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Mahza Pakzad; abbas abbaspour; Hamid Rahimian; Ali Khorsandi Taskoh
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The internationalization of universities, student migration, and the diversity of international students from various cultures have led to an elevated level of communication, interactions, and human commitments. This phenomenon has sparked the interest of scholars in the concept of acculturation and ...
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The internationalization of universities, student migration, and the diversity of international students from various cultures have led to an elevated level of communication, interactions, and human commitments. This phenomenon has sparked the interest of scholars in the concept of acculturation and its social, cultural, political, and psychological impacts. The process of acculturation among international students is recognized as stress-inducing due to various factors. In fact, the interaction between these students and the host community plays a crucial role in their cross-cultural adaptation. However, limited research has explored and evaluated such interactions in the context of international students' acculturation. Therefore, the present study, grounded in the concept of acculturation, aims to investigate the alignment between students and the university in various dimensions as predictors of the psychological adjustment of international students in medical sciences universities in Tehran. The research population comprises 56 international students enrolled in medical sciences universities in Tehran, who were selected through a snowball sampling method. To analyze the obtained data, statistical analysis was employed in conjunction with descriptive indices. The results indicate that cultural norms significantly influence the level of acculturation in these students. Additionally, the analysis reveals a significant gender difference in lifestyle factors among female and male students, which, in turn, plays a fundamental role in acculturation.
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rasoul saedi; Mahmoud Taajobi; habib ghadermarzi
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The purpose of the current research is Identifying the opportunities and challenges of implementing supervision and educational guidance in elementary schools of Kamiyaran city and its challenges. The approach of qualitative research and its paradigm is hermenoutic and collaborative, and interpretive ...
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The purpose of the current research is Identifying the opportunities and challenges of implementing supervision and educational guidance in elementary schools of Kamiyaran city and its challenges. The approach of qualitative research and its paradigm is hermenoutic and collaborative, and interpretive phenomenology method is used. Ten people from the educational and educational leaders of the elementary school of Kamiyaran city (Kurdistan province) through purposeful sampling with criterion method to the extent of data saturation based on having rich experience and brilliant work performance, and participating in supervision workshops Educational) were selected as participants According to the sample population, which consists of educational supervisors with rich experiences, as well as controlling the answers and respondents with informed and expert people, as well as the correlation of the answers, the validity of the knowledge was obtained to a certain extent, Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed through content analysis. And the results of the research showed that: educational supervision and guidance in the school: The model of scientific supervision (providing solutions, justifying the teacher, informing, becoming specialized and scientific), the model of trust-based supervision (supporting and supporting the teacher, gaining the teacher's trust, job security), the model of self-reflection (students' academic progress, Resolving educational problems, rebuilding the flow of teaching - learning, a sense of value and being purposeful. And the upcoming challenges include: structural factors (lack of sufficient rights and benefits, centralized structure, predetermined goals), motivational factors (traditional view of educational supervision and guidance, dropout),
Research Paper
Ebrahim Mazari
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The current research was conducted with the aim of providing the digital governance of education. The current research method is qualitative and in terms of its goal, it is a foundation that uses Sandelowski and Barroso's (2007) synthesis research method. The current research community consists of scientific ...
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The current research was conducted with the aim of providing the digital governance of education. The current research method is qualitative and in terms of its goal, it is a foundation that uses Sandelowski and Barroso's (2007) synthesis research method. The current research community consists of scientific documents accessible in domestic and foreign reliable scientific databases in 2015 to 2023, which 30 scientific documents were selected by purposeful sampling. To analyze the findings, first the codes were extracted and then the categories were formed and finally, model of digital governance of education was developed. For validity, the descriptive and interpretive validity method (the structured process of writing and recording findings and vital tools of Glynn (2006)) and to measure the reliability of the identified codes, the agreement method between the two coders was used, which was calculated as 81.48. The results indicate the design of a model with 13 categories for the digital governance of education, which includes the digital governance approach, digital hard technologies and infrastructures, digital platforms and soft technologies, digital curriculum and content, digital governance actors, and digital education governance competencies. And education, governance processes and procedures, policy making, norms, rules and regulations and digital regulation, nodes and connection points of elements and agents, digital monitoring and supervision, and finally the context of digital governance of education. It can be concluded that governance as a science in integration with digital technology introduces digital governance of education as a suitable solution for the current system of education issues.
