Educational researches: 5 (25)

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1 - The effect of self-expression education on increasing self-differentiation in female junior school students in the first region of Tehran
zhila hdidi abdallah shafieabadi mehdi zaree

The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of self-expression education on increasing self-differentiation in female junior school students. The population consisted of all students studying at one of the schools located in the first region of Tehran.&nbs More

The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of self-expression education on increasing self-differentiation in female junior school students. The population consisted of all students studying at one of the schools located in the first region of Tehran.  A sample of 32 was selected through multistage sampling technique. The data gathering instrument was self-differentiation questionnaire. The experimental group received ten 90-minute sessions of self-expression education. The control group received no instruction. Covariance was used to analyze the results. The self-differentiation of subjects who had received self-expression education had significant increase. The level of emotional reactivity among the experimental group was significantly low. The level of interpersonal infusion among the experimental group was lower to a significant level. There was no significant difference in emotional escape between the experimental and control group. It was also true in terms of self-status. Manuscript profile

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2 - Investigating the role of vocational high school curriculum in empowering educable mentally retarded students
masumeh abtahi

The present study aims at investigating the role of vocational high school curriculum in empowering educable mentally retarded students. The effect if each component of curriculum (purpose, content, duration, and evaluation) on vocational empowerment component (general More

The present study aims at investigating the role of vocational high school curriculum in empowering educable mentally retarded students. The effect if each component of curriculum (purpose, content, duration, and evaluation) on vocational empowerment component (general and social skills, self-management, self-sufficiency, economic sufficiency, and vocational empowerment) was studied.  The statistical population included all administrative officials, curriculum designers, teachers, and employers in Qazvin. A sample (223) was selected through randomization.  The data gathering instruments were two researchers-made questionnaires based on 1-10 Likert scale.  The results showed that administrative officials and curriculum designers regarded the curriculum effective in increasing general and social skills, self-management, self-sufficiency, economic sufficiency, and vocational empowerment. However, according to teachers, and employers the curriculum has little effect on promoting the skills. It can be argued that teachers and employers as implementers of the curriculum are more reliable source to evaluate the program. As a result, administrative officials, curriculum designers are recommended to revise the existing programs Manuscript profile

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3 - The relationship between organizational justice and organizational health among employees in Education Department in Northern Khorasan

The present study investigates the relationship between organizational justice and organizational health among employees in Education Department in Northern Khorasan during the year 1388. The statistical population of the research includes all full time and part time em More

The present study investigates the relationship between organizational justice and organizational health among employees in Education Department in Northern Khorasan during the year 1388. The statistical population of the research includes all full time and part time employees in the department. Using  KREJCIE-Morgan table, a sample of 141 was selected through stratified sampling. The research method is correlational descriptive. Research instruments include Organizational Justice Inventory (Niehoff and Moorman, 1993) and a researcher made organizational health inventory. The validity of the inventories was confirmed by the experts in the field. The Cronbach alpha reliability indices were determined to be 0.87 and 0.84. The results show that there is a significant relationship between organizational justice components (distributive, procedural and interactional justice) and the institutional health at p<0.05.There is no relationship between gender, academic degree, type of employment, the length of employment, and age.                                                                         Manuscript profile

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4 - The explanation and prediction of the student’s school performance on the basis of explanation of the internal motivational factors with structured functional model at high school rural of Sanandaj.
yahya yarahmadi hasan asadzadeh hasan ahadi shekouh banijamali

Using self-determination theory, the authors tested a motivational model to explain the conditions under which influenced on the school performance of rural students. The model argues that internal motivational variables underlie school performance and that students&rsq More

Using self-determination theory, the authors tested a motivational model to explain the conditions under which influenced on the school performance of rural students. The model argues that internal motivational variables underlie school performance and that students’ motivation can be either supported in the classroom by autonomy-supportive teachers or frustrated by controlling teachers. LISREL analyses of questionnaire data from 365 rural high school students showed that the degree of perceived value of schooling predicted students’ self-determined motivation and perceived competence. The provision conditions of autonomy support within classrooms predicted perceived competence and students’ school performance directly Manuscript profile

