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1 - Assessment of factors influencing the quality of physical education course from sport teachers viewpoints
reza jafari ahmad sajadi hosin kordlo hosin ali mohamadi

The aim of this study was to determine the factors influencing the quality of physical education course in Kashan. The research method is descriptive survey.In order to collect data questionnaire was used. Face and content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by More

The aim of this study was to determine the factors influencing the quality of physical education course in Kashan. The research method is descriptive survey.In order to collect data questionnaire was used. Face and content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts andthe reliability was calculated by Cronbach's alpha (87/0).The statistical population was all sport teachers of Kashan and the sample included 79 sports teachers (40 female and 39 male).In order to analyze the data was used one sample t-test, independent t and Friedman (05 / 0P≤). The results showed that from the perspective of sports teachers,educational purpose, educational program, educational context, method of teaching, specialty of physical education teachers, their experiences, budget, facilities, attitude and evaluation higher than average (high) affect the quality of physical education course. The findings also showed that factors influencing the quality of physical education course in order of priority are: 1- facilities 2- attitude 3- budget 4- the specialty of teachers 5- educational program 6- educational purpose 7- experience of teachers 8- method of teaching 9- educational context 10- evaluation.Comparison of male and female sports teachers about the factors influencing the quality of physical education did not show  any significant differences. Also more effective for men than women have expressed in evaluation component.   Manuscript profile

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2 - Recognition of the quality aspects and components of the curriculum is based on Delibrative Inquiry
javad jahan alireza faghihi zabih pirani

The present study aimed to Recognition of the quality aspects and components of the curriculum is based on Delibrative Inquiry and analyze according to experts' point of view on the field of Deliberative Inquiry Curriculum. In this study, the qualitative and phenomenolo More

The present study aimed to Recognition of the quality aspects and components of the curriculum is based on Delibrative Inquiry and analyze according to experts' point of view on the field of Deliberative Inquiry Curriculum. In this study, the qualitative and phenomenological methodology was used. Participants in the study included ten professors in the field of Deliberative Inquiry Curriculum who were purposefully selected. Semi – structured interviews was used in order to collect data. The obtained data were analyzed by categorization and thematic coding. Research findings according to experts' view indicated that Deliberative Inquiry Curriculum with an emphasis on epistemology and axiology included 120 conceptual codes and seven main components: reflection oriented, fostering thinking, art and aesthetics, perception, problem solving, decision making, skill base, and professional development and 53 sub – components of the deliberative inquiry curriculum. Results showed that inclusion of deliberative inquiry curriculum in the curriculum of University and education Campuses, together with schools interactions with other social institutions provide the necessary conditions to train student.   Manuscript profile

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3 - Comparison of general health, happiness and life expectancy of mothers of normal students with mothers of autistic students
hamidreza khorshidian yarali dosti atiyeh samadaei fatemeh mortazavi kiasari

The prevalence of autism disorder as one of the most commonly occurring developmental disorders is a need to focus on the needs and experiences of the parents of these children. This study compares general health, happiness and life expectancy the mothers of normal stud More

The prevalence of autism disorder as one of the most commonly occurring developmental disorders is a need to focus on the needs and experiences of the parents of these children. This study compares general health, happiness and life expectancy the mothers of normal students with autistic students mothers. The research is in terms of purpose, applicability and descriptive-comparative research method. Statistical Society were mothers of autistic and normal students in Mazandaran province. Sampling was carried out using available sampling method and 112 mothers (56 autism students mothers and 56 mothers of normal students) were selected through alignment method. Miller hopes questionnaire, GHQ and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire used. Reliability of the questionnaires was calculated using Cronbach's alpha, 0.8, 0.79 and 0.83. For data analysis, t-test was used. The results showed between hope, health and happiness of mothers of autistic and normal students there was significant differences. The results showed that autism has a negative effect on the general health, hope and happiness of the mothers of these students.   Manuscript profile

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4 - Analysis of the phenomenon and ways of generation gap Overcome with An Educational Approach
mahbobeh soleymanporomran

Gap and generation gap is the transition from traditional society to an industrial Evidence.  This phenomenon has occurred throughout history in different ways. For Socrates and civilizations such as the Sumerians happened And in a garden And Nahjolbalagheh are rec More

Gap and generation gap is the transition from traditional society to an industrial Evidence.  This phenomenon has occurred throughout history in different ways. For Socrates and civilizations such as the Sumerians happened And in a garden And Nahjolbalagheh are recorded Shows that this issue is rooted in the long history of humanity. The research method is descriptive-analytic Ybvd that has been done through library and note taking tool. The findings showed that teachers, parents and administrators a country should be familiar with the factors affecting this phenomenon and its side effects to know. Cultural practices and proper education, the proportion of advertising practices with the needs of each course, knowing the characteristics of young, educated think and act properly to young people and to avoid inducing thoughts, beliefs and values, changes in the educational system and its methods, love, respect for the younger generation, change in education, religion, participation in the affairs of the new generation of society and development of new patterns while maintaining the individuality of youth can reduce the speed of this phenomenon.       Manuscript profile

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5 - Examining the relationship between self-regulated learning and thinking styles with the homework purposes of the students
ali rezaei sharif ali khaleghkhah homeyra ahmadi mamakani

