NEW THOUGHTS ON EDUCATION
Year:2021 | Volume:17 | Issue:1|Papers Count:13

The purpose of this study is to get acquainted with the consequences of grade inflation in higher education and strategies to deal with it using phenomenological qualitative research method. The participants of this study included 23 full-time and part-time faculty members of different faculties of Allameh Tabataba'i University who participated in this study throughout the interview process. The data collection method was semi-structured interviews, and the data was analyzed after the interview by coding where themes related to the consequences of grade inflation as well as the strategies to deal with it were extracted. According to the results, 16 consequences of the expansion of grade inflation under 3 organizing themes of social harms, harms to the educational system and personal harms can be controlled using 15 dealing strategies under 2 organizing themes of major changes and corrections as well as minor and personal changes and corrections.

The present paper aims to review the curriculum of arts education in the elementary period from the viewpoint of the teachers of the city in elementary schools. To achieve this goal, the phenomenological method has been used. The community of this research is all primary school teachers in Mahabad city and is a sample of 15 elementary school teachers in this city. The method of sampling this study is purposeful. The present study tool is a semi-structured interview. related to the objectives of the curriculum of art education are as follows: 1-Attention to the cognitive domain of the goals of art education 2-Attention to the emotional sphere of the purposes of art education 3-Attention to the field of skill The goals of art education, On the content of the syllabus curriculum of the art of selected code 1-the use of natural effects of the student environment in the production of artistic education content 2-observance of the principles governing the selection and organization of content in the production of painting content 3-observance of the principles governing the selection and organization of content in production Cultural content 4-Use of music content for art education 5-Use of stories in the production of teaching art content and observance of the principles governing the selection and organization of content, On the teaching and learning methods of the arts curriculum in the elementary period, three elective codes or themes with the titles of

Using the team in organizations to benefit from the increase in teamwork and also creating the capacity to better adapt the organization to the environment, is a process that has gained momentum in the last two decades. Understanding this important, this study was conducted with the aim of influencing the quality of life on team effectiveness with the mediating role of job satisfaction. The research method is descriptive-correlational. The statistical population includes all teachers in Nahavand city in the academic year 2016-2017, from which 377 people were selected as a sample by simple random sampling method. The standard questionnaire of quality of work life, team effectiveness and job satisfaction was used to collect information. Data were collected and analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation model in Lisrel and SPSS statistical software. The results showed that the effect of quality of work life and job satisfaction on team effectiveness is positive and significant. It was also found that the effect of quality of work life on team effectiveness with mediating the role of job satisfaction is positive and significant.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of parenting education on attachment and mothers Parenting Stress. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population consisted of all mothers with 3 to 6 years old children who referred to Saraye Mahale of the 4 district of Tehran, 30 mothers selected by available sampling and randomly they were divided into experimental and control groups. and they answered Collins and Reed Adult Attachment Questionnaire (RASS) and Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF). The experimental group, received 10 sessions reflective parenting training, but the control group received no training. The results of covariance analysis showed that were significant difference between group in secure attachment (F = 7. 23 and p = 0. 01) and avoidant attachment (F = 4. 33 and p = 0. 05) but were not significant for ambivalent attachment (F = 0. 52, p = 0. 47). Also the results of univariate analysis of covariance showed that there was a significant difference between groups in parental stress (F = 9. 31 and p = 0. 006). In other words, the result was that reflective parenting education has a significant effect on improving mothers' secure and avoidance attachment as well as parental stress. Therefore, reflective parenting education can be used to repair mother attachment and reducing parental stress.

From the point of many experts, the current system of higher education in Iran does not meet the great demands of its stakeholders and has many weaknesses and gaps in its governance structure. Therefore, there is a need to design a good governance model. Good governance is a key factor in the growth of the quality of the higher education system. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of identifying and compiling indigenous components of good governance in the Iranian higher education system. This research is a basic descriptive-exploratory research. The method of data collection in this study was a semi-structured interview with 23 experts and professors in the field of higher education with theoretical saturation criteria. The data obtained from this study were analyzed through qualitative content analysis with the help of Maxqda software. In order to assess the validity of the research, the opinions and guidelines of a group of experts and the selection of components were used the study of theoretical foundations. Holesti method was also used to evaluate the reliability of the research. Based on the results, 30 different codes / concepts for good governance in the Iranian higher education system were obtained from the interviewed experts, which were placed in the form of the three main components of civic responsibility and sustainable development, continuous and effective evaluation (university performance, finance and university appointments) and good management and leadership

Deleuze is one of the prominent contemporary philosophers who has presented his ideas based on the creation of new concepts, and various thinkers have applied his theories in various dimensions of life. The present study has been done with this approach and its purpose is to clarify the four philosophical concepts of Deleuze and to extract implications for teaching art. The method of philosophical analysis has been chosen to analyze the four important philosophical concepts of Deleuze and Frankenna's model of practical analogy has been chosen to extract the allusions of Deleuze's philosophical concepts in art education. The findings indicates that immanence with ontological roots, rhizomes with epistemological roots, equal attention to body and mind with anthropological roots and achieving good with axiological roots are in rhizomatic and nested relationship. They are together and can have hints in art education, including the goals of the principles, methods and contents of art. A study of the findings shows that It is essential that Deleuze's concepts are not seen in isolation And the use of Deleuze's philosophical ideas in the field of education, including art education, can provide the basis for overcoming the mere emphasis on aesthetics.

