Journal of JundiShapur Educational Development
Year:2020 | Volume:11 | Issue:2|Papers Count:13

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between resilience and academic vitality with academic achievement in medical students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in 2019. So the present study was a crosssectional descriptive study. The study population was all students of Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences studying in the academic year 1397-98; besides, the total number of medical students was 1785 that just 316 students were selected by cluster random sampling based on Cochran formula. Moreover, research instruments were Samuels Academic Resiliency Questionnaire (2004), Martin and Marsh Academic Academic Activity Scale (2006) and the Academic / Academic Success Questionnaire (Wells, 2010). Pearson correlation and spss software version 24 were used for analysis as well; and significance was considered 0. 05. Accordingly, rhe results revealed academic resiliency was associated with academic achievement; academic vitality with academic success; academic resilience in terms of communication skills, orientation and problemorientation were in relationship with academic achievement of medical students at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences.

This study aimed to investigate the role of creative educational climate on critical thinking tendency among students of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty in Qaen city. The study was descriptive and correlational research with population of all 300 students studying in the academic year 2015 to 2016 Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of qaen; based on simple random sampling using Morgan table, 169 persons was selected as the total sample size; in addition, data collection tools included critical thinking scale (Rytks 2003) and creative atmosphere scale (ekval 2013). For statistical analysis, Independent t-test, analysis of variance, regression coefficient and Pearson correlation coefficient were used. Afterwards, the data analysis showed that there was a significant positive relationship between educational atmosphere components of creative with critical thinking. As well as creative educational atmosphere components were able to predict students' critical thinking. Moreover, the results showed that there was no statistically significant difference between male and female students with regard to critical thinking. Considering the important role of teachers and Professors the development of critical thinking in students, therefore, training teachers and professors to teach creative teaching approaches is essential, Hence, educational managers should consider vitality of creative atmosphere in educational environments.

The purpose of this study was to identify and leveling the factors affecting the effective teaching in Shahid Sadoghi University of Medical Mciences based on interpretive structural modeling. In the present study, research method for categorizing factors was structural interpretation modeling. The statistical population of the study consisted of faculty members at Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, and then among them, 9 faculty members were selected as research sample. The data collection tool was a self-interactive questionnaire (ISM); then, content validity was confirmed by medical education specialists. After data analysis, the results showed that 10 factors; teacher’ s mastery over the subject, articulation of clear educational expectations, leadership and classroom management, and student active participation in the teaching process are among the factors influencing effective teachingwere considered as factors affecting the effective teaching at Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences. Also, factor analysis exhibited that this model had 7 levels that determined from the deepest and the most influential level to the most surface level and effective superfacial of effective implementation of electronic learning in the model. Regarding the identification of 10 factors and determining the level of importance and their impact on the effective learning in the medical sciences university, faculty members of medical universities should consider and apply them.

The overall aim of the current survey was to investigate relationship between Cooperative Learning, Creative Thinking and Critical Thinking with Social skills of Medical University students. Hence, the present study was a correlational descriptive-survey one that possesses an applied goal. The population of study included 1700 Students at University of Medical Sciences, North Khorasan; and based on Cochran formula, the sample included 313 employees using stratified simple sampling. Moreover, the data collection using four questionnaires was performed; Group learning questionnaires Moqimi et al (2013), Creative Thinking questionnaires Carter (2009), Critical Thinking questionnaires Fasyvn and Fasyvn (1990) and Social skills Ayndrbytzon and Foster (1992) Using Cronbach's alpha. Then the data was analyzed using Descriptive Statisitics section (Mean, Std Deviation and Calculating central indicators and dispersion), and also in the inferential statistics section, to measure the relationships between variables (Pearson and Regression) SPSS version 21 and the Use of the Structural equation method of LISREL version 8/8. Concequently, results indicated that there was a significant relationship between Group learning and Social skills (r=0. 871). However, there was no significant relationship between Creative Thinking (r=-0. 003) and Critical Thinking (r=-0. 045) with Social skills. To conclude, the main hypothesis of the resrarch showed that Group Learning with effective factor 2. 38 had the most impact on Social skills.

