Findings showed that the method (teaching philosophy in a narrative method) had an effect on emotional self-awareness scores so that the experimental group (teaching philosophy in a narrative method) and compared to the control group increased emotional self-awareness scores.Conclusion: The results showed that teaching philosophy to narration is effective in epistemological beliefs in adolescents. Also, teaching philosophy according to narration is effective in adolescentschr(chr('39')39chr('39')) emotional self-awareness. Therefore, it is suggested that teaching philosophy be included in the studentschr(chr('39')39chr('39')) curriculum.
Research Article (Quantitative)
Nematollah Mosapour; Zeinab khaton Afrasyabi; maryam Safarnavadeh
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Purpose: The aim of the present study was to design a model to improve the performance of math teachers in order to improve the performance of eighth grade students in the Thames International Examinations.Method: This research is an exploratory research in terms of purpose and in terms of result, it ...
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Purpose: The aim of the present study was to design a model to improve the performance of math teachers in order to improve the performance of eighth grade students in the Thames International Examinations.Method: This research is an exploratory research in terms of purpose and in terms of result, it is a developmental research. The study population included all faculty members (full time) of the curriculum in public and private universities in Tehran and curriculum planners of the eighth grade education textbooks and mathematics teachers of Shiraz in 1396, which by non-method 20 people were randomly selected as the sample size and referred to them in person. A questionnaire was used to collect data, which validity was examined by experts and reliability by Delphi method. In order to analyze the data from the approach Qualitative and structural equations and PLS2 software were used.Findings: The findings showed that the proposed model includes components of teaching (teaching), teaching planning, guidance and counseling, management and educational leadership and assessment of learners, which improves the performance of math teachers in order to improve eighth grade students in exams. International Thames have an impact.Conclusion: The results of model fit indicate the suitability of the model.
Research Article (Qualitative)
Social Sciences
Amir Hosein Shokoufi Moghiman; Parinaz Benisi; Maryam Mosleh
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Background and purpose: By turning the school into a learning organization, the society is gradually guided towards development and lifelong learning. Therefore, today, turning schools into learning organizations is an important issue, and in order to realize it, one must have a correct understanding ...
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Background and purpose: By turning the school into a learning organization, the society is gradually guided towards development and lifelong learning. Therefore, today, turning schools into learning organizations is an important issue, and in order to realize it, one must have a correct understanding and insight into some of its surrounding concepts and issues. Therefore, the aim of the current research is to compile and fit the model of factors related to the development of learning public schools.
Method: The research approach is qualitative and quantitative and a semi-structured interview was conducted through targeted sampling with 22 experts from the Ministry of Education and schools in Tehran until reaching theoretical saturation and finally a questionnaire was designed based on the results of the qualitative part and spread among experts. In order to explore the development model of learning schools, data analysis was done using the foundational data theory and through MAXQDA software. Also, the fit of the relevant model was determined through structural equations using SmartPLS software.
Findings: After conducting qualitative interviews and coding, general categories and subcategories and identification concepts and causal factors, background factors, intervention factors, strategies and consequences of development of learning schools were determined and finally the development model of learning schools with 6 main dimensions and 17 subcategories. And 221 indicators were designed. Also, the fit of the extracted model was confirmed.
Results: Iran's education should simultaneously with the evolution of educational approaches in the world, provide the basis for the formation of learning schools, and in these schools, enhanced learning processes and an integrated interactive environment will be provided to improve the key skills of students, so that all the beneficiaries of the benefits of school development Learners benefit.
Research Article (Quantitative)
Social Sciences
Bibinaeimeh Sheikh; Kambiz Esmaeilnia shirvani; Maryam Safari; Masoumeh Bagherpur
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Objective: Education along with finding ideas and creativity fostering in schools, especially in conservatories is of particular importance. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of presenting a model of education along with production based on idea finding and creativity fostering ...
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Objective: Education along with finding ideas and creativity fostering in schools, especially in conservatories is of particular importance. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of presenting a model of education along with production based on idea finding and creativity fostering in the conservatories of Golestan province.
Method: This study was conducted with a qualitative approach. The statistical population of the present study were experts familiar with the field of research, which according to the principle of theoretical saturation number of 20 people of them were selected as a sample with using the purposeful sampling method. The tool of this study was a semi-structured interview, which the validity was calculated by the content method 0.76 and the reliability was calculated by the agreement coefficient between two coders method 0.89. The data of the present study were analyzed by coding method in MAXQDA software.
Results: The findings showed that the model of education along with production based on idea finding and creativity fostering in the conservatories of Golestan province had 56 components and 11 dimensions. The dimensions of the mentioned model were included content and organization (with 5 components), curriculum goals (with 14 components), teaching and learning strategies (with 7 components), connection with the labor market (with 3 components), participation in curriculum production (with 2 components), training and consulting (with 4 components), principles of compilation (with 3 components), evaluation (with 7 components), location activation and production facilitation (with 5 components), continuous interaction with scientific centers (with 3 components) and curriculum features (with 3 components).
Conclusion: Specialists and planners of the educational system, especially the education system of conservatories according to the identified dimensions and components can provide the basis for improving education along with production based on idea finding and creativity fostering in the conservatories.
