(JOURNAL OF INSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION) JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES
Year:2010 | Volume:3 | Issue:11|Papers Count:8

This research has been carried out to present a model for selecting rectors in Islamic Azad university branches regarding the important managerial competencies and based on fuzzy Logic. The primary research framework has been compiled through the study of theoretical bases and implemented research. In order to present the model and identify the components of the optimal managerial competencies and gathering tha data, questionnaires were used. The statistical population include 209 people, using Morgan’n table and adjasted formula 100 people were chosen as the sample size, out of which 71 managers returned the questionnaires. The method of sampling was ratio stratified random sampling. The data were analyzed through paired comparisons based on AHP. So according to the final data from questionnaires the components of the optimal managerial competencies in Islamic Azad university branches were identified. All studied competencies are necessary, but have different shares. In the selection process 13 important competencies were considered. The results showed the importance of strategic orientation, occupational credibility, communications, human resources and financial management that verifies more than 70% of required management competencies in branches. The maladjustment rate of the model was less than 1% so paired comparisons and obtained results were reliable.

The goal of this research was to investigate the teachers’ perception of critical thinking. The research method was qualitative with interpretative phenomenology approach. To this aim semi-systematical interview was done with 24 teachers from Tehran tenth region. The teachers presented their views about critical thinking. Gathered data from these interviews were analyzed through Smith phenomenological approach. Four themes were obtained from interviews that can determine teachers’ perception of critical thinking. They included: 1. Critical thinking definition. 2. prerequisites of instruction critical thinking. 3. Critical thinking teaching methods. 4. The outcome of using critical thinking. The findings of the research present a clear picture of teachers’ perception about critical thinking. Since the teachers’ perception about the prerequisites of instruction for critical thinking and critical thinking methods were not appropriate, it seems necessary for teachers to be acquainted with these issues.

The objective of this research was to pinpoint the effect of social skills training on the self-esteem of the third grader female high-school students in Tabriz. The statisticalpopulation was 19425students in 65 classes out of which one class (34 students) as experimental group and another class (22 students) as control group through cluster random sampling were chosen as sample size. Both groups were asked to fill in the Cooper Smith's self-esteem questionnaire as the initial pre-test. Next the experimental group was asked to take part in one hour, eight session class for one month on living skills (sympathy, decision making, problem solving, and self expression). The control group had their regular daily program. Both groups were asked to take the post-test. The data were analyzed through SPSS software. The results showed that training social skills has a significant effect on general, educational and social self-esteem. There was increase in personal and family esteem, but they were not significant.

The aim of the study investigates the effect of using educational software on learning the concept of pre-mathematical number which includes the followings: more–less, wide–narrow, short–tall, far–near, light–eavy, large–small, on preschool children in Tabriz, in 2010-2011. The statistical population was all the preschool children in Tabriz added to 10699 person out of which 50 students, through cluster random sampling was chose as sample size. Researcher made questionnaire with 36 questions (6 question for each opposite concept) was used to collect the data. The reliability of questionnaire was obtained through cronbach’s alpha which was 94%. A pre-test and post-test was implemented using educational software. The descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data through SPSS software. The results showed that there was significant difference between pre-test and post-test. The learning status of those students who instruction through educational software was better.

The objective of this study is to investigate the role of identity styles and identity commitment on psychological well-being of students. In a cyclic investigation with 364 people (140 male & 224 female) as sample size, the identity styles and the psychological well-being questionnaires were implememted. The reliability of the questionnaires was measured through Cronbach’s Alpha. The data were Analysed through SPSS software. Using path analysis the direct and indirect effect of identity skills on identity commitment and the six scales of psychological well-being were investigated. The results showed that the informational and normal styles had the positive and significant effect on self-determination, environmental dominance, personal growth, positive relationship with others, life goal and selfacceptance. In contrast, avoidance/astray styles had negative and significant effect with aforementioned styles (P<0.05). The overall findings indicate that avoiding meeting issues related to identity have negative relationship with psychological well-being. They also showed that not only the existence of commitment, but the way dealing with subjects related to identity are also very important in forecasting the youth psychological well- being.

The occupational burnout has been one of the main causes of mental and physical symptoms of working labor force, especially in human services occupations, such as (teaching, nursing), it is also effective in reduction of their efficiency. Considering the key role of education in training the children, and the teachers’ important role in this regard, the present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between personality stress characteristics with primary teachers’ occupational burnout. The method of the research is descriptive correlation. The sample size included 325 people (231 female and 83 male). In order to collect the data two questionnaires namely, short form NEO-FFI personality and Mazlak’s occupational burnout test were used, and Holmez & Rahe’s life events table was also used. Spearman correlation coefficient and concurrent multiple regression were used to analyse the data and test the hypotheses. The result showed that the conscientiousness factors have the highest influence on the occupational burnout.

The purpose of this study is to analyse the relationship between knowledge management dimensions and the levels of organizational learning among the board of academic members in Esfahan university. The research method was descriptive correlation. The statistical population included all the academic members in Esfahan university (500 member), out of which 217 members using simple random sampling were chosen as sample size. The data were collected by two questionnaires, organizational learning and knowledge management. Inferential statistic such as pearson correlation coefficient, stepwise multiple regression, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), Scheffe test and structural equation modeling were used to test the hypotheses. Findings showed that there was a significant difference between knowledge management dimensions and the levels of organizational learning (P£0.05). Among the levels of organizational learning, individual and group levels were the best predictors of knowledge management. There was no significant difference among the academic membersˆ view points on knowledge management dimensions (sex, field of study, university degree, academic rank, and record of service). There was a significant difference between organizational levels based on teaching level and record of service. The result showed that the organizational learning had a direct effect on knowledge management.

The Present study deals with the relationship between organizational intelligence components with learning organization. The research method was descriptive-correlation. To gather the data, field study (researcher made questionnaire) and library was used. The statistical population included 470 staff members. Using morgan table 124 members were chosen as the sample size. The method of sampling was random multi-stage. The reliability of the questionnaires were 0.968 for organizational intelligence, and0.899 for learning organization. The inferential statistics such as person correlation coefficient was used to analyse the data. The results showed that there was a significant differences between the learning organization and organizational intelligence regarding the components of strategic vision, common fate, tendency to change, courage & bravery, union & agreement, knowledge deployment, and performance pressure.