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5 - Investigation of relationship between invitational education and intelligence beliefs in high school students of Kashmar
hosein mahdiyan hasan asadzadeh hasan shabani ghodsi ahghar hasan ahadi

The present study has been carried out with aim of Investigation of relationship between invitational education and intelligence beliefs in high school students of Kashmar . The research population include all male and female students studying at high schools in the aca More

The present study has been carried out with aim of Investigation of relationship between invitational education and intelligence beliefs in high school students of Kashmar . The research population include all male and female students studying at high schools in the academic year of 2009-2010 in Kashmar. The research sample includes 540 students (270 females, 270 males), selected through multi-stagerandom sampling: the city was divided into three regions (north, center, south), then four schools in each region and three classes in each school were randomly selected. Research instruments include (a) invitational teaching survey(Amos, Purkey, Tobias, 1980; Revised 1990; shaw2003); (b) intelligence beliefs questionnaire (Zabihi, 2005). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation, one-sided ANOVA, and t-test. The results showed that (a) there is a significant relationship between  invitational education components  and  those of intelligence beliefs; (b) there is differences between female and male students’ beliefs about invitational education; (c)there is differences between students’ beliefs about invitational education from various grade, and (d) intelligence beliefs are different among  male and  female students. The finding  have some implications for education and effective learning, which are discussed in this article. Manuscript profile

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6 - The comparative study of traditional and active teaching methods on creative thinking among students of humanities at Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch.
babak hoseinzadeh

The present research is a comparative study of traditional and active teaching methods of creative thinking among students of humanities at Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch. The method employed was survey method. The statistical population was composed of 4174 stud More

The present research is a comparative study of traditional and active teaching methods of creative thinking among students of humanities at Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch. The method employed was survey method. The statistical population was composed of 4174 students of humanities. Through stratified sampling, a sample of 283 students was selected. Data gathering instrument was a close-ended questionnaire. The reliability of the instrument was 0.73. Descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, frequency percentage and tables were applied to analyze data. In inferential statistics section, Wilcoxon test, kruskal – vallis test,  and U Mann – Whitney test were used to investigate any existing differences among goups. The findings show that active teaching method is more effective in promoting creative thinking because it provides more learning opportunities and experience, and encourages discovery learning. There was no significant difference among students majoring in different fields, whether male of female.  Manuscript profile

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7 - Challenges in high school curriculum development within 1375-1385
ebrahim miyanji

The present study aims at identifying the challenges in high school curriculum development within 1375-1385 under two major categories: human  related variables and non-human   variables. The latter include management instability, lack of curriculum exper More

The present study aims at identifying the challenges in high school curriculum development within 1375-1385 under two major categories: human  related variables and non-human   variables. The latter include management instability, lack of curriculum experts, an increasing demand for education, lack of coordination in administration, centralized policy making, lack of continuous evaluation, lack of access to information on the part of planners. The former include inappropriate schedule, ineffective budget planning, and inadequate facilities. Data gathering instrument was a researcher-made instrument. The statistica population included all heads of education department, curriculum developers, university professors who were Ph.D. holders with at least 20 years of experience. A sample of 90 was selected. The reliability of the instrument was determined to be 0.96.   Based on the results, it is recommended that strategic management be given attention. Social and economic conditions should also be made more favourable to attract elites. Effective information data bases are also needed.  Manuscript profile

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8 - Internal Quality Evaluation of experimental science disciplinary in Islamic Azad University, Ardebil Branch in order to provide strategies for improving quality
sadradin satari

The present research is an internal quality evaluation of experimental science disciplinary in Islamic Azad University, Ardebil Branch to determine and promote quality of education and research. The research is an applied research. It employed survry method to gather da More

The present research is an internal quality evaluation of experimental science disciplinary in Islamic Azad University, Ardebil Branch to determine and promote quality of education and research. The research is an applied research. It employed survry method to gather data. The statistical population included the head of the department, faculty members, students, graduates, library staff. A questionnaire, interview and a check-list were used to collect data.  The instruments were content validated.  The reliability was determined by Cronbach’s Alpha test. The results of this research show that the quality is at a satisfactory level.  Manuscript profile

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