Research Article (Quantitative)
Psychology
Seyyed Saeed Naeimi Tajdar; Abolfazl Nejatimehr; Abbas Firoozabadi
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Purpose: This study aimed to explore the relationship between character virtues and self-compassion among female students in universities, with a focus on the mediating Role of positive emotions.
Methodology: The research employed a correlation method, targeting female students enrolled in universities ...
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Purpose: This study aimed to explore the relationship between character virtues and self-compassion among female students in universities, with a focus on the mediating Role of positive emotions.
Methodology: The research employed a correlation method, targeting female students enrolled in universities in 2022. A sample size of 596 individuals was obtained through available sampling. Data collection utilized the short version of the Values in Action Questionnaire (Linley, Joseph, and Seligman, 2004), self-compassion questionnaire (Neff, 2003), and positive psychotherapy inventory (Rashid, 2020). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 24.
Results: The findings revealed that character virtues had a significant direct effect on self-compassion (p>0.003, β=0.61) and an indirect effect mediated by positive emotions (p>=0.003, β=0.06, p=0.003). Moreover, positive emotions exhibited a notable direct effect on self-compassion (p>0.003; β=0.19). also, character virtues and positive emotions explained approximately 58% of the variance in self-compassion.
Conclusions: The study underscores the mediating role played by positive emotions in shaping the relationship between charcter virtues and self-compassion among female university students - possibly enhancing their levels of self-kindness as well as fostering experiences based on excellence and positivity creation.
Research Article (Quantitative)
Psychology
Alieh Amini; Hossein Karsheki; Maryam Bordbar
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Purpose: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the mediating role of school-related hardiness in the relationship between the Sense of school belonging with educational hope in the second-secondary level students of Mashhad City.
Methodology: The current research was applied research, ...
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Purpose: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the mediating role of school-related hardiness in the relationship between the Sense of school belonging with educational hope in the second-secondary level students of Mashhad City.
Methodology: The current research was applied research, and in terms of data collection, it was descriptive, correlational, and structural equations. The statistical population included all students who were studying theoretical subjects in the high school in Mashhad township in the academic year of 2021-2022. According to Klein's suggestion, the sample size was 322 people and they were selected by available sampling method. The research tools included the educational hope scale (Shegefti & Samani, 2011), the Sense of school belonging scale (Brew et al, 2004) and the school-related hardiness scale (Cole et al, 2004). The data were analyzed with the help of Pearson correlation coefficients and structural equation model in SPSS and AMOS software.
Findings: There is a significant positive relationship between all the components of the Sense of school belonging, academic hardiness and academic hope. Also, the Sense of school belonging has a positive and significant effect on academic hardiness and hope. In addition, hardiness also has a positive and significant effect on educational hope (p<0.01). Finally, the indirect effect of the Sense of school belonging on academic hope through academic hardiness was also confirmed (p<0.01).
Conclusion: The results confirmed the role of sense of belonging as a predictor of academic hope and highlight the role of academic hardiness as a mediator in this relationship. Students with high sense of belonging to school perform better in the two dimensions of academic hope in order to have social support and access to more intellectual-practical resources. Also, these people have higher academic hardiness due to the experience of positive emotions, which has an effect on the students' academic hope due to the increase in predictability, challenge and commitment. The findings show the importance of sense of belonging and academic hardiness in the formation of academic hope and suggest to create a suitable environment to increase students’ school belonging.
Research Article (Quantitative)
Psychology
Mohammad Javad Moheban; Mohammad Reza Ghaedi; Mohammad Reza Dehshiri; Mohammad Kazam Kaveh Pishghadam
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The purpose of this research is to evaluate the challenges of Iran's higher education system after the revolution in the process of scientific and executive policy making and decision making. In terms of practical purpose, the research is mixed (exploratory) in terms of the method of data collection. ...
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The purpose of this research is to evaluate the challenges of Iran's higher education system after the revolution in the process of scientific and executive policy making and decision making. In terms of practical purpose, the research is mixed (exploratory) in terms of the method of data collection. The research community included written documents and sources and academic experts and professors who have sufficient information on the subject under investigation. The research tools included: 1_ questionnaires, 2_ semi-structured interviews, 3_ researcher-made questionnaires. In order to analyze the qualitative data, the coding method was used and in the quantitative part, the statistical tests of exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structural rates were used. Data analysis was done using PLS software. Based on the results of the qualitative part of the research, the challenges of the Islamic Republic of Iran's higher education system in the scientific and executive fields were classified into 19 categories. In the quantitative part, the results show that out of the 19 components of the challenges obtained in the qualitative part, the components (focusing on the quantitative expansion of higher education (dominance of the quantitative paradigm), neglecting quality and neglecting it in the general policies of higher education, lack of attention) According to the land in higher education, not suitable educational standards and facilities at the world level and dimensions related to the privatization of universities) were not approved as challenges of the higher education system after the revolution and 14 other components were approved. Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that the evaluation of Iran's higher education system after the revolution shows that there are many challenges in higher education that were discussed.