نشریه تحقیقات مدیریت آموزشی
سال هفتم شماره 1 (پیاپی 25، پاییز 1394)

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of schema therapy, applied relaxation and imagery in order to reduce the competitive state anxiety of elite athletes. The sample consisted of 72 men and women national athletes of team and individual sports which were divided in four groups randomly. Interventions were held for 9 weeks. Participants completed the CSA-2 scale in pretest and posttest. The results of MANCOVA showed that all three methods (schema therapy, applied relaxation and imagery) were effective in order to reduce the competitive state anxiety of athletes. Also, schema therapy was the most effective method to reduce both cognitive and somatic anxiety compared to the other methods.

The current study was aimed at investigating the relationship between self-regulation and self-efficacy with academic achievement of high school girls of region two in Tehran. To reach this, descriptive correlational study was conducted. The population under study consisted of all the 6597 high school girl students in Tehran. Using simple random sampling, a number of 363 high school students were selected as the sample of the study. To collect the data, the researchers used the questionnaires of self-regulation and self-efficacy. The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by the experts in the field. The reliability of the questionnaires was measured using Cronbach’s Alpha. It showed that the reliability indexes reliability tools of self-regulation, and self-efficacy  were 0.87 and 0.82 respectively. To analyze the data, the researchers used descriptive method of investigation as well as inferential methods (such as Pearson & stepwise regression).The results of the study showed that there was a significant and Positive relationship between self-regulation and its components - Cognitive and metacognitive strategies- with self-efficacy and academic achievement of high school girl  students of second period in Tehran. The research results indicated that there was a significant relationship between self-efficacy and all of components- mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, social and physiological states- with academic achievement. Regression results show that self-regulation components- cognitive and metacognitive strategies- can predict self-efficacy and academic achievement of high school girl in Tehran. The regression results show that self-efficacy components- vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion- can predict academic achievement of high school girls in Tehran.

The study aimed at determining the relationship between organizational silence and organizational efficiency of education department in Quaemshahr city. The population of the study included the employees of education department in Quaemshahr city. The required data were collected by administering two 31_ item productivity questionnaire and 23_item organizational silence questionnaire of Vakola and Dimitris (2007) to 80 employees of education department in Quaemshahr who were selected by use of randoml sampling. Conceptual model test was performed by the use of Pearson correlation coefficient and SPSS software. The results of this research showed that there is a significant a relationship between organizational silence and its components (defensive silence, indifference silence, pro-social silence and Acquiescent silence) with organizational productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of education department in Quaemshahr city.

The study analyzed the factors affecting organizational silence and their impact on employees' commitment. The population of the research included staff at headquarters, located on the campus of the University of Medical Sciences (Protection Department, Vice Chancellor of Education, Vice Chancellor for Student and Research) with the total of 1264 people.  According to Morgan Table, 290 subjects were given the questionnaires as the research sample.  The sampling method of the study was simple random sampling. A total of 285 questionnaires were returned which formed the basis for research.  Cronbach's alpha was used to determine the reliability coefficient that its value for the three questionnaires included: 1) Questionaire of employee’s commitment (Allen & Meyer, 1997); 2) Questionnaire of organizational silence (Vakola and Dimitris 2005), and; 3) Questionnaire of factors affecting organizational silence (researcher-made), and the obtained indexes were 0.88 and 0.90 and 0.85, respectively. In order to analyze the obtained data, SPSS 20 and Amos 20 softwares were used. The results showed that social, managerial, organizational and individual factors and their sub-components affect the staff’s silence at the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Behavior and silent atmosphere in the organization had a negative impact on employees’ commitment and its components.

The study aimed at investigating the effect of the hidden curriculum on the university students’ discipline behavior from the Education Faculty members’ points of view in Khoozestan Universities. The method used in this research was descriptive-survey. The population of study included 149 working professors of Education departments, Islamic Azad Universities, Khoozestan Branches. The sample of the study consisted of 108 professors, 23 female and 85 male, chosen by random sampling. The data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. The data analysis was done using independent samples t-test. The results of the study indicated that the university regulations, professor and student reciprocal relationship, the university atmosphere, the professors’ manner of teaching, interpersonal relations between university students and its physical makeup can have a great effect on the students’ discipline behavior.

Foreign direct investment is one of the factors affecting economic growth. In this paper, the effect of the inflow of foreign direct investment on exports of ICT goods in selected developing countries were analyzed using econometric panel data during 2011-2000 based on the Baht Model. The results showed that the impact of input variables real GDP and net inflow of foreign direct investment on ICT goods exports was positive.

The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between executive and judicial thinking styles with components of organizational health of schools in the cities of Firoozkouh, Damavand and Roudehen.  The research design was quantitative, functional and cross-correlation in terms of data collection. The study population consisted of all school administrators that in the academic year of 2014-15, i.e., 199 principals. The sample size was estimated based on the Morgan Table 127. The research sample was selected using simple random sampling. The number of questionnaires filled out by the participants comprised 120. Alaqeband’s Organizational Health and Stronberg’s Thinking Styles Questionnaires were used to gather the required data. the content validity was confirmed by experts. The reliability of thinking styles and organizational health tools appreaed to be 0.78 and 0.85 respectively. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data, that is, frequency, measure of central tendency and dispersion to describe the subjects and inferential statistics, correlation coefficient, and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used. Research findings indicated that there was no significant relationship between judge Gary managers thinking style with components of organizational health (construction of, consideration, support resources, please penetration, the morale, scientific emphasis and institutional integration). However, there was a significant relationship between executive thinking style and organizational health components.

The aim of the present research was to recognize the factors affecting class management in order to present an appropriate model. The design of the study was descriptive. The population contained all teachers and head masters of the elementary schools in Khoy City of whom 290 female teachers, 260 male teachers, 97 male principals, and 118 female principals were randomly selected as the research sample. The research tools were two questionnaires.  The first one was used to investigate the rules and methods of the class management. .It was based on Lavashi method. Its CVR content index was 0.78. The reliability of the tool was confirmed by factor analysis. The second questionnaire CVR, was also confirmed and the related index of reliability appeared to be 0.89. The results showed that the teachers’ experience had great influence on supervising the class. Their level  of education had a direct control on the routine of the class surveillance. In the presented model according to the specialists between the average experience mark of all model parts there was a significant difference. In other words, the average experience of all research subjects was more influential than surveillance factor. So, the proposed model, according to the specialists, got the accepted number of (4/666 from 5).