PAZHOUHESH-NAMEYE TARBIATI
Year:2009 | Volume:5 | Issue:17|Papers Count:11

As a reliable approach in nongovernmental higher education system, the aim of the present study is to internally evaluate the quality of education in mathematics department at Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch to reveal different aspects of the system in the department under study and try to improve education and research quality. The research method is an applied one and is of descriptive kind. The statistical society includes five sub-groups: the head of the department, members of the faculty, alumni, and library clerks. Research instruments include questionnaire, interview, and checklist. To evaluate the quality of the department, the questions were developed based on the goal and objectives of the department, and appropriate factors, standards and indices. The validity of the instruments applied was determined by Cronbach’s Alpha. In general, based on the findings the quality the department was relatively satisfactory and calculated to be 2/14 on likert scale.

The aim of the present study is to investigate the possibility of applying Management by Objective in Mazandran Education Organization; whether the existence of procedures, real control, rational and continuous use of management, the existence of standards, functions, clear and accurate missions of managers and clerks make the application of Management by Objective possible of not. The research method is descriptive-survey kind. The statistical population consisted all clerks, formal and contract recruitment, working at Mazandaran Education Organization (335 persons). According to Kergesy Morgan table, 181 were selected based on random stratified method. To gather data, a close ended questionnaire was employed. The data were descriptively and statistically analyzed (Z-test). The findings indicated that it is possible to use Management by Objective in Mazandran Education Organization.

The present research investigates the degree of learnability in branches of Islamic Azad University in the 3rd region according to Macroart ststemic model, and according to five sub-systems: learning dynamism, organizational development, empowering people, knowledge management, and technology application. The research method employed is survey-descriptive. Statistical population was members of the faculty, and the presidents and vice-presidents of the branches. 385 were selected using stratified sampling. Measurement instrument was a researcher made questionnaire containing 77 questions on a 5-option likert scale. Research results: the study showed the degree of learnability in the studied branches more than average. There was no difference in subjects’ attitudes in terms of gender. However, there were some differences in terms of position and level of education.

In this article, the researcher is to analyze the curriculum of the primary education in Iran from citizenship education perspective. To do this, the researcher tired to determine the distance between the goals and the present content of citizenship education curriculum in primary schools by analyzing the fourth and fifth-grade textbooks in terms of 27 categories related to citizenship. Then a checklist containing 45 factors was employed to observe and evaluate learning-teaching activities concerning citizenship education. Then the researcher asked students for their opinions concerning extracurricular activities that may improve citizenship behavior. The results show that citizenship factors have not been evenly distributed in textbook materials. Teaching-learning activities carried out by teachers were below average. The design and performance of supplemental citizenship education in primary schools is not satisfactory. Therefore, the answer to the research question ‘Is present primary education curriculum satisfactory enough for citizenship education?’ is no. The answer is confirmed by the findings.

The aim of the research was to study the effect of effective communication training on marital satisfaction among mothers of elementary students in Khorramabad.In the study 80 mothers of elementary students were selected through random sampling. They were assigned to four groups: two experimental groups and two control groups. The measurement tool was the Enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire. After pre-testing the groups, nine sessions of effective communication training were carried out. Post-test was administered. MANOVA was applied to analyze the data (P<0.05). The results showed that effective communication training increased marital satisfaction. Based on sub-scales, the other hypotheses regarding personality, marital relationships, financial management, leisure time, family relationships, friends, and religious orientation were confirmed. Hypotheses regarding sexual relationships and conflict solution were rejected.

The cornerstone of every movement towards growth and development in a system is the precise understanding of the existing conditions, proper realization of strengths and weaknesses, and subsequently devising well calculated plans to reform the current situation. The main purpose of the study is to investigate the fundamental characteristics of entrepreneurship (need for achievement, need for independence, tendency toward creativity, risk taking and drive and determination) in high school students in Northern Khorasan and presentation techniques to nurture these characteristics. This is an applied study and has employed the survey-descriptive method. The statistical population includes all the students in public and private schools in the town and villages studying in 1386-1387 academic year. The sampling was carried out through stratified method, which is in accord with the content. General entrepreneurship closed-ended questionnaire was used to gather data. To establish the validity and reliability of the questionnaire, Richardson’s test was employed, and some professors’ opinions in the field were sought. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was estimated to be 0.85. The data analysis was done in two levels, descriptive statistics (Frequency distribution, median, relative frequency, percentile, etc.), and inferential statistics (t-test, ANOVA, etc.). The SPSS was used to do the analysis. Results showed that high school students in Northern Khorasan are not in good conditions in respect to the fundamental capabilities on entrepreneurship, and the four characteristics: need for achievement, need for independence, tendency towards creativity, and risk taking are lower than the average among the students, but drive and determination are close to the average.

The existing higher education curricula in Iran have been produced by Higher Education Planning Institute, which started in 1363. Its goals include: to provide ‘a uniform higher education educational system’, following all principles of curriculum development and research, to coordinate curricula and educational changes, to train human resources, to establish a link to decision making institution and executive organizations, to update the curricula based on social and economic needs(Comparative and innovative department, 1378, p.89). There exist some challenges facing Higher Education and university curricula. “Today, there is mismatch between curricula and job market needs; the curricula cannot help students to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to function properly in the evolving job markets.”(Arefy, 1384, p.21) Training people by higher education should be in such a way that provides them with the competencies needed for general and special functioning. This will not happen unless the curricula are designed to develop such competencies in students.

Compared with other forms of art, music is more likely to digress. The young are both the main consumer and producer of music. Melodies have specific vibrations depending on their rhythm and distances between notes. These vibrations transfer or produce a feeling or stimulus by stimulating neurons. Various music styles have been developed throughout the world. Their characteristics and their effects on health and mind are very different. Anxiety, as part of everyday life of all societies, is regarded as a proper response. Throughout developing, children experience many types of experience.Research method: The study is a descriptive research to investigate the relationship between music and anxiety in students. Spielberger and music questionnaire were administered for 445 students (232 males, 208 females) in Talash School. Data were analyzed using t-test and chi square.Results: Students are interested in music a lot, but have a little knowledge of it. The relationship between the degree of interest and the amount of stress is significant among the male students. Familiarity with music has a significant relationship with anxiety among female students.