Examining the Opinions of Faculty Members on the Internationalization Approach to Higher Education Curriculum
Ali
Ghasempour
استادیار گروه علوم تربیتی دانشگاه پیام نور، اصفهان، ایران
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Setareh
Mousavi
دکتری برنامهریزی درسی، دانشگاه اصفهان
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This research was conducted to examine opinions of faculty members on the internationalization approach to higher education curriculum. As such, it was attempted to make use of a descriptive survey method in order to conduct the study. The statistical population of the study included faculty members at Imam Khomeini International University, University of Tehran and Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. A sample of 320 individuals were finally selected. The researcher-made questionnaire was the main research instrument used in this study. The main dimensions of this instrument were as follows: Requirements, Training Outcomes, Research Consequences and Strengths of Internationalization of Curriculum. The Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient of the latter instrument was 0.81. Given the viewpoints of faculty members, it was indicated that they were in agreement with requirements of internationalization and that internationalization of curriculum at desired status would lead to coordination with international training standards, improvement of international education, updating professors’ specialized knowledge and finally expansion of academic top courses at the international level. However, they thought that the sub-items of requirements of internationalization of curriculum in the current state of higher education in the country were below average.
Higher Education Letter
Institute for Research & Planning in Higher Education
2008-4617
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https://journal.sanjesh.org/article_34149_abc59ab8a1f2b43ac483236b7bcaba20.pdf
Investigating the Structural Pattern of Relationships among Organizational Intelligence, Organizational Agility and Organizational Innovation in Higher Education (Case Study: Urmia University)
Zakarya
Ahmadyan
دانشجوی دکتری مدیریت آموزشی، دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی، دانشگاه ارومیه، ارومیه، ایران
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Behnaz
Mohajeran
دانشیار گروه علوم تربیتی، دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی، دانشگاه ارومیه، ارومیه، ایران
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the structural pattern of relationships among organizational intelligence, organizational agility and organizational innovation in Urmia University through a correlational descriptive method. The statistical population of this study was composed of all staff of University of Urmia (N=490). Having used Morgan Table, it was attempted to determine the statistical sample of 2014 individuals through stratified random sampling method. The data collection tools included Organizational Intelligence Survey (Albrecht, 2003), Organizational Agility (Spiders, 2007) and Organizational Innovation (Taher Parvar et al., 2014). The reliability of the scales was confirmed by Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient. Besides, the content validity of the scales was confirmed through collecting the viewpoints of expert as well as confirmatory factor analysis. Given the data analysis, it was attempted to make use of structural equation modeling. The results revealed that the direct impact of organizational intelligence on organizational innovation was positive and significant (0.28). Furthermore, it was indicated that the direct impact of organizational agility on the organizational innovation was also positive and significant (0.19). Similarly, the direct impact of organizational intelligence on organizational agility was positive and significant (0.23). However, indirect impact of organizational intelligence on organizational innovation was positive and significant (0.13), considering the moderator impact of organizational agility.
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2008-4617
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https://journal.sanjesh.org/article_34150_09581a376385fd76a0b21bff0113318b.pdf
Determining the Role of Reengineering on Staff Development (Case Study: Faculties of Social and Behavioral Sciences of University of Tehran)
Seyed Mohammad
Mirkamali
استاد مدیریت آموزشی، دانشکده روانشناسی و علوم تربیتی، دانشگاه تهران
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Amin
Homayeni Damirchi
دانشجوی دکتری مدیریت آموزشی، دانشکده روانشناسی و علوم تربیتی، دانشگاه تهران
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Sajjad
Gharloghi
دانشجوی دکتری مدیریت آموزشی، دانشکده روانشناسی و علوم تربیتی، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی
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This research was an attempt to determine the role of reengineering on staff development through a descriptive-correlational method. The statistical population of this study included all staff of Faculties of Social and Behavioral Sciences of University of Tehran (N=303). Cochran Formula was used to determine the sample size (N=162) who were selected using proportional stratified sampling method. The data were collected through two questionnaires of Researcher-made Reengineering Questionnaire and Staff Development Questionnaire (Athari et al., 2012). The validity of the forenamed questionnaires was confirmed by experts’ opinions. Besides, their Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficients were calculated as 0.91 and 0.88, respectively. The data were analyzed using One Sample T-test, Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Structural Equation Modeling methods. Research findings showed that: a) the status of reengineering and staff development across Faculties of Social and Behavioral Sciences of University of Tehran were above the hypothetical mean value, b) there was a significant relationship between reengineering status and staff development across Social and Behavioral Sciences of University of Tehran, c) reengineering variable was capable to determine staff development variable across Social and Behavioral Sciences of University of Tehran.