The present study attempted to investigate the relationship between self-regulated learning, thinking styles and the homework purposes of students. Sample of 347 students (175 boys and 172 girls) were selected from the high school of Ardabil city by the stratified sampl More

The present study attempted to investigate the relationship between self-regulated learning, thinking styles and the homework purposes of students. Sample of 347 students (175 boys and 172 girls) were selected from the high school of Ardabil city by the stratified sampling method. The results were collected from the self-regulated learning strategies questionnaire (Pintrich& De Groot, 1990), thinking styles Inventory (Sternberg & Wagner, 1992) and HPS (Xu, 2010). The results showed that there was a positive relationship and significant between self-regulated learning and homework purpose understanding of students and self-regulated learning showed itself a stronger predictor for learning-oriented reasons homework purposes. The results of the Pearson correlation coefficient showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between three types of thinking styles and learning-oriented reasons. Also, enter multiple regression analysis showed that executive thinking style is a stronger predictor for understanding of homework purpose understanding of students. The results of the present research revealed not only the importance of adoption of learning-oriented reasons of homework purposes by the students, but also the importance of their adoption of executive thinking style in the educational system. Manuscript profile

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6 - A study on the effect of spiritual leadership and resiliency on organizational excellence among of Islamic Azad Universit’s in Khorasan Resave Province
mehdi kafash farshedeh zameni reza yosefi saedabadi

This study aims to investigate the effect of spiritual leadership and resiliency on the organizational excellence among of Islamic Azad Universit’s Khorasan Razavi Province .The survey type ofdescriptive research method was used to conduct the research. The study More

This study aims to investigate the effect of spiritual leadership and resiliency on the organizational excellence among of Islamic Azad Universit’s Khorasan Razavi Province .The survey type ofdescriptive research method was used to conduct the research. The study population included all faculty members of Islamic Azad University of Khorasan Razavi Province. totally1,200 people that 291 of them were selected randomly as sample using Morgan table.The required datawere gatheredthrough three standardized questionnaire including Spiritual Leadership Questionnaire byFry et. al (2005), Corner Davidson Resilience Scale (2003) and Muller’s organizational excellence questionnaire (2000) .The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by the experts in the field based on content validity .The reliability of the instruments was calculated 94% for spiritual leadership questionnaire, 87% for Resiliencequestionnaire and83% for organizational excellencequestionnaire using Cronbach's alpha.Descriptive statistics (frequency, graph ...) and inferential statistics (SEM) were used for data analysis. Analyzing the research results concerning the impact of spiritual leadership and resiliency dimensionson the Excellenceit was found that statistically spiritual leadership and resiliency had positive and direct impact on organizational excellence.So based on the above it can be concluded that the higher the dimensions of spiritual leadership and resiliency in an organization of Islamic Azad Universit’s Khorasan Razavi Province the higher will be the increase in organizational excellence.   Manuscript profile

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7 - Develop of Critical Thinking based on the Content Analysis of Attar's Mantegh-Altir
faramarz mohamadi poya sina torkashvand sohrab mohamadi poya

Present study was aimed at identifying critical thinking evidences in Attar'sMantegh-Altirby making use of qualitative and conceptual analysis. Critical thinking was analyzed and its elements were identified through theoretical study and then critical thinking evidences More

Present study was aimed at identifying critical thinking evidences in Attar'sMantegh-Altirby making use of qualitative and conceptual analysis. Critical thinking was analyzed and its elements were identified through theoretical study and then critical thinking evidences of Attar's Mantegh-Altirwere analyzed by content analysis. To do so, all poem of Attar's Mantegh-Altirwere studied and those with meanings related to critical thinking elements were identified and analyzed regarding two positions of each sentence, namely the address of each poem, and its related background. Findings of the study led to identifying nine elements for critical thinking (inquiring spirit, judgment with criteria, reasoning, analysis, impartiality, Methodism, objectivism, truth seeking, and flexibility), then for each element some evidences were extracted from Attar's Mantegh-Altir. Results indicate that Attar's Mantegh-Altirfirmly emphasizes on all aspects of critical thinking, especially on inquiring spirit, truth seeking and judgment with criteria. So mystical texts could be useful in the development of critical thinking.     Manuscript profile

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8 - A survey on the state of Organizational Positivism in State Schools
maryam mirkazemi ali khalkhali

Although organizational positivism as a theory trying to study and develop positive capacity of mental and behavior of enterprise resource, which can lead to improved organizational performance in the micro and macro levels, but less comparative studies in this area hav More

Although organizational positivism as a theory trying to study and develop positive capacity of mental and behavior of enterprise resource, which can lead to improved organizational performance in the micro and macro levels, but less comparative studies in this area have been reported. So this paper sought to investigate the organizational positivism in dimensions of positive leadership, positive culture, positive strategy, positive design, and positive human capital among state schools. The research type was as a survey. The study population comprised state schools in Tonekabon. In 30 schools, through cloning and the ratio of population of each office, managers and teachers were selected as the sample. The Organizational Positivism questionnaire (α =0/89) was used to collect the data. To analyze of the data, in descriptive statistics, mean and standard deviation, and in the inferential statistics, analysis of variance were used to investigate the hypothesis. The results revealed the hypothesis that the organizational positive tendency is different among state schools, significantly was confirmed.     Manuscript profile

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