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        1 - The Effect of Career Anchors group counseling on Career Decision-Making, and Its Components in High School Students
        anvar dastbaz Parisa Nilforooshan Mohammad Raza Abedi
        The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of “career anchors” group counseling on career decision-making, and self-appraisal, ability to gather occupational information, goal selection, making plans for the future and problem-solving in high school More
        The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of “career anchors” group counseling on career decision-making, and self-appraisal, ability to gather occupational information, goal selection, making plans for the future and problem-solving in high school students (female and male). The research method was experimental research pre-test, post-test and follow- up with control group. The statistical population included all high school students in 2016-2017 academic year in Sanandaj City. By using a multisampling method, 60 participants were randomly selected. The measurements included the Decision -Making Scale (Betz, Klein & Taylor, 1996). The experimental groups (a female group, a male group) participated in 8-sessions in 2 hours, “career anchors" counseling group program. Data was analyzed using the multivariate analysis of variance. The results indicated that career anchors group counseling enhanced the career decision-making and all its components in participants and this effect was stable after a month. (p< 0.001). Thus career anchors group counseling can help students in career decision-making. Manuscript profile
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        2 - Comparison of Career Anchors and Organizational Commitment amongst Physical & Non-Physical Education Faculties of Islamic Azad Universities in Iran
        Ali-Mohammad Amirtash Seyyed Amir-Ahmad Mozafari Kazem Mehri Hamid Janani
        The purpose of this study was to compare career anchors and organizational commitment between Islamic Azad Universities PE and non-PE faculties. The research methodology was semi-experimental and the research type was Ex pose Facto. The independent variables, i.e., the More
        The purpose of this study was to compare career anchors and organizational commitment between Islamic Azad Universities PE and non-PE faculties. The research methodology was semi-experimental and the research type was Ex pose Facto. The independent variables, i.e., the two communities under investigation, and the dependent variable, i.e., career anchors and organizational commitment, were fully investigated. The research population includes118 PE and 360 non-PE faculty members of Islamic Azad Universities of Iran Provincial centers, from among whom 115 PE and 218 non-PE faculty members were selected according to Morgan's random stratified sampling table. The measurement tools were Schein's career anchors questionnaire and Meyer and Allen's organizational commitment questionnaire, which were used after confirming their reliability. The results indicated that there are significant differences regarding the subscales of career anchors between PE and non-PE faculty members. There was not a meaningful difference between the two groups regarding organizational commitment. Furthermore, a significant correlation was observed between career anchors and organizational commitment.  Manuscript profile