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2008-4617
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2019
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https://journal.sanjesh.org/article_34151_b02c2c9d5328aedddef2a0fd99c5d296.pdf
How to Evaluate Enacted Curriculum?
Seyed Ali
Khaleghinezhad
دکتری مطالعات برنامه درسی، سازمان پژوهش و برنامهریزی آموزشی، پژوهشگاه مطالعات آموزشوپرورش
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This study aimed at providing an evaluation framework of the undergraduate enacted curriculum. Having used the descriptive qualitative research method, it was attempted to collect the experiences and perceptions of 31 participants (17 faculty members, 12 undergraduate students and 2 experts of the Office of Higher Education Planning) from Allameh Tabatabai University, Kharazmi University, University of Tehran, Aja University of Medical Sciences and Office of Higher Education Planning using purposeful sampling method and semi-structured interviews. Given the data analysis process, it was tried to focus on systematic grounded theory approach through open, axial and selective coding methods. The findings led to identification of the following categories and subcategories: "designing a teaching map", “teaching and evaluating it", "selection of teaching approach", "selection of teaching method", "planning for teaching", "creating a positively affective space", "teaching"," interactions after classroom" and "monitoring the taught curriculum". Generally, the discovered framework for evaluating the enacted curriculum expanded the ecology of enacted curriculum to out-of-class areas. Besides, it provided a platform for a deep view to secure the quality of learning-teaching processes.
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2019
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https://journal.sanjesh.org/article_34152_47a73a532f5180f0fa7d8bbc36b413bf.pdf
Structural Modeling of the Factors Affecting Elite Students’ Immigration Tendency (Case Study: Semnan University)
Kourosh
Kiani
استادیار دانشکده برق و کامپیوتر، دانشگاه سمنان
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Reza
Shahryaripour
دانشآموخته دکتری مدیریت آموزشی دانشگاه سمنان
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Farshad
Moradi
دانشآموخته کارشناسی ارشد مدیریت آموزشی، دانشگاه سمنان
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Hosien
Sadr
دانشآموخته کارشناسی ارشد مدیریت صنعتی، دانشگاه سمنان
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The purpose of this study was to provide a structural model of factors affecting the elite students’ immigration tendency in Semnan University. The research method was based on a descriptive-correlational design focused on structural equations. The statistical population and sample of the research included top (male and female) students in Semnan University in the second semester of the Academic Year 2016-2017. The measurement tools included two questionnaires of Researcher-Made Questionnaire (2017) and Questionnaire on Immigration Tendency (Janalizadeh et al., 2014). The findings of this study revealed seven main factors as factors affecting the tendency to immigrate among elite students in Semnan University, among whom scientific-academic and psychological factors accounted for the highest average. The results of goodness of fit tests indicated that the final model on the factors influencing the tendency to immigrate among elite students in Semnan University was desirable. The results showed that, according to research findings, the phenomenon of immigration of elite students was not based on a single variable, rather various variables such as social, political, cultural, economic, organizational, psychological and scientific-academic factors should be simultaneously considered in connection with each other.