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zoheir haji hosseini; Mohsen Shakeri; Seyed Alireza Hooshialsadat
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This qualitative research aimed to explore the perceptions of knowledge-based and technology company managers in Yazd City, Iran, regarding the reasons for the unpreparedness of bachelor's graduates for employment. This study used a phenomenological approach to explore the experiences of 10 managers ...
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This qualitative research aimed to explore the perceptions of knowledge-based and technology company managers in Yazd City, Iran, regarding the reasons for the unpreparedness of bachelor's graduates for employment. This study used a phenomenological approach to explore the experiences of 10 managers from knowledge-based and technology companies in the Yazd Science and Technology Park. The participants were selected through purposive sampling. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with the participants, and the data obtained was analyzed using Smith's method. To determine the validity of the data, the triangulation method (member checking, peer examination, collaborative research, and researcher reflexivity) was used. The researcher performed the coding process and another expert in the qualitative field, and the results were compared. The analysis revealed three main themes: (1) Weakness in acquiring soft, cognitive, and technical skills (11 sub-themes), (2) Poor quality of university education (5 sub-themes), and (3) Deficiencies in policymaking and planning (5 sub-themes). Based on the findings, educational policymakers and planners can identify factors that hinder graduates' employment in knowledge-based and technology companies and take necessary steps to prepare them for such employment.
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Mohammed Samieifar; Mahdi Salehi
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The personality of an organization becomes special with signs such as behavior, services and products, organization name and logo. The general purpose of this research paper is to examine the status of the organizational image of Kurdistan University from the perspective of stakeholders and to determine ...
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The personality of an organization becomes special with signs such as behavior, services and products, organization name and logo. The general purpose of this research paper is to examine the status of the organizational image of Kurdistan University from the perspective of stakeholders and to determine its correlation with changes in identity, reputation and organizational activity. The comprehensive statistics of all faculty members (400 people) and working employees (500) in the University of Kurdistan were selected by stratified random sampling, with the number of 146 faculty members and 143 employees. The data collection tool was four questionnaires adapted from international research, which had good validity and reliability. The structural equation model showed that the direct effect between university image and university reputation, the direct effect of university image and organizational model, the effect of university image and sense of identity, the direct effect of university reputation and organizational program, the direct effect of reputation and sense of identity, and finally the direct effect of organization and sense of identity were significant. The indirect role of organizational reputation in the relationship between university organizational image and sense of identity, the indirect role of organizational reputation in the relationship between university organizational image and organizational commitment, and the indirect role of organizational commitment in the relationship between university reputation and sense of identity were confirmed. The research highlights the necessity of evaluating the consequences and creating organizational image in universities.
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Samaneh Sadat Musavian; Shirindokh Habibzadeh; Sofia Haidary; Naser poorhabiby
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AbstractThe purpose of this study is to examine the professional competencies of inexperienced teachers through their actual teaching experiences, in great detail. The participants were selected from new teachers who recently graduated from Farhangian University. participants were selected purposively. ...
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AbstractThe purpose of this study is to examine the professional competencies of inexperienced teachers through their actual teaching experiences, in great detail. The participants were selected from new teachers who recently graduated from Farhangian University. participants were selected purposively. This research used a grounded theory approach, with a classical and comparative data analysis approach. data was initially analyzed using exploratory coding with MAXqda, data was first analyzed by standard-comparative and then by inductive-exploratory method. In this research, the concept of competence was adapted from the document of Fundamental Evolution of Education. Also, four components of competencies were extracted, including content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, practical model, and religious knowledge. Ultimately, some aspects such as systemic, interactive, attitudinal, cognitive, and skillful aspects were extracted from the undergraduate theses based on the components mentioned above. The results of this research indicate that new teachers have effectively achieved all aspects of professional competencies, especially in the skillful aspect. Also, they achieved one component of the major components of instructional design, that is "analysis". In terms of content knowledge competencies, new teachers only achieved the systemic aspect. Unfortunately, they didn’t gain other levels of competencies. It was also found that the novice teachers in this study lack the content knowledge and skills in their professional field.
