A series of cultural and environmental factors including (but not limited to) individual and collective values, events, forms, colors and textures shape the place identity. Place identity is a dynamic phenomenon and is subject to change through the time and due to relev More
A series of cultural and environmental factors including (but not limited to) individual and collective values, events, forms, colors and textures shape the place identity. Place identity is a dynamic phenomenon and is subject to change through the time and due to relevant spatial and functional changes. City squares as public spaces and the places for social interactions have an important role in configuration of urban identity, place identity and people sense of belonging. Ayalat square of Urmia and Hassan Abad Square of Tehran, which both of them have been designed and constructed in early 1930s, have also been faced to changes through the time. Certain buildings with different architectural styles and patterns are added and some of their spatial and functional features have been altered as a result of some repair and restoration activities. Consequently, the place identities of Ayalat and Hassan Abad squares have been changed. In addition, the sense of belonging to place is an influential factor in the assessment of human - place relationships and a major consideration to creation of city public spaces. Nevertheless, the sense of belonging to place and investigation of place identity configuration basic factors are so important. The focal point of this study is a comparative evaluation of citizens’ sense of belonging to Ayalat Square of Urmia and Hasan Abad Square of Tehran regarding the place identity. The place identification factors are considered and specified to define the relationship of the place identity in the sense of belonging to a place. A descriptive/analytical research method has been adopted and implemented based on the direct observations and the field surveys as well. In addition a literature review has been done to find out how far the relationship between the sense of belonging to place and the place identity is studied in the realm of architecture and environmental studies. The result of this review demonstrates that there are a few materials on the subject and may say the research can be considered as an original one. The field surveys are mainly carried out using a Likert Scale questionnaire which was designed to detect and examine the sense of belonging to place in correlation with the place identity indices. In each case study a 100 person/citizens are randomly asked to fill the questionnaire on site in Tehran and Urmia. The statistical societies are configured by individuals from a divert spectrum of occupancy, age and education. Data analysis and interpretation of the extracted results from the questionnaire suggest a meaningful relationship between the sense of belonging to place and the place identity. So, the research findings show that where the place identification factors are scored as low, the sense of belonging to place is dropped to the lower levels. The comparison of the gained results from the two case studies indicates that the citizens’ sense of belonging to the Ayalat Square of Urmia is stronger than the citizens’ sense of belonging to Hasan Abad Square of Tehran, at least in the relevant surveyed statistical societies.
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این مطالعه به بررسی روابط بین انگیزه ها، نگرش ها و فعالیت های آموزشی خانگی والدین ایرانی به سوی دوزبانگی (فارسی وانگلیسی) می پردازد. به همین منظور،از ۶۸ والدین زبان آموز جوان، خواسته شد که به پرسشنامه ای پاسخ دهند. لازم بذکر میباشد که هدف پرسشنامه مذکوربررسی نگرش More
این مطالعه به بررسی روابط بین انگیزه ها، نگرش ها و فعالیت های آموزشی خانگی والدین ایرانی به سوی دوزبانگی (فارسی وانگلیسی) می پردازد. به همین منظور،از ۶۸ والدین زبان آموز جوان، خواسته شد که به پرسشنامه ای پاسخ دهند. لازم بذکر میباشد که هدف پرسشنامه مذکوربررسی نگرش ها، انگیزش، و فعالیت های آموزشی خانگی والدین به سوی دوزبانگی می باشد. نتایج ضریب همبستگی پیرسون و تحلیل رگرسیون خطی داده‌ها نشان داد که والدین نگرش مثبت کلی، انگیزه یکپارچه٬ و روشهای رسمی درفعالیت های آموزشی خانگی به کار می گیرند.علاوه بر این٬ یا فته ها نشان دادند که همبستگی مثبت معناداری بین نگرش ها، انگیزش و فعالیت های آموزشی خانگی والدین وجود دارد. ولیکن٬ تحلیل رگرسیون خطی داده‌ها نسبت به متغیر های مربوطه نشان داد که فقط متغیر انگیزه بر پراکنش فعالیت های آموزشی خانگی تأثیر چشمگیری دارد. پیامدهای بدست آمده ازنتایج برای معلمان٬ سیاست گذاران، و توسعه دهندگان برنامه درسی بهمراه برخی پیشنهادات در این مطالعه فراهم شده است.
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