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https://journal.sanjesh.org/article_34153_0cdeb9b6d27d06008f5a338803ae23be.pdf
Investigating the Impact of Technology Infrastructures on Environmental Responsiveness Focusing on the Mediating Role of Knowledge Sharing (Case of Study: Public Universities in Qom)
Nahid
Naderi
عضو هیئت علمی دانشگاه تهران، پردیس فارابی، دانشکده مدیریت و حسابداری
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This study aimed at investigating the impact of technology infrastructures on environmental responsiveness focusing on the mediating role of knowledge sharing among public universities in Qom. The statistical population of the study included faculty members of these universities (N=270), among whom 148 faculty members were selected through cluster random sampling method. The research method was categorized as a descriptive-survey and the research measurement tool was mainly focused on questionnaires. The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed using the opinions of the authorities and experts in higher education management. The reliability of questionnaires was confirmed through calculating the Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient. The results indicated that technology infrastructures had a significant positive impact on environmental responsiveness focusing on the mediating role of knowledge sharing among public universities in Qom. Furthermore, it was found that technology infrastructures had a direct impact on environmental responsiveness and the former had a similar impact on knowledge sharing. Finally, it was indicated that knowledge sharing had a significant positive impact on environmental responsiveness. Conclusively, the culture of knowledge sharing and investment in the technology sector can be strengthened in order to promote responsiveness.
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https://journal.sanjesh.org/article_34154_ad82c80eb312f316b2cf885f09d0aa2b.pdf
Identifying the Factors Affecting the Growth and Development of Human Resources in Universities: A Qualitative Study
Reza
Baghdadchi
دانشجوی دکتری مدیریت دولتی، گرایش منابع انسانی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد شهر قدس
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The purpose of this research was to identify factors affecting the growth and development of human resources in universities. The present research was conducted in the framework of qualitative approach and phenomenological strategy. The participants were 11 professors of Kharazmi University, University of Tehran, Shahid Beheshti University, Sharif University of Technology and Iranian Society for Human Resource Management who were selected through typical sampling method to achieve theoretical saturation. The research data were collected using deep and semi-structured interviews. The data analysis method was inductive content analysis using coding that was conducted at three levels of open, focused and selected design. The findings indicated that the factors affecting the growth and development of human resources in universities could be divided into the following four general categories: (1) internal or intra-academic factors; (2) external or extra-academic factors; (3) factors related to skills, information and communication and (4) supporting factors. According to the findings of the research, which were based on the views of the academic experts, it is recommended that the authorities in the field of human resources across universities consider the findings of this research throughout their planning procedure.
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https://journal.sanjesh.org/article_34155_c046d9a932b9d762dcb646accf830895.pdf
The Relationship between Components of Emotional Intelligence and Students’ Creativity in Payame Noor University and the Moderating Role of Gender, Age and Education
Mahdi
Amiri
عضو هیئت علمی گروه علوم تربیتی، دانشگاه پیام نور
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Akbar
Partabian
کارشناسی ارشد تحقیقات آموزشی، دانشگاه پیام نور
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The aim of this descriptive-correlational study was to investigate the role of gender, age and education in relation to the link between components of emotional intelligence and students’ creativity in Payame Noor University. The research population was composed of all students of Payame Noor University in southern part of Fars province (N=4000). Besides, the statistical sample included 145 students, which were selected through cluster random sampling method. The research tools were limited to Shering's Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire and Soltani’s Standard Questionnaire of Creativity. The results showed that there was a positive relationship between self-consciousness and self-motivation. Furthermore, it was found that there was a positive relationship between emotional intelligence and male students’ creativity. In addition, it was indicated that there was a negative relationship between social skills and students’ creativity. The results of Fisher Test showed that there was a significant relationship between self-consciousness, skills and emotional intelligence and male and female students’ creativity. Besides, there was a significant relationship between self-motivation and students’ creativity studying in Associate Diploma and Master of Arts. Finally, it was found that there was a significant relationship between self-motivation and students’ creativity in different age groups. The results of stepwise regression analysis showed that the self-awareness variable represented the highest multiple correlation with male students’ predicted creativity in one step. Besides, it was indicated that self-motivation and self-control had the highest multiple correlation with female students’ predicted creativity in two steps.
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https://journal.sanjesh.org/article_34342_6b3501a506f8c2534953348dbc1a4fe5.pdf