The purpose of this study was to present the impact of knowledge maturity model on organizational innovation with the mediating role of organizational health in educational centers of Mazandaran province. This research was generally applied in terms of purpose, in terms of controlling variables and data collection, it was concidered descriptive in terms of context, respectively. The statistical population of this research was the staffs working in west educational-medical centers of Mazandaran province with 320 persons selected as the sample of study. Afterward, the data were analyzed using smartpls and spss software. According to the findings, all factor loadings were statistically significant and the mediator role was confirmed. In the presented model, the results of the model quality test showed R2 was the organizational health variable between medium to strong; R2 innovation variable was strong; F2 test results with CV red coefficients concluded that the quality of structural model was moderate to strong in predicting organizational innovation behavior. In other words, explaining the organizational innovation variable, the share of knowledge maturity variable was equal 0. 503 that was a strong level; in addition, the share of organizational health variable was equal 0. 117 in fact it was between weak and medium value. In explaining the organizational health variable, the contribution of knowledge maturity variable considered equal to 0. 503whose value was at strong level and SRMR value was less than 0. 1; ist conservative was 0. 08; RMSR was equal (0. 0744). Therefore, our model provided favorable condition.

The purpose of this study was to conduct an internal evaluation of Educational Development Offices (EDOs) at Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences. The study was conducted in six steps, including the development of an evaluation plan, design of tools, data collection and analysis, reporting and feedback. Twelve EDOs were evaluated in the present study. Afterward, the results showed that the status of EDOs was classified at medium level (6 EDOs were at second quarter meanwhile the other 6 offices were at third quarter). Moreover, it indicated that the scores of domains of ‘ program evaluation’ , ‘ educational scholarship’ and ‘ student participation in developmental activity’ were in the second quarter, and ‘ faculty evaluation’ , ‘ student assessment’ , ‘ curriculum development’ , ‘ faculty development’ and ‘ management of developmental activities’ were in the third quarter. In conclusion, familiarity of managers with their roles and responsibilities, establishing of infrastructure and a systemic support was considered vital to develop EDOs at the educational system.

Imam Khomeini's fundamental ideas about university have been valuable reference framework for the development of higher education and university at the national and regional level. In this regard, the present study aimed at examining Imam Rachel's statements about factors related to university development and drawing a paradigmatic model. The research method was qualitative and specifically based on the data theory approach. The research samples were the textual content of the books, articles and documentation indexed in Imam Khomeini's portal and the sites of the articles. Theoretical or purposive sampling method was used to collect data from Imam Khomeini's valuable views on university and development. Content analysis of the collected texts eventually led to the formation of 46 open source and 14 subcategories. The results showed that in the Higher Education Development Program, university development strategies, the central focus of university development and the conditions of causal development of the university were more quantitative than other components including university development context, university development consequences and intervening or mediating conditions.

The purpose of this study was to construct and validate the External Performance Questionnaire of university graduates. External efficiency actually determines the degree of responsiveness of graduates to society in the individual, social, and economic dimensions. The research method is descriptive and its approach is applied. The study population consisted of 3056 graduates of Qom University from 2012 to 2014, that 350 graduates were selected using stratified random sampling method proportional to the volume of classes in several stages. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire. The Waltz method (2010) was used to design the questionnaire and based on purposeful review of existing literature and external performance questionnaires, the initial questionnaire was designed with 25 items. After validation of face and content validity of the questionnaire by 10 university experts, construct validity was performed by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Internal reliability of the questionnaire was determined by Cronbach's alpha. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The results showed that External Efficacy Questionnaire has 20 questions and three dimensions-individual, social and economic and has good reliability, validity and fitness in psychometric. Confirmatory factor structure confirmed the proposed three-factor model of the questionnaire. Therefore, the developed questionnaire, due to the robustness of the factor structure and appropriate psychometric properties, can be used by other researchers to determine its external efficacy and it is recommended to use it.

