EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH QUARTERLY
Year:2011 | Volume:2 | Issue:2|Papers Count:10

The present research entitled "Study of the Relationship between Students' Emotional Intelligence and their Skills of Dealing with Stress" was conducted in the Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch. The research population consisted of all students enrolled in the first semester of the academic year (1388-89) comprising 23900 students. The research sample (384 subjects) was chosen using the interval random sampling through applying Morgan Table. The research tools were two standardized questionnaires of Seria Shring and Kalat. The obtained coefficients of Cronbach's Alpha for the emotional intelligence and Skills of dealing with stress were 0.89 and 0.92 respectively. In order to analyze the obtained data, descriptive and inferential statistics (i.e., correlation coefficient, analysis of variance, and Freedman test) were applied. The research findings showed that: 1) there is no relationship between self-motivation and skills of dealing with stress; 2) there is a significant relationship between the component of self-motivation in emotional intelligence and skills of dealing with stress; 3) there is a significant relationship between the component of sympathy in emotional intelligence and skills of dealing with stress; 4) there is a significant relationship between the component of social skills in emotional intelligence and skills of dealing with stress, and; 5) there is a significant relationship between the component of social skills in emotional intelligence and skills of dealing with stress. The Freedman test states the ranking of components as follows: 1. self awarene\ss, 2. self adjustment, 3.sympathy, 4. Social skills, and 5. self motivation.

This study aimed at determining the relationship between managers' psychological pressures and their effectiveness in girls' junior high schools in Tehran city. The statistical population consisted of administrators and teachers in the19 zones of Tehran. The research sample was selected through simple random sampling as well as multi-stage method. In this research, Pearson's correlation coefficient was applied in order to analyze the data. The sample consisted of 97 female managers and 291 female teachers. The research tools were two questionnaires of psychological pressures and effectiveness. The results showed that there is a significant and reverse relationship between psychological pressures and the effectiveness of managers. It also revealed that the more the psychological pressures are the internal/external organizational elements, the less the effectiveness will be. There was also a significant and positire relationship between psychological pressures and the interior/exterior organizational elements and sub elements.

This study investigated the strategies of developing entrepreneurship in technical and professional institutes of Islamic Azad University. The research method was descriptive. The research population and sample consisted of all heads of educational and cultural centers, heads and deputies of Sama Technical and Vocational Centers in the whole country which consisted of 345 subjects. The research tool was a researcher made questionnaire which had 100 multiple-choice items based on the Likert Scale and its validity was confirmed by twenty experts and its reliability was investigated through applying Alpha Cronbach's formula (i.e., 0.86). The results showed that the most important strategies for entrepreneurship development in Technical and Professional Institutes are: creating a culture of entrepreneurship, creating entrepreneurial management, development of entrepreneurship education, creating entrepreneurial structures, commercializing research activities, development of continuous learning, supplying entrepreneurial finance, entrepreneurial marketing and entrepreneurship development through creative and innovative human resources in Islamic Azad University.

The purpose of the present study was to investigation and compare teachers of Basic and Human Sciences regarding their professional skills in order to propose methods for promoting the quality of these skills in junior high schools in the city of Behshahr. The method of the study was field study and the research population consisted of all teaching staff Basic and Human Sciences in the academic year of 1389-90. The sample consisted of 255 students and 150 teachers (male and female) selected by simple random sampling method. The research tools were a researcher made questionnaire (teachers' self-evaluation), and a checklist (teaching observation) which consisted of 25 items designed based on Likert Scale. The obtained data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferencial statistics. The research findings showed that the teachers' degree of awareness is varied about professional skills in the fields of Basic and Human Sciences. The data obtained from the checklist also showed that teachers' degree of awareness is varied regarding professional skills in the two fields of study. In addition, the results obtained from analyzing four components of teachers' professional skills indicated that teachers had more awareness about the component of Methodology, and this degree of awareness was less in the other three components of Educational Designing, Evaluation, and Educational Technology respectively.

The purpose of the present study was to compare the managers' performance in girls' government high schools and non-government high schools in the city of Tehran. In order to study some main differences among the management of government and nongovernment high schools in Tehran, educational zones of 8 and 13 were selected. Then a questionnaire of 22 multiple-choice items was administered to the parents of the high school girls. The total number of received questionnaires was 305. Using t test formula, the following results were obtained: 1) there is a significant difference between these schools in regard with encouraging students to participate in the school activities, using suitable equipments in schools, the quality of managing schools, and human relations; 2) there was not a significant difference regarding the charactristics of the principals, the school environment, as well as the principals’ supervision over the schools and the students.

The aim of this research was to study the effect of Molana's anecdotes on the degree of adolescents' philosophical probing skill in grade three of junior high schools in the city of Tonekabon. The research population consisted of all 1686 students in grade three, junior high schools in the academic year of 1388-89. The research sample consisted of 50 students who were chosen multi-stage random sampling. The instrument of the study was a researcher made questionnaire with 36 items examining the philosophical probing skill and its dimensions (i.e., change, doubt, exploration, and complexity). The data were analyzed through applying Mancova method. The findings showed that Molana's anecdotes are effective in promoting the degree of philosophical probing skill as well as in its dimensions, that is, doubt, exploration, complexity, and change.

The present research aimed at predicting students' social capital based on contextual variables. Theoretical framework chosen for this study was from the works of Putnam, Coleman, Bourdieu, Fild and Fukuyama. The method used was correlational type. The subjects included 400 students of Islamic Azad University, Zone 11, selected by multi-level sampling. Tools of the research were the Social Capital Questionnaire, and researcher made questionnaire. The results of data regression analyses indicated that many of contextual variables can predict social capital factors (i.e., general confidence, formal-civil participation, and religious participation, norm of bilateral dealing, friendly-neighborhood relationship, friendly-family relationship, and organizational confidence). The results showed that: organizational confidence in women is more than men; job can only predict formalcivil participation; formal-civil participation is higher among graduate students; field of study can generally predict social capital; significant differences were among all variables, except organizational confidence, and; general confidence and formal-civil participation were more in married students than single students.

Management is one of the most important principles of social and individual life, since exact and efficient management pave the way for capable individuals to flourish, and provide material and spiritual resources. Parallel to this, and due to it, thorough growth and development take place. In religious teaching, this main principle has been emphasized and taken into consideration. Both in Quran and Islamic holy figures' sayings (Revaya), proper management models have been elaborated in order to be followed by those who are supposed to lead Islamic society. The purpose of the present research is to study the prophet Mohammad's (p.b.u.h) management methods in dealing with followers of other religions. The prophet (p.b.u.h) who is the last guide of mankind to prosperity, and the last Allah's Messager.