نشریه راهبردهای آموزش در علوم پزشکی
سال شانزدهم شماره 4 (پیاپی 80، مهر و آبان 1402)

The Master of Critical Care Nursing is responsible for training specialized and professional graduates. Comparing different curricula improves the content and quality of the curriculum. This study aimed to compare the curriculum of critical care nursing in Iran with the University of Sydney in Australia.

This descriptive-comparative study was conducted in 1400. Iran's critical care nursing curriculum was compared with the University of Sydney. The required information was done by internet search in valid databases. Data analysis was performed using the Bereday model in four steps including description, interpretation, Juxtaposition, and comparison.

The mission, educational goals, and course content in the two curricula had significant similarities. But philosophy, vision, admission requirements, educational strategies, and tuition fees were somewhat different. The philosophy at the University of Sydney is based on caring with a cohesive and family-oriented approach and in Iran is based more on social values ​​. Having an RN degree and fluency in English is one of the main conditions for admitting a student in this field at the University of Sydney, while in Iran there is no need for a language degree or a certificate of professional competence.

According to the findings of the study, changes in the intensive care curriculum based on family-centered care and creating diversity in educational strategies with more emphasis on English language skills, and providing some units online are recommended.

Curriculum plays a central role in effective teaching and educational change in higher education. The present study was conducted to design and validate a tool for assessing the curriculum quality of universities in Iran.

This study was performed using a mixed method of explorative plan-tool development model. First, in qualitative part of this study, questionnaire consisted of 14 scales and 107 sub-scale s were designed by using the method of Grounded Theory and interview with 25 experts. Then, in the quantitative section, designed questionnaires were conducted on 180 experts in different cities of Iran. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts and its reliability was calculated by Cronbach's alpha which was equal to (0/944). Non-probability purposive sampling method was used in the qualitative part of the study whereas random classified sampling method was applied in the quantitative part. In addition, analysis of Confirmatory Factor Analysis was used for testing mentioned tool.

By doing first-order confirmatory factor analysis, mentioned tool were confirmed with 14 scales and 107 sub-scale s. Results of second-order confirmatory factor analysis, also showed that 14 extracted scales are sufficient factor leading to prediction scale related to curriculum quality of high education systems in Iran. In addition, all goodness of fit indices were confirmed.

The results of statistical tests displayed that the designed tool enjoys very favorable fitness for the curriculum quality assessment of Universities of Iran.

The prevalence of coronary heart disease has affected education systems around the world, including higher education in Iran. The aim of this study was to determine the quality of virtual education system in Zahedan University of Medical Sciences from the perspective of students.

A descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 2016 at Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. The study population in this study included all students studying at Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, of whom 537 completed a questionnaire. A standard electronic questionnaire with the dimensions of quality of educational content presentation, virtual education infrastructure, quality of online classes and quality of virtual tests was used to collect data. SPSS software and descriptive and analytical statistical tests (One way annova, etc.) were used to analyze the data.

From the studentschr('39') point of view, the highest mean score was related to the virtual education infrastructure dimension (2.97) and the lowest mean score was related to the response dimension (2.01). In terms of accountability, 35% of students rated the appropriate response to student problems by the schoolchr('39')s EDO expert as very poor. There was no significant relationship between gender and indigenousness and the quality dimensions of e-learning. There was a significant relationship between the quality of content presentation, online class, response, virtual test with colleges (P> .001). There was a significant relationship between all dimensions of virtual education and educational level (P> .001).

Creating readiness in various human dimensions and equipment requires careful and appropriate planning. Given the current situation and increasing the use of virtual education system, it is necessary to take a big step towards the development of education systems by strengthening the necessary structures and technologies and reforming educational processes and evaluation and training of professors and students.

Health literacy in pregnant womens, special knowledge and special social skills to diagnose the danger signs of pregnancy, healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition during pregnancy and ultimately affect pregnancy by improving the quality of health care during pregnancy.

In this randomized field trial, participants were 90 pregnant women referred to the community health centers in Gonabad, Iran with no history of physical and psychological problems that can affect their self-care. They were randomly selected from among the three health centers and divided into three groups of focus group discussion, teach-back, and control

There was no significant difference between the three groups in terms of educational level (P=0.029), occupation (P=0.090), income (P=0.099), and gestational age (P=0.741), and they were homogeneous. After intervention, all aspects of health litracy in two groups of teach-back (P<0.001) and focus group discussion (P<0.001) were significantly improved compared to the control group (P=0.66).

It is recommended to use new educational methods such as focus group discussion and return training in self-care education of pregnant women and increase their health literacy.

An important factor in effectiveness and enhancement of educational system's performance is special attention toCurriculum. Mixed curriculum is an integration of electronic and non-electronic instruction. The present study aimed at planning a model of mixed curriculum for general medical students based on Graves model.

The present study was a qualitative- use applied study. Features of combined curriculum elements for general medical education using data analysis from systematic review of scientific resources and research at home and abroad and upstream medical education documents and medical education procedures and semi-structured interview texts with specialists and experts were identified . The sampling process has been targeted. Based on the findings, the curriculum model was designed to train general medical students with a combined method  inspired by the Graves model.

Using inductive content analysis, the data obtained were analyzed. In the final analysis, the basic concept was extracted, which categorized the main elements of the model, including the logic and why of the combined curriculum, goals, content, teaching strategiecs and evaluation of the combined curriculum was identified and specified for general medical education.

