نشریه تحقیقات مدیریت آموزشی
سال پنجم شماره 2 (پیاپی 18، زمستان 1392)

The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between religious orientation (internal - external) and intimacy with marital status among married female students in Research and Science University, Saveh Branch.  The population consisted of all students who were female, married studying in Science and Research University, Save Branch. The study sample included 169 people who were randomly selected. Research instruments were Allport religious orientation, marital status questionnaire for the head and the intimacy scale Walker. This study was a correlation study. In this study, the criterion variable was ((dependent)), and ((Marital status),) ((Religious orientation and Intimacy)) were Predictor variables. For analysis of the data, descriptive statistics and inferential statistical methods as well as multivariable regression and path analysis were used. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between marital status and extrinsic religious orientation, but negative relationship with intrinsic religious orientation. The results showed that Intimacy between married students is significant and the predictor of their marital status. The results revealed that the pattern of the relationship between religious orientations with marital status, Intimacy couples will play the role of mediator.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of critical thinking skills of M.A. students of librarianship and information of Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University of Khuzestan.  The method was library research, and in the type of applied and survey.  The applied tool was the Questionnaire of California’s Standard.  The statistical population consisted of M.A. students of Librarianship and Information in the Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University of Khuzestan.  Out of 85 subjects who received the questionnaire, 76 filled it out and returned it back.  The SPSS version 19 was used to analyze the obtained the obtained data and the analysis of variance and the t test were used to test the research hypotheses.  Findings showed that the degree of critical thinking skills is higher in male students, i.e., 11.15 average than female students, i.e., 10.24 average.  The students who entered the university in the academic year of 90 with the average of 11.43 enjoyed more skills than year of 89 with the average of 9.63. The critical thinking skills were possessed by older students than young ones.  Furthermore, there was not a significant difference among students regarding age, sex.  On the whole, the results of the study showed that the critical thinking skills of M.A. students were at a low level.

The Purpose of the research was to assess the training needs of  Mahab Godds company’s managers and employees in the context of knowledge management in the year 2009.  There were about seven particular questions which the research focused on.  The research methodology for this applied-oriented study was field-type. Statistical population of the study covered all 1140 head office members of the company namely managers and employees.  As a result of the application of stratified sampling, 120 persons out of 1140 were selected for the purpose of conducting the research.  The required data for study were collected through employing and distributing a researcher made questionnaire, containing 36 items with 5 degree Likert scale. The validity of the content of the questionnaire was already approved by the study supervisors. The final reliability worked out to be 0.87 following the application of Cronbach’s  Alpha method.  For the purpose of data analysis, t test analysis as well as independent  t test was applied using SPSS software.  The findings showed that all managers and employees of the company needed training in six areas of the knowledge management including knowledge identification, acquisition, development, sharing and distribution, utilization, and finally retention. It was also revealed that, from the point of training needs, there was no difference between the managers and employees of the company in all six mentioned fields.

The main purpose of this article was to prioritize the social and economical factors affecting development of E-education in higher education of Iran which is extracted from an essay with the same title. From objective point of view, it was an applied research. The statistical population consisted of all E-education specialists employed in universities of Mazandaran. The rate of sample was determined by using Krejicie and Morgan table and 181 specialists were selected as a sample through stratified random sampling method. A research-made questionnaire was used for collecting data. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by related experts and its reliability was calculated through Cronbach's Alpha (%89). To analyze the obtained data, the single group t-test, as well as Kalmogrof-Smirnov test was used. The research findings showed that social factors and economical factors affect the development of E-education at higher educational system of Iran and based on these results, some applied suggestions were given.

The aim of this study was predict the differentiation of self on the domains primary maladaptive schemata of the married woman referring to the counseling centers in Tehran city in 2011. In order to carry out the study, 288 women referring to the counseling centers in Tehran with the age range of 20 until 64 years old were considered. After selecting through multistage random sampling, the subjects were asked to complete the young schema questionnaire - Shart form (YSQ - SF) and differentiation of self questionnaire (DSI - R). The data analysis using structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that, in general, 57 percent of five domains of early maladaptive schemas can be explained. On the other hand, the results indicated that the disconnection and rejection, impaired limits and other directedness positively predict differentiation of self. There was not a significant relationship between autonomy/ performance and over vigilance/ inhibition with differentiation of self.

Psychological hardiness is defined as a set of psychological characteristics, which prevents the improper reactions of potentially stressful events in people. Mental health is a state of welfare under which an individual knows his ability and is able to acquire the adjustment with the daily life stress, and maintain his productivity and performance. In the present study, the relationship between these variables in Juvenile institution`s adolescents was investigated.  Using the census sampling method, 284 subjects, including 21 girls and 263 boys were studied. The study method was cross sectional and descriptive-analytical.  The data were gathered by including demographic, general health, and psychological hardiness questionnaires. In the present study, descriptive statistics including frequency mean, and standard deviation as well as the inferential statistics including Pearson correlation coefficient, ANOVA, and t test was used.  The results showed that there was a significantly negative correlation between total score, and subscales of mental health, with psychological hardiness. The fathers' mental illness and history of addiction in fathers was negatively correlated with teenagers' mental health. In addition, mothers' education level, history of mental illness in parents, history of delinquency, and parents' drug use have significant correlation with psychological hardiness.  So, it was concluded that by increasing the psychological hardiness, teenagers' mental health in the juvenile institution will improve. The results of subgroups in each of the variables, and their effects have been discussed to identify the higher risks groups.

The purpose of this study was to carry out a comparative study of the staffs’views of the Shiraz University and Shiraz Medical Sciences University concerning the degree of readiness for becoming learning organizations based on the Senge’s learning organization principles. This research was a descriptive survey. The population of this research consisted of the staff of Shiraz University and Shiraz Medical Sciences University (470 employees of Shiraz and 302 employees of Medical Sciences). The sample included 257 individual employees of both Shiraz University and Shiraz Medical Sciences University staff. The method for selection of the sample was random sampling. The method used for analysis of the data was independent t-test.  The results showed that there was not any significant difference found in the views of the staff of both universities concerning the Personal Mastery and Mental Models. There was a significant difference found in the views of the staff of the two universities concerning the Shared Vision, but Shiraz University staff did not show readiness for becoming a learning organization.  There was not any significant difference found in the views of the staff of both universities concerning the Team Learning and System Thinking, but neither of them showed readiness to become a learning organization.

One of the most valuable assets of human society is adolescent generation. They should master social skills in execution of complex personal and interpersonal actions of life. But many cases which are called communicative problems, in fact, are thinking difficulty.  This research is quasi experimental with presenting pre-test and post-test plan with experimental and control groups. The study was conducted in order to evaluate the impact of group consulting with rational-emotive behavior therapy approach on social skills of female students of guidance schools in district 1 of Karaj city in the academic year of 2011-2012.  For this purpose, 95 students were selected on random sampling method. Jones' Irrational Beliefs Questionnaire and social skills of adolescents were administered. After initial studies and scoring, 16 individuals who obtained higher scores in the first test and lower scores in social skills test were divided in two groups of experimental and control randomly. The experiment group participated in group consulting with rational-emotive approach for 10 sessions, and each session took 1.5 hours. After the completion of sessions, both groups were tested by post-test method. Then, the data were analyzed by using t-test. The results showed that counseling group with rational-emotive approach is effective in increasing the social skills of students.