فصلنامه مطالعات فرهنگی اجتماعی خراسان
سال دهم شماره 1 (پیاپی 37، پاییز 1394)

The inner well-being is a psychological component of quality of life. It is the outcome of an individual’s perception of the correspondence between the specified goals and the functional consequences in pursuing these goals. This is obtained through a continuous evaluation process and will result in inner and relatively stable satisfaction throughout one’s life. One of the cognitive variables relevant to the level of inner well-being is how individuals make their choices. Depending on whether their subjective choices are avaristic or realistic, people experience a certain level of happiness externally or behaviorally. The purpose of this research is to study the relationship between the internal well-being of the subjects and their criteria of spouse selection. This investigation is a cross-sectional and correlational study conducted in 2013. The statistical population consisted of all the young people aged 18-25 living in Gonabad. The samples were selected based on Cochran-200 formula through stratified proportional-to-size sampling method. The level of inner well-being was measured by scale combination (combination of Diener Satisfaction-With-Life-Scale (SWLS) with Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI)). The data indicated that 16% of the respondents had an average level of inner well-being while 50.5% had a high level of inner well-being, and those with a 33.5% showed a very high level of inner well-being. The results of Pearson correlation coefficient indicated that physical (r=%59), religious (r=%66), social status (r=34% and moral criteria (r=%64) had a positively significant relationship with individuals’ inner well-being (P

Today¡ as the core of cities¡ their historic tissues face various economic¡ social¡ physical and access problems. Strategies to deal with these problems¡ in a postmodern context¡ attempt to preserve and rehabilitate these historic centers. Putting the worn out/time worn urban zones into maximum efficiency is one of the basic principles of urban sustainable development. As one of these strategies¡ multi-level parking services reduce traffic jam in downtown areas. Due to Birjand’s centrality and its socio-political¡ economic and academic importance¡ transportation planning in the central and historical parts of the city needs special attention. The present study seeks to spot locations for multi-level parking lots in downtown area of Birjand by using GIS and computational models such as hierarchical analysis. This is a descriptive – analytical research based on the field data collected in the city and the relevant organizations in order to create layers of information. Analysis of maps based on AHP method is based on paired comparison. The results show that the most important factor in finding the optimal location for the multi-level parking lot is the distance from the administrative centers with the ultimate weight of 0.38. After adapting the final map with the land use reality¡ lots with areas over 2000 m2 which did not have any potential for creating green spaces¡ nor had public parking services were considered appropriate for constructing multi-level parking lots in downtown area in Birjand.
Keywords: Location¡ Multi-level Parking Services¡ Sustainability¡ Geographical information System¡ Birjand.
Key Words: The Room and Hosseinieh of Arasteh¡ Birjand¡ Plastering and brick work designs¡ Era of Qajar and First Pahlavi

Vali Dasht-e-Bayazi is one of the greatest poets in Southern Khorasan whose literary significance has been neglected so far. This descriptive-analytical study makes an attempt to analyze the contents and rhetorical figures in Dasht-e-Bayazi’s Ghazals. The results indicate that Dasht-e-Bayazi’s Ghazaliat have been composed in the field of earthly love with an eloquent and pleasant language. Most of the characteristics of his Ghazals are the same as those of “Maktab-e-Voghooe”. His poems are full of yearning and anguish that eloquently represent features of an ardent love; however¡ one can rarely observe a noble thought in his poems. The most important element of Dasht-e-Bayazi’s Ghazals is “Love” and the lovers’ feelings and states of mind. Disappointment and Murder are two other themes that appear with high frequency in his poems. Rhetorically¡ his Ghazals represent his masterful use of figurative language¡ his creative use of imagery and metaphoric language especially personification.

The present study aims to investigate the relationship between organizational health and participation in the Ministry of Education staff in Birjand. Regarding the method of data collection¡ this research is descriptive-correlational¡ and because of its purpose¡ it is defined as applied research. The research population comprised all of the Ministry of Education staff in the city who were employed at the time of the research in 1393. This population included 220 individuals from which 110 were selected as the sample size¡ based on Morgan and Krejcie’s table. The method of sampling was random sampling. The data were collected using Mac Lagan and Nell’s participatory questionnaire (1995) as well as Hoy and Feldman’s organizational health questionnaire (1996). Many studies have confirmed the validity of the questionnaire. The reliability of the tools was 96% for participation and 87% for organizational health using Cronbach’s alfa. For data analysis and interpretation of results¡ descriptive and inferential statistics (correlation and regression) were used. The results showed that there is a significantly positive correlation between organizational health and education staff participation. In addition¡ the results indicated that aspects of organizational health (structural unity¡ the principal’s dominance¡ considerateness¡ organizational skills¡ resource support¡ morale and academic focus) could anticipate the level of participation in Ministry of Education staff in Birjand.

Khorassan area has been among the most important centers of formation and dissemination of Gnosticism¡ and many prominent mystic scholars have been born and grown up there. Some of the major reference books in Sufism such as Kashf al-Mahjub¡ Risalah Qushairiyah¡ The Tabaqat al-Sufiyya¡ Al-Luma-fi-Tasavof have been written in this area¡ and the Gnostic geniuses such as Attar and Mevlana rose from Khorassan. This area is also among the first places in which Gnostic Khanghahs were built¡ and some of the highest Gnostic teachings were taught to its followers. This study introduces Khanghah and its functions in the history of mysticism in general and Khorassan’s Khanghahs and some of their social functions in particular. This research aims to show a part of Khorassan’s rich history and culture.
The results show that khanghahs played multiple social¡ religious and cultural functions ranging from offering shelters to the poor and travelers¡ to playing a role in fighting and resisting against oppression in society. They were sometimes centers to spread ethnic music and Persian poetry¡ and in this way¡ they would introduce customs and represent Persian arts and architecture. Because of the Gnostic scholars’ way of thinking and method of teaching¡ Khanghahs¡ in their own time¡ turned into places for free thinking¡ places in which different religions would meet and engage in dialogue.

As an objective and palpable reality¡ the study of social class has attracted the attention of scholars of history who have reflected on the indicators of social class and described the incrustation in their works. One of the relevant historical periods in this respect is Samanid Dynasty. Samanids¡ due to their powerful system of government¡ managed to develop a special kind of integrity¡ cultural and national unity among Iranians. They ruled wisely and created the greatest social and cultural renaissance after Islam in Iran. The main purpose of this research is to review the social caste system and the relationship between different social classes in Transoxania¡ Khorassan and other areas under Samanid rulership. This is a historical survey and has used descriptive – analytic method¡ and the data collection has been carried out through documentary method and by using the note-taking technique. Findings show that¡ from the very beginning¡ incrustation of Samanid society took place according to the ability and dignity of people. Scholars were not forced to bow down in front of Samanid rulers. In this period¡ with the destruction of the gap between social strata and ending the impermeability of these strata¡ a society away from the caste culture developed¡ and with this evolution¡ the road for the flourishing of talents was paved. In addition to social strata¡ this research deals with the clothing at Samanid dynasty and the sartorial practices of different social classes during this period.