A great deal of the problems in medical instructional system could be solved through proper planning. Therefore, by better understanding the potential of this type of curriculum, researchers and policy makers in medical instructional can develop and expand the instructions of general medical students.

Profound cultural changes and lifestyles make people lack the necessary skills in dealing with problems and human beings need solutions to deal with them. The solutions obtained through human knowledge alone do not meet their real needs, but Islam pays attention to both material and spiritual needs with a mixture of cognitive, emotional and behavioral methods. These skills are described in detail in the Qur'an and the words of the Infallibles. Accordingly, it is necessary to design a model of life skills curriculum for sixth grade elementary students based on Islamic teachings.

In this research, according to the nature of the subject and its main purpose is descriptive and citation-analytica In addition the results of the validation of the proposed model by the curriculum experts and relevant experts showed that it was appropriate and it was approved at a high level.

While analyzing the main concepts and implications of the documents, items and verses that are treated as life skills, are identified and analyzed, and at the end a pattern of Islamic life skills, based on a communication perspective (God, self, others, Nature), which is frequently mentioned in Islamic documents and principles, is extracted under four main dimensions and skills of self-knowledge, empathy with others, knowledge of nature and theology, and ten components and forty-two characteristics, with two hundred and twelve Qur'anic and Islamic citations. And was designed.

By examining Islamic texts, including the Qur'an and other Islamic texts, regarding the worldly and otherworldly happiness of human beings, detailed skills were obtained that can be used by recognizing and currenting them in all walks of life. He avoided and got rid of life skills and training that originated from one-dimensional and materialistic thinking and lifestyle.

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 Plagiarism in theses has become a prevalent issue in higher education and such an issue has turned to be a matter of concern for educational authorities. To tackle the problem, the very first step is to find out the related influential factors in order to construct a scale so as to investigate the underlying reasons. To this end, the researchers made an attempt to develop a measure with 10 subscales based on an exploratory factor analysis (EFA).

The present study is an applied research that adopted a survey method. Overall, using the convenience sampling method 291 Iranian university professors from different universities were recruited. The researcher-made survey included 39 items with 5-point Likert scale (from “To a very small extent” to “To a very great extent”). The data were analyzed using EFA in the SPSS software.

The results revealed that 68.39 % of the overall variance is explained by 10 subscales. Further, 20.48 %, 8.733 %, and 7.29 % are explained by research, culture, and education factors. The remaining factors include social environment, economy, motivation, creativity, self-confidence, information technology, and legislation weaknesses.

The findings of the present study revealed that all the 10 obtained factors regarding the professors’ viewpoint on plagiarism are compatible with the data and thus it can be an effective tool to investigate Iranian university professors’ views. Additionally, the obtained Cronbach’s Coefficient Alpha value demonstrated that the scale can be employed to assess professors’ beliefs regarding plagiarism.

Quality assurance of higher education, especially philosophiae doctor (PhD) education, is one of the concerns and priorities of higher education planning planners. Comparing educational systems can help to improve the quality of nursing programe. The purpose of this study was to compare the educational system of Nursing Ph.D in Iran with The University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University and Duke University.

This descriptive-comparative study was conducted in 2021. The four-stage Beredy model of description, interpretation, neighborhood, and comparison was used to compare the Iranian nursing education system with the top three nursing schools in the world in 2020. Data were collected by the reputable websites of the universities. Then, the data were compared according to the aim of the research.

the structure of nursing Ph.D program in Iran and the top three nursing schools in the world are approximately similar to each. But, there are differences in the mission, general purpose, the content of courses and their relevance to the needs of society, the allocation of units to research and theoretical courses, training approaches and perspectives on clinical nursing.

Given the comparisons and curriculum advantages of the top three Universities, it is appropriate for Iranian nursing education planners to makefundamental changes to the curriculum of this section in terms of mission, goals, courses, and pay attention to student’s critical thinking, educational needs, and competencies of the graduates.

For evaluating the quality of e-curriculum in order to improve and   having efficiency in e-learning a suitable and valid model is very important, which is the purpose of this study.

The present study is classified as qualitative research in terms of data collection method. The research population is all of specialists, professors and experts active in the field of e-learning in higher education in the country, twenty of whom have been selected by targeted sampling to achieve data saturation. Semi-structured interview method has been used to collect data. First, the documents and texts related to the research topic are studied, Then, according to the obtained factors, an interview was conducted. To analyze the data and determine the factors, the coding method with MAXQDA2020 software has been used.

First, the documents and texts related to the research topic are studied, by using the deductive method and 4 main factors are: managerial organizational, pedagogical, technology, evaluation factors for the quality evaluation model of the electronic curriculum. Then, according to the obtained factors, an interview was conducted. To analyze the data and determine the factors, the coding method with MAXQDA2020 software has been used and 8 main factors have been obtained, which are evaluation, pedagogical, organizational, individual, technological and electronic, environmental (extra-organizational, Political, cultural), learning and moral factors.

Studies confirm that the use of evaluation, pedagogical, organizational and managerial, individual, technological and electronic, environmental (extra-organizational, political, cultural), learning moral factors, in designing an appropriate model for evaluating the quality of e-curriculum are necessary.

Behavioral dependence on the Internet, regardless of whether it is considered a psychological injury or a social problem, is a chronic and recurrent phenomenon that is associated with serious physical, financial, family, social and psychological harm, and in this regard, factors such as psychological, Cognitive, familial and social factors are involved