STRATEGY FOR CULTURE
Year:2015 | Volume:8 | Issue:30|Papers Count:7

The aim of present study was to investigate the family factors affecting Iranian adolescent girls’ life satisfaction.292 adolescent students of Tehran were selected, using a convenience sampling, and asked to answer to Parent-adolescent conflict Questionnaire (Asadi, 1390), Multidimensional Student’s Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS), Family Assessment Device (FAD), Parenting Style Questionnaire (Naghasshian, 1385) and Attachment Scale (Collins & Read, 1990). Results of forward regression analysis showed that the family-related life satisfaction was predicted by family roles, friends-related life satisfaction was predicted by parent-adolescent conflict about financial issues, academic-related life satisfaction was predicted by authoritative parenting style and parent-adolescent conflict about financial issues. Moreover environment-related life satisfaction was predicted by parent-adolescent conflict about family members, self-related life satisfaction was predicted by parent-adolescent conflict about health issues and relationships with friends and eventually parent-adolescent conflict about religious issues could predict general life satisfaction. Family factors play an important role in predicting adolescent girls’ life satisfaction and should be certainly considered in further prevention and intervention programs.

The objective of this paper is to study the quantitative, thematic and temporal dispersion of family planning studies in Iran, which reflect the issues and trends of family planning. The method used in this study was review. The data were garnered from amongst the studies conducted between 1996 and 2012. Three databanks, containing research papers in Persian language, were searched and 28 articles out of 76 were reviewed. Two English language databanks were also searched irrespective of the date of publication and 8 articles out of 27 were reviewed. The findings of this paper show dispersion of attitudes (awareness, emotions and behavior) and preferences of men and women in researches on family planning. Education has been reported as the most effective factor influencing change of awareness, attitude and performance. Also the findings of this paper indicate that cooperation of couples is highly significant in family planning. The findings of some studies show relative convergence among religious sects, ethnicities, and origins (rural/urban) with regard to the decline of fertility rate. The findings show that researchers have not paid due attention to the role of men in decisions about fertility. Also family planning studies have not properly focused on explanation and elucidation of relationship among variables and have mainly produced descriptive statistics or have been limited to mere correlations. Some suggestions have been made in this research for future studies in this field.

This research aims to find out the relationship between knowledge and skill and role of knowledge in learning the skills. The findings of this research indicate that there is a knowledge gap in the process of skill learning and practical training. Although according to historical evidences the two are independent from each other, a more precise definition of the concepts would acknowledge a tie between knowledge and skill. The basis of this connection is their rational root which was explained in Aristotle’s philosophy. In his philosophy, theoretical reason deals with general issues and becomes a basis for particular knowledge or practical reason, leading it towards practice. This general knowledge, as a basis, plays the role of a ground or context for skill learning and includes philosophy of technology, man’s approach to the nature, his interaction with it and man’s relation with production. According to Heidegger, this philosophy in modern age is based on destruction of nature and instrumental approach to technology. Practical knowledge (technique and art) in Greece was harmony and realization of capabilities of things; but Heidegger considers it a kind of exploration of the truth and presentation of production. The consequence of aggressive essence of technology against the nature is destruction of environment and harming the production.

According to critical theory, particularly that of Theodor Adorno, “culture industry” is the mechanism of an exciting move from the harsh hardcore of power to its soft layers (permeability). Relying on Michel Foucault’s theory of power, mechanism of power shift and turn is towards hegemony. The coining of this concept by Adorno and his understanding of this concept is in line with the emergence of the discourse of cultural policy in the post-war era which tries to protect the realm of culture and arts from the harmful and undesirable impacts of commercialization by more involvement of the market. Descriptive-analytical method has been used based on an analysis of Policy Document of the Department of Cultural Policy Research and Development of European Council (1999). Attempts have been made in this article to study the encounter between cultural policymaking and critical problematic of culture industry. This issue is put forth through conceptual transition from culture industry to cultural industries and more recently creative industries in the context of dual cultural policies: democratization of culture and cultural democracy.

This research focuses on studying computer games industry in Iran. Attempts have been made to analyze the problems of this industry to pathologically study and identify hurdles in the way of its growth. Hence, after reviewing the related literature in the field of system theories, game industry and its condition in Iran are briefly introduced. In the next step, the viewpoints of experts of this field were collected through qualitative methods such as interview and Delphi technique and through factor analysis eleven problems of this industry in internal and external environments were identified.

In today’s world, knowledge has become a key source, on which the survival of organization directly or indirectly depends. There are several factors affecting the establishment of knowledge management, including culture, organizational structure, technology, leadership and learning. The objective of the present research is to study the condition of knowledge management and factors affecting its establishment in viewpoint of the staff of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The statistical population of this research includes 278 university non-teaching staff. The sample was 96 non-teaching staff selected through random sampling. The required data were collected through Nonaka Knowledge Management Questionnaire with reliability of 0.92, while the factors affecting knowledge management were determined by a researcher-developed questionnaire. The findings of the research indicate that knowledge management among the staff enjoys a relatively desirable condition. Moreover, the following variables respectively affect establishment of knowledge management: organizational culture, managerial factors, technological infrastructure, organizational structure, environmental factors, knowledge structure and staff contribution. Hence, it can be concluded that organizational culture is more important than technology and other similar factors for establishment of knowledge management. Therefore, protection and promotion of cultural factors affecting knowledge management should be among the priorities of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

The main objective of this research is to pathologically study knowledge creation in humanities research centers affiliated to the universities. In the pursuit of this goal, grounded theory was employed. The study group constituted of eleven humanities research centers in one of the universities of Iran. Fourteen members of the research centers were interviewed. The garnered data were analyzed during the two stages of open and pivotal codifications. On the basis of the analysis of interviews, nine categories were extracted, which are most important problems of humanities research centers of the universities. These problems include weak motivation, weak structure, isolation of research, weak university support, education-oriented approach of university, lack of a total knowledge management system, weak morale for cooperation in research, research centers as black boxes and limitation of funds. Moreover, the findings also show that focus of research centers on meeting the demands of the society is through research projects, while half of the centers are semi-active and the other half are non-active.