shahab kaskeh; mohammad hasan pardakhtchi; zahra sabaghein; mehdi iranmanesh; jafar tofeghi
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The present paper aims to formulate a pattern of university administration using the grounded theory approach. The participants included 22 faculty members having valuable experiences in the area of higher education management. The data were collected using in-depth interviews, and the texts of the interviews ...
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The present paper aims to formulate a pattern of university administration using the grounded theory approach. The participants included 22 faculty members having valuable experiences in the area of higher education management. The data were collected using in-depth interviews, and the texts of the interviews were analyzed using a content-analysis method. Administration, at both levels, was affected by some factors, including the attitude to the position and role of universities in different areas, main actors in the administration of universities and their interrelationships, public policies at national and regional levels, and the broad role of governments. The present study mainly focused on quality of the the beneficiaries’ participation in the administraion of universities. The structure of the beneficiares’ participation, the intellectual pattern common among the beneficiaries, and the operational-managerial patterns used by higher education managers were discussed and, accordingly, a final model was psoposed.
mohammad shiakhi; metra azimi
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Today, many planning experts and theorists of regional sciences acknowledge the fact that urban area, in addition to villages and towns, has become a new form of settlement for mankind. There are main structural and functional differences between urban areas and villages/towns. Urban areas are of some ...
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Today, many planning experts and theorists of regional sciences acknowledge the fact that urban area, in addition to villages and towns, has become a new form of settlement for mankind. There are main structural and functional differences between urban areas and villages/towns. Urban areas are of some potentialities, the realization of which requires an appropriate knowledge of urban areas and a correct way of determination of urban area limits, and subsequently, adequate planning and management. It is evident that an appropriate planning of urban areas is feasible through scientificly determining their borders. In Iran, urban areas have been recognized since 1995, and various efforts have been made to determine them scientifically. In practice, however, it seems that the determination of the areas are mainly based on political-administrative divisions. Since Tehran urban area is the largest urban zone in all over the country and has national and international functions, any planning and policy-making for that are requires precise and scientific determination of its urban limits. The present research studied the current commonly-used methods, and then proposed ‘factor analysis’ as a complementary method for determination of the limits of Tehran urban area based on socioeconomic indicators the analysis of indicators. 50 socioeconomic indicators at township level were obtained, and then a factor analysis was performed using SPSS software. Finally, the results were linked to GIS map of Tehran province, and after various layers had been prepared, the output of the research was obtained within the frameworks of a thematic map. This study revealed that taking use of factor analysis, the limits of Tehran urban area are the same as those of Tehran province excluding Firoozkouh and Nazarabad townships.
tahereh ghaderi; maryam Seyfi
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This study is an analysis of the factors related to impression management. The primary aim of the research was to analyze the relationship between the level of religiosity and the level of impression management among the students. The statistical population consisted of the students of Shahrood University ...
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This study is an analysis of the factors related to impression management. The primary aim of the research was to analyze the relationship between the level of religiosity and the level of impression management among the students. The statistical population consisted of the students of Shahrood University of Technology and University of Medical Sciences. The sampling method used was the classification method. Based on this method, a sample of 367 individuals were selected using the Cochran formula (n=367). The selected individuals completed the questionnaire given to them. The research method used was qualitative and the research type was that of survey research type. In conclusion, the relationship between normative pressure and impression management (Goffman’s theory), the relationship between socio-economic status and impression management (Bourdieu’s theory), and the relationship between the level of international media consumption and impression management (cultivation theory) were confirmed.
sed morteza Afgheh; hasan farazmand; rozbeh karobi; mehrnaz mallhagh fard
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The concept of quality of life has been recently introduced to the fields of sustainable development, social development planning, and modern economics, where it has gained a prominent place. Therefore, understanding, measuring, and improving the quality of life has been a primary goal for a large part ...
