Mohammad Reza Ehteshami; Zeinab Golzari; Leila Fathi Vernosfadrani
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Purpose: The present study was conducted to design a model of professional development courses for faculty members of Farhangian University with a reverse learning approach.
Methodology: This study was meta-combined in terms of applied purpose and method used. The prototype consists of 3152 studies ...
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Purpose: The present study was conducted to design a model of professional development courses for faculty members of Farhangian University with a reverse learning approach.
Methodology: This study was meta-combined in terms of applied purpose and method used. The prototype consists of 3152 studies obtained from scientific databases from 2000 to 2020. After screening in terms of title, abstract, content, research methodology, 60 studies were selected and analyzed. The hyper-combination results led to the identification of 9 main components and 58 sub-components. In the next stage, in order to enrich the research data, an interview was conducted with experts (faculty members of Farhangian University and familiar with professional development courses) in which 12 main components and 50 sub-components were identified. At this stage, data analysis was performed by theme analysis method. Then, the data of both phases were combined with each other, which finally obtained 15 main components and 55 sub-components. In the next step, a questionnaire was extracted from the identified components and provided to the experts to rank the components.
Findings: The components of institutional factors, support and support, pedagogy, evaluation and quality assurance, learning templates were the most important for experts in courses of professional development with reverse learning approach.
Conclusion: Finally, the lavage coefficient was used to validate the components and finally 10 main components and 38 sub-components were approved
Ashraf Al-Sadat Mousavi; Mahtab Salimi; Ramezan Jahanian; Fatemeh Parasteh Qombwani
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Purpose: Self-leadership plays an important and effective role in improving the performance of faculty members. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of identifying the dimensions and components of self-leadership in faculty members with an Islamic approach.Methodology: This study ...
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Purpose: Self-leadership plays an important and effective role in improving the performance of faculty members. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of identifying the dimensions and components of self-leadership in faculty members with an Islamic approach.Methodology: This study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was qualitative. The research population was the faculty members of Azad and Governmental universities of Karaj city. The research sample according to the principle of theoretical saturation was calculated 12 people who were selected by purposive sampling method. The research tool was a semi-structured interview with 11 questions, which the interviews were conducted individually and its validity was confirmed by the triangulation method and its reliability was calculated by the agreement coefficient method between two coders 0.86. Data were analyzed by open, axial and selective coding method in MAXQDA software.Findings: The findings showed that self-leadership in faculty members with an Islamic approach had 53 open codes or indicator, 14 axial codes or component, and 8 selective codes or dimension. The dimensions of self-leadership in faculty members with an Islamic approach were included personal development (with two components of self-management and self-guidance), professional development (with two components of professional strategy and professional and social skills), ethics (with three components of professional ethics, relational ethics and critical thinking skills) ), performance improvement (with two components of effectiveness and efficiency), transformational (with two components of behavior-oriented strategy and self-motivation), program-oriented (with one component of purposeful), self-awareness (with one component of recognizing own motivation and behavior) and corrective and synergistic (with one components of self-monitoring and self-control. Finally, for self-leadership in faculty members with an Islamic approach were identified 29 sub-categories in 8 main categories including self-knowledge, self-motivation, self-control, effectiveness, goal-setting, reform and transformation, ethics and self-actualization.Conclusion: According to the identified dimensions and components for self-leadership in faculty members with an Islamic approach to improve self-leadership in faculty members can be provide the ground for realizing the identified dimensions, components and categories.
Azam Jafarzadeh; Asghar Soltani; Badrosadat Daneshmand
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Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to examine the faculty members' lived experience of faculty-student interaction strategies in the academic environments. Methodology: The research method was phenomenology in which the faculty members' perceptions of interaction with students were ...
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Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to examine the faculty members' lived experience of faculty-student interaction strategies in the academic environments. Methodology: The research method was phenomenology in which the faculty members' perceptions of interaction with students were examined. The statistical population of study consisted of 81 faculty members of the Faculties of Science and Physics of Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman during the 2018-2019 academic year. By purposeful sampling and theoretical saturation procedure, 18 individuals were selected as the sample. Interview questions were prepared through in-depth research on the subject of faculty-student interactionand the interviews were semi-structured. The three-step coding method including open, axial, and selective codingwas used for data analysis. Results: The findings showed that the conditions for the formation of the student-student interaction included the contextual and enhancing factors such as student perception of the subject, holding of debugging hours, motivation in the faculty and student, and reducing factors such as the nature of course theory, the student's low academic level, high volume of practical work, limited time, and lack of self-confidence. The results also showed that student engagement strategies and methods were included general, conditioned, and studentinteraction strategies. In addition, the consequences of adopting faculty-student interaction strategies also includedstudent-centered outcomes such as scientific, personality, social, occupational, as well as faculty-based outcomes such as gaining experience, updating faculty’s information and knowledge, inner satisfaction, and feedback was provided to identify strengths and weaknesses. Conclusion: The results have important implications for higher education curriculum planners in order to improve the areas of faculty-student interaction. Accordingly, it is necessary to use interactive content with a practical and collaborative nature, and teaching methods based on different interactive strategies, and planning to provide more student access to the faculty through out-of-class activities and provide more opportunities for students to communicate with the faculty members on a more personal level.
Zeinab Abazari; Mehdi Shariatmadari; Fatemeh Hamidifar; Behzad Shoghi
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Purpose: The present study was conducted by identifying and evaluating components of the professional competence of faculty members. Methodology: The research method was purposive in terms of purpose and applied in terms of data type. The statistical population in the qualitative part of the research ...
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Purpose: The present study was conducted by identifying and evaluating components of the professional competence of faculty members. Methodology: The research method was purposive in terms of purpose and applied in terms of data type. The statistical population in the qualitative part of the research includes higher education experts whose selection criteria were to have at least a doctorate degree and to have executive and educational jobs in the field of human resources in different universities during their service. To determine the samples, purposive non-random sampling method was used, in which 20 people were considered as the sample size. Quantitative statistical population, including all faculty members of Tehran Azad Universities, 2953 people According to Cochran's formula and the type of stratified and cluster sampling, 360 people were selected. Delphi technique and model fit questionnaire were used. Validity and reliability in the qualitative part were measured and approved using quality criteria (reliability). In the quantitative part, face, content and structural validity were used to measure validity and Cronbach's alpha was used for reliability, all of which were confirmed. The method of data analysis in the present study and in the qualitative part was the Delphi technique. In the quantitative part, structural equation modeling (confirmatory factor analysis) and one-sample t-test were performed using Lisrel-V8.8 software. Results: The results showed that the components of professional competencies of faculty members of Islamic Azad University of Tehran included: scientific competence of educational expertise, general competence, behavioral-ethical competence, managerial competence, thinking competence and social-emotional competence. . The results also showed that the level of significance in all components (except the link between opinion and practice and moral value) is less than five percent. Therefore, considering the difference between the means which are positive values, it is inferred that the condition of the components is generally in the desired state but slightly higher than the average. Conclusion: In the present study, in addition to identifying and prioritizing components, dimensions and indicators, the current situation was also examined and it was stated that all components are in good condition. This means that Azad University professors generally have good professional qualifications.
