نشریه نامه آموزش عالی
پیاپی 38 (تابستان 1396)

The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of brand ambidexterity on studentsʼ commitment for higher education with considering mediating role of brand performance and brand image. This study is an applied research in terms of purpose and a descriptive-survey research in terms of method. The statistical population is the students of Payam-e-Noor University in Yazd province. A sample comprising of 359 members was selected using simple random sampling method. The statistical instruments consisted of four questionnaires. Reliability of the scales was confirmed by Cronbach’s alfa and validity of the scales was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis. For analyzing data, Structural Equation Modeling was employed.The results revealed that exploratory strategy has a direct, positive and significant impact on brand performance. Exploitative strategy has no effect on brand performance. Brand performance has a direct, positive and significant impact on brand image. Brand image has a direct, positive and significant impact on studentsʼ commitment.

The purpose of this study was to develop a framework in order to evaluate the quality of trainer-trainee relationship. As well as that the effects of demographic characteristics of students on the level and quality of this relationship were investigated. The present study had a fundamental nature with respect to its audience. It was an exploratory-descriptive work with respect to purpose and a survey one based on its methodology. After review of relevant literature and study of Islamic texts, questionnaires were distributed between 300 associate students.Exploratory factor analysis revealed four key factors including trainer's teaching skills, ethical behaviour, trainee's classroom behaviour, trainee's behaviour with respect to trainer” and divine purpose of training. In addition, confirmatory factor analysis showed the validity of the research instrument. The results of ANOVA analysis revealed that there is a positive relationship among age, gender and employment status and the quality of trainer-trainee relationship, but there is no relationship between this variable and field of study

In this study, a single-objective model is presented for academic courses schedule problem. The purpose of this problem is to make appropriate and acceptable timetable for university courses taking into account a set of constraints and preferences of professors, students and universities according to the educational environment in Iran. In schedule problems, constraints are divided into two categories: hard and soft, hard constraints must be met, and ensure the feasibility of a solution, and soft constraints that represent utility and preferences of a problem, they are considered for better quality of a schedule. Given that an unsolvable problem is associated with computational complexity, meta-heuristic algorithms and bees algorithm are used to solve the models. To speed up the application, the initial population is produced in a way that a lot of hard constraints are saturated. In order to test the mathematical model and the app in question, the Lamerd PNU data is used. Solving model using bees method are derived from two important functions of dance, to escape from local optimum and improve the efficiency of the problem, and finally reach an acceptable solution, the results show that the accuracy of the mathematical model is 94 per cent, and c is better than classic status and general condition.

Attitudes toward research play an important role in the quantitative and qualitative aspects of researchers’ efforts. Any planning and policy making of the research needs of identifying university graduate attitude toward research. The purpose of this descriptive-correlational study was to investigate effective factors on the graduate’s attitude toward research. The population consisted of all 326 graduates who were graduated in the academic year 1390-1391 from the faculty of agriculture, university of Zanjan. 202 graduates were selected based on Krejcie and Morgan table and by using stratified random sampling method. The validity of research tool was verified by a panel of related experts and calculating CVR greater than 0.75. A pilot study was conducted and calculated ordinal coefficient theta was at the appropriate level (equals with 0.86). The results revealed that 67.8 percent of graduates had a positive attitude toward research. Results of stepwise regression analysis showed research self-efficacy, attending number of research methodology and statistics classes and assistance member of research projects, MSc score average, research experience of the supervisor, number of hours devoted to thesis work explained 28% variance of the attitude toward research.

The purpose of this study is to study the areas of global citizenship education in the curriculum of general academic courses in Iran. It is an applied research with the qualitative approach has been utilized through qualitative content analysis methodology of thematic analysis at two levels of selective documents and chapters approved by the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution. Note taking and check list were used to collect information and data. Descriptive and analytical methods were used for data interpretation and analysis. According to the findings of the research, the level of the issues related to globalization from the qualitative aspect, from the lesson to the lesson, has a significant degree of severity and weakness. Content is often indirectly associated with globalization and has a neutral footing. The existing approach to educating a global citizen in Iran is a combination of approaches to political, civilian, cultural transfer and neo-liberal approach. There is no distinction between globalization and internationalization.

The purpose of the present research was to investigate the teacher's attitudes toward barriers of knowledge creation in higher education in Isfahan University. The current research was an applied research and its method was descriptive-survey. The population included all 500 faculty members of Isfahan University from which, 200 persons were selected through stratified random sampling. Questionnaire (designed by the researcher) was used as data collection tool. Moreover, the content validity of questionnaire was confirmed by the professors of management of Isfahan University and the reliability of the questionnaire was estimated as 0.90 using Coronbach`s Alpha method. Data was analyzed using Spss19 at two levels of descriptive and inferential statistics. The results suggested that 1- the degree of barriers at personal level was higher than the average, 2- level of organizational barriers was higher than average, 3- level of of technical barriers was higher than the average.

The purpose of this study was to assess the information literacy among agricultural graduate students in University of Zanjan. Research design was descriptive- correlation and survey method used. Agricultural graduate in University of Zanjan formed the statistical population of study) N =223). The sample size was determined by using Cochran formula (n =80). Samples were selected through stratified random sampling method. Research instrument was a questionnaire. Face and content validity of the questionnaire revised and confirmed by a panel of experts. Results showed information literacy of students with an average of 7.59 and standard deviation of 2.03 was moderate. The highest level of information literacy of students was in the area of effective and access to information need. The lowest literacy level was student's knowledge of the legal and judicial areas related to access and uses the information. Based on the correlation results, there was positive and significant relationships between student’s research situations with their information literacy.