Psychological problems can lead to dropout or academic failure, and also identifying them would help prevent them. The purpose of this study was to identify early maladaptive schemas and to determine their role in students' obvious and hidden anxiety in three groups: probationary students, academic failure and academic weakness. This research was a descriptive-correlational study. Then the statistical population of this study included the probationary students, academic failure and academic weakness those were studying for undergraduate degree in Ahvaz Medical Sciences University in the academic year 1397-1978; moreover, the sample size consisted of 149 students of nursing, midwifery, public health, nutrition and speech therapy who were selected by cluster sampling from fifteen undergraduate fields. After subjects completed two questionnaires of Young Schema Questionnaire and Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, for statistical analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient, regression analysis and variance analysis were calculated using spss16 software. Consequently, in the conditional group, there was a significant relationship between apparent and hidden anxiety and schizophrenia with emotional deprivation schemes, abandonment, mistrust / maltreatment, social isolation / alienation, defect / shame, failure, dependency / inadequacy, vulnerability, and embarrassment. Moreover, academic problems triggered activation of early maladaptive schemas and aggravated students' anxiety; besides, early maladaptive schemas also accounted for 53/6% of the apparent and latent anxiety. Beta coefficients showed that failure schema had the most effect; in contrast, schema of mistrust / misconduct had the least effect on students' anxiety.

For its mission of providing, training and empowering human resources, and to be the leader in the education, research, production and promotion of the required science of education, the University of Farhangian must have a capable faculty, excellence, and renovation. This study was conducted to develop empowerment model for faculty members of Farhangian University. In the first step, with the literature review of the components of empowerment, a list of 48 components and 14 dimensions were prepared by interviewing ten faculty members at Farhangian University and in a questionnaire with 118 items (0. 9 reliability). Faculty members answered 53 people at Farhangian University of Razavi and North Khorasan provinces. Then, by exploratory factor analysis, 37 of 14 components were identified. Finally, the empowerment model of faculty members was presented with confirmatory factor analysis. In the first step, 48 components were identified, in the second step 37 and in the last step, the empowerment model with 30 components in 14 dimensions were approved. The model was fixed with a probability value of 0. 001. Therefore, the results showed that while paying special attention to the philosophical foundations, the implementation of empowerment components was provided as well as by evaluating and giving feedback on the actions taken, faculty members at Farhangian University were empowered.

Due to the importance of proper treatment and approach to patients suffering from Trauma and the effects of proper treatment on the condition of these patients, this study was conducted to evaluate the awareness and skills of final year and pre-final students of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. This study was performed on fifty interns of the Acute Medicine Department of Ahwaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, who were introduced to Acute Medicine Department of University by the Educional department of Medicine School. This study was performed as pre-and post intervention to assess students' awareness and skills in dealing with Trauma patient. After analysis data, the results indicated that students showed better performance (P <0. 001) in all areas after participating in the course. The mean score of the participants in the study before the required training was 2. 17 ± 10. 88 in the awareness section, which reached 2. 18 ± 12. 58 after the workshop that there was a significant difference (P <0. 001), indeed. In particular, in the skill section, the mean score at the beginning of the study was 2. 406 ± 11. 40 which after training reached 1. 607 ± 16. 60; in fact, it was statistically significant (P <0. 001). Moreover, the most progress was made in acquiring skills. On the other hand, the knowledge and skills of final-year and pre-final-year medical students in dealing with the traumatized patient were not appropriate, therefore, this educational problem should be solved by applying required educational programs such as the workshop in the present study.

The purpose of this study was to design a distributed leadership model in the higher education with quality data system at Mashhad Ferdowsi University. The research method was qualitative and based on data theorization. Data collection was performed by semi-structured interviews. Then Maxqda software was used to analyze the qualitative data. Moreover, the statistical population of the study included faculty members and experts of Mashhad Ferdowsi University, who were active in research and management. The sample of study consisted of 16 individuals who were selected using non-probability judgment and snowball method. Afterwards, the results of the data analysis obtained from the interviews during the open, axial, and selective coding process led to the development of distributed leadership theory in the field of higher education, based on which 23 fundamental categories for elaborating and designing leadership model, a distribution was made. Managers' performance, not only in management practices but also in leadership activities and leadership styles can have a positive impact on the effectiveness and improvement of employee performance. One of these approaches was the distributed leadership style of managers which helps managers and staff to participate in formal and informal learning activities. Some of the most important components identified in this study were: teamwork, leadership experiences, Participatory decision making, democratic leadership, innovative developments in education, the vision and mission of the organization and democracy were among them.