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The concept of quality of life has been recently introduced to the fields of sustainable development, social development planning, and modern economics, where it has gained a prominent place. Therefore, understanding, measuring, and improving the quality of life has been a primary goal for a large part of researchers, planners, and governments in the past few decades. Thus, quality of life has been considered a substitute for material prosperity throughout the last three decades. Quality of life index is a composite of different economic, social, health, and enviromental variables that influence individual and social development on individual and social levels. Therefore, the index can be a powerful tool in development planning in any society. Considering the importance of the issue and the factors effective on the quality of life, the currect study makes an attempt to develop a composite index of quality of life and to compare the status of this index in the provinces of Iran during the years 2003 to 2009. To that end, an attempt has been made to measure and rate quality of life in the provinces through the combination of factor analysis and numerical taxonomy methods. The results show that the province of Tehran had the significant highest prosperity compared to other provinces. While the provinces of East Azerbaijan and Isfahan had relatively good improvements in the quality of life, the provinces of Lorestan, Ilam, and (more significantly) Sistan and Baluchestan had a low quality of life.
vahed ghasemi; marzieh mehraban; zahri taheri
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Social welfare generally refers to a multidimensional economic, social, and political status. Its primary aim is to preserve the human dignity, to increase the responsibility of society towards individuals, and to enhance the capabilities of the society in individual and collective areas. The current ...
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Social welfare generally refers to a multidimensional economic, social, and political status. Its primary aim is to preserve the human dignity, to increase the responsibility of society towards individuals, and to enhance the capabilities of the society in individual and collective areas. The current paper aims to explain social welfare and its impact on the sense of security using documentary and survey research methods (closed-ended Likert-type scale) among Isfahani residents. Cluster sampling technique was used in the study. A sample of 384 residents of Isfahan was randomly selected based on their age, gender, and location of residence. The data was analyzed using SPSS and Amos. The results indicated a direct and significant relationship between the two variables of social capital and socio-economic status and the variable of social welfare. Moreover, there was a direct and significant relationship between social welfare as a dependent variable and the the sense of security. The structural equation modelling of the research indicated that the collected data were confirmed within the theoretical framework of the study.
Ebrahem Sepahvand; abdolreza bagheribonjar
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Citizenship is one of the most important ideas in the modern socio-political thought. It has gone through a complicated history in the course of its development. Citizenship reflects a set of expectations held by the members of a particular society toward institutions, the society, and each other with ...
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Citizenship is one of the most important ideas in the modern socio-political thought. It has gone through a complicated history in the course of its development. Citizenship reflects a set of expectations held by the members of a particular society toward institutions, the society, and each other with regards to rights and responsipilities. Citizenship is indicative of two important principles: First, the position that individuals gain based on their rights and responsipilities; second, the conditions that the society creates for granting these rights and responsibilities. The present paper is an attempt to describe the level of awareness of citizenship rights among the citizens of Khorramabad city and to analyze the factors affecting it based on the collected data. The survey research method was used and a sample of 382 citizens was selected from amoung the citizens of Khorramabad city. The results indicated that the level of awareness of the dimensions of citizenship rights was not the same among the citizens of Khorramabad city. The highest level of awareness was attributed to the civil dimension and the lowest level was attributed to the political one. This is indicative of the growth in the demand for legal freedom including freedom of speech and religion, and also for the prohibition of discrimination based on sex, language, and belief. The results also indicated a failure to provide appropriate opportunities for all people to participate in political affairs. Moreover, the results shows a significant relationship between age, sex, education, and occupation and the level of awareness of citizenship rights.
jafar torkzadeh; masomeh mohtaram
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The present research aims to study the relationship between the type of the organizational structure of university and the social capital of departments at University of Shiraz. The research instruments included the Organizational Structure Questionnaire (Turkzadeh & Mohtaram, 2011) and a researcher-made ...
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The present research aims to study the relationship between the type of the organizational structure of university and the social capital of departments at University of Shiraz. The research instruments included the Organizational Structure Questionnaire (Turkzadeh & Mohtaram, 2011) and a researcher-made Social Capital Survey, the validity and reliability of which were assessed and approved. Using random sampling method and a multi-case study format, 5 departments were selected from among all departments of the University of Shiraz. All of faculty members in each department (including 50 subjects) participated in the survey. The results showed that: 1. from faculty members’ viewpoint, the dominant organizational structure at Shiraz University was of a hindering type; 2. the social capital of the departments was at an average level, and there was no difference between the departments in terms of social capital; 3. The type of organizational structure predicted 53% of the social capital of the departments.
