JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND PLANNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Year:2017 | Volume:22 | Issue:4|Papers Count:7

Today, improving the quality of higher education system is a basic consideration for higher education administrators. In the meantime, using external evaluation strategy plays a key role 1n reaching a quality university system. The purpose of this study was to externally evaluate the Department of Operative Dentistry and Dental School in Babol University of Medical Sciences during 2015-16 school-year. In this descriptive study, 109 members of the Department of Operative Dentistry and Dental including students, faculty members, department chairs and staffs) were participated. In this evaluation, questionnaire, interviews, checklist and observation were utilized to collect data. In order to analyze data, descriptive statistics (means and percentage, and weighting method) was used. According to the findings of this study, except from faculty members, equipment and facilities were considered in fairly favorable condition, the two other factors (missions and goals, and department chairs) were assessed favorable. Overall, the department condition was assessed relatively favorable. In this study, faculty member and facility factors were not in good conditions. Due to the high position of faculty members in training specialists to meet the needs of public health, and the role of facilities in achievement the department's objectives, it is essential that the authorities take necessary actions to resolve the Department's problems.

The purpose of this study was to identify dimensions and components of university image and evaluating its importance and the role of each based on students' perspectives. A mixed - exploratory research method approach was chosen for this study. In qualitative section, Colaizzi's descriptive phenomenology and semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. Twenty student in 6 colleges at University of Kurdistan participated in this study. The process of data collection continued until the data reaches saturation. The results of the qualitative part consisted of 3 categories: 1) educational status (quantitative and qualitative), 2) research status and 3) welfare and dormitory facilities. In quantitative part, descriptive research method was used. A self-made questionnaire consisting of 9 parts was developed. The content of the research tool was derived from qualitative data and the literature. Reliability coefficient was obtained for the questionnaire by using Cronbach alpha (a=0.754). Statistical sample in the quantitative part included 270 graduate students that studied in 6 colleges. Data were analyzed by using SPSS and AMOS softwares and utilizing descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of factor analysis showed that the questionnaire for the presentation of the constituent components of university organizational image had a good fit. Friedman test results revealed that university's reputation, tradition and antiquity had the most and the costs had the least significance effects in forming university image. Furthermore, correlation test results revealed that there are significant relations between most dimensions of university image. Independent t-test results indicated that-on the basis of gender segregation-there are significant differences among male and female students just in social function dimension. But, on the basis of educational level segregation, there are significant differences between undergraduates and graduate students in two social function and university costs dimensions.

Skills Mismatch is an encompassing term which refers to various types of imbalances between skills offered and skills needed in the labor market. In this article, indicators of primary and secondary Skills Mismatch (KILM 15a, KILM 15b) that in 2014 were considered the key indicators of Labor Market are calculated. The research method used in this article was the same approach used by the International Labor Market. For the purpose of calculating existing index information in the Labor Force Survey during 2006: Q1 to 2013: Q1 were used. According to the research results, women and young people are more vulnerable than adults in the first type mismatch. Moreover, for all groups' education was decreased by age and gender during the period under review, whereas over education showed an excessive increase, especially for individuals aged 15-29.

The impact of psychological capital on knowledge sharing and the mediating role of percieved pschological safety is investigated in this study. The research method was a descriptive survey. The population included non-faculty employees of Sharif University of Technology. A sample of 234 individuals were selected. In order to collect data, three questionnaires were used, including Psychological Capital of Luthans et al. (2007), Percieved Psychological Safety of Edmondson (1999) and Knowledge Sharing of Hooff and Ridder (2004). Questionnaires validity was confirmed by using content validity and their reliability was calculated 0.78, 0.71 and 0.80 respectively using Cronbach's alpha. The results showed that psychological capital had a positive and significant impact on percieved psychological safety and knowledge sharing. In addition, the significant impact of psychological safety on knowledge sharing was confirmed. The results also indicated that percieved psychological safety mediates the impact of psychological capital on knowledge sharing. The Empirical model extracted from data analysis is largely consistent with the conceptual model.

The immigration of educated and skilled people from less developed to industrial countries, have always harmful effects on economy, science, culture and society of less developed countries. For this reason, the problem of immigration, attract more attention of policy makers and leads to impose the variety of policies in order to attract and keep labor in the country. Islamic Republic of Iran has not been exceptional from this problem in past decades. Of course, continuing the process of immigration is contradictory to the government policies, so achieving to the desired economic growth will be difficult. Therefore, considering the importance of effects of immigration, this study investigates macroeconomic and sectoral effects of labor immigration, applying a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model. Following this objective, two scenario of increase in skilled and unskilled labor immigration were defined. The results showed that both skilled and unskilled labor immigration, lead to reduction in economic growth, investment and capital return. This also reduces the production of various economic sectors. On the other hand, more immigration in skilled labor leads to more wages of labor, and in contrast, less prices of capital including physical, natural resources and land. Furthermore, increase in skilled labor immigration causes production factors of agriculture and industry demand to decline, and according to possibility of production factors substitution, this leads to capital and unskilled labor transfer in the service sector.

Entrepreneurship policy making in different countries with different degrees of development show a range of diverse policies such as financial support, innovation, technical and consulting, SME development, legislation, administration, employment and training situation. The purpose of this research was to discover creative areas, successful experiences and operational for policy making in entrepreneurship education for a country such as Iran with talent human capital. A mixed research method was chosen for this study. Procedural method for the qualitative part was analytic agreement comparative with comparative study approach in 23 selected countries. In quantitative portion, the Structural Equation Modeling with partial least squares approach was used. The results showed that entrepreneurship education policy could be classified in 4 categories: 1) capacity building and enriching education environment with explanatory power of 54%, 2) education in entrepreneurship (training of potential entrepreneurs) 28%, 3) education for entrepreneurship (training of actual entrepreneurs) 18% and 4) education about entrepreneurship (training of entrepreneurial researchers and consultants) 13%. There was a significant difference in developing and developed countries in the third and fourth categories. Based on this research finding we suggested some policies such as reinventing entrepreneurship education at schools with an emphasis on the senior years of high school, training new skills to entrepreneurs and employees of SME, the unemployed and rural empowerment, interdisciplinary entrepreneurship education in all academic disciplines by using new educational technologies and participation of all stakeholders, especially the private sector and NGOs.

Due to the accelerating pace in scientific progress, social development and emerging needs, the entrepreneurship and education, and their related skills and capabilities, are among the areas that can be consid3ered one of the main tasks and missions of higher education institutions, especially in the universities, which in turn plays an important role in adaptability of training centers with the realities and needs of today's world. The aim of this study was to identify the place of university in education and promotion of entrepreneurship capabilities of the students by using the fuzzy screening. The population consisted of faculty experts in the field of entrepreneurship at the Shiraz University. After extensive review of literature, 52 entrepreneurship capabilities were extracted and by using fuzzy screening method, capabilities were effectively identified and were prioritized by using fuzzy method. The results of this study showed that among 29 confirmed capabilities, financial and accounting skills, capabilities to start a business, negotiation skills, teamwork and regular planning had the highest potential. The self-efficacy, follow-ups, saving, paying attention to the quality of work had the lowest potential for education and advancement of higher education centers and universities.