Globalization has proposed a new form of citizenship called Global Citizenship. Despite increasing the attention to this concept in the different educational systems, there is little agreement on its definition, dimensions, and components. This study aims to develop and test a model for global citizenship education in the Iranian Education System, using the Sequential Exploratory Mixed Methods Design (qualitative and quantitative method). The participants in the qualitative part include 10 experts and policymakers in education selected by the Judgmental Sampling Method and Theoretical Saturation Technique. The statistical population in the quantitative part includes all the sociology teachers of Tehran, of which 240 people selected as the research sample by the Cluster Sampling Method. To collect data, the semi-constructed interview tools, and a researcher-made questionnaire, used. Data analysis methods in the qualitative part are the Thematic Network Analysis Method (basic, organizing, and global themes), and in the quantitative part include T-test, Wilcoxon Test, and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) using SPSS and PLS software. Qualitative Findings show a model includes 3 global themes (knowledge, attitude, and skill); 21 organizing themes, and 147 basic themes. The test results of this model in the quantitative section show a very strong Fit of the global citizenship education model in the Iranian Education System. It also showed that all dimensions and components of the model have great importance to the teachers.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of Ryff’ s six-model of psycological well-being in social studies textbooks of elementray schools. The method of this descriptive research is content analysis. The informative community of this research includes four volumes of elementary school textbooks which were taught in the academic year of (2009-2010). The tools of this research are the content analysis form according to the Ryff’ s six-model of psycological well-being scale. After identifying the desired models as criteria of analysis and determining the clause, questions and pictures of each lesson of the textbooks were used to analyze the content of the text, questions and images of the books by using the technique of William Rumi. The results showed that the level of paying attention to the Ryff ‘ s six-model of psycological well-being in social studies textbooks of elementary schools was lower than the average. ( engagement coefficient less than 1) In terms of paying more attention to Ryff’ s six-model of psycological well-being in social studies textbooks of elementary schools need to be fundamentally revised and edited. Among the mentioned textbooks, the third grade social studies book with a conflict coefficient of 0. 52 has the lowest engagement coefficient and the sixth grade social studies textbook with 0. 83 has the highest engagement coefficient. In addition, the level of paying attention to the Ryff’ s six-model of psycological well-being in social studies textbooks of elementary schools is not balanced.

Teachers are the most influential factor at schools, and their job performance is essential indicator of success and persistence of the goals of educational organizations, and the ability of teachers and leadership style of headmasters play significant role on it. This study aim to predict job performance of teachers based on psychological empowerment and leadership style of headmasters. Descriptive-correlation method was used and statistical society include all female teachers (413 individuals) of primary schools at 2 and 4 district of Tabriz, 198 individuals were selected as sample by multi-stage random cluster method. Data collected using standard questionnaires of Paterson’ s job performance, Spritzer’ s psychological empowerment, and leadership style of Hersey-Blanchard. Alpha-Cronbach was calculated for each of the variables as 0. 93, 0. 91 and 0. 62, respectively. For data analysis, Pearson’ s correlation coefficient, multiple regression tests and SPSS software (version 16) were used. Results of the Pearson correlation coefficient indicated that job performance of psychological empowerment was positive (0. 50) and meaningful (p < 0. 01). Results of the multiple regression with step by step approach indicated that meaningful elements of reliability, effectiveness and competency are the best predictors of job performance of teachers (p < 0. 05) among psychological empowerment elements, and imperative leadership style was the best predictor of job performance in leadership styles (p < 0. 05). Therefore, optimizing psychological ability of teachers and selecting desired leadership style of headmasters lead to positive effect on job performance of teachers.

The present study aimed to identify the phenomenon of academic vitality and its implementation strategies in universities. The field of study was academic experts in the field of educational sciences, educational management and organizational psychology, and twenty of them were selected by purposive sampling method and theoretical approach. Data collection and analysis methods included semi-structured interviews and three-step foundation data coding, respectively. The agreement coefficient of trust and validation of the findings was 0. 66, which indicates the reliability of the achievements of this study. According to the findings of this study, cheerfulness in the academic community is a state of positivity, satisfaction and intellectual flexibility; Which leads to double educational, research, executive activity and energy consumption as well as voluntary participation in achieving individual and organizational goals. Since dynamism is the external symbol of this vitality, academic vitality is associated with continuous movement and change in academic lifestyle. Strategies such as: members 'knowledge management based on organizational university model, psychological empowerment, architectural design of organizational growth structure as a combination and also introducing the capabilities of academics in accordance with their social responsibility, were among the organizational factors underlying academics' vitality. Which were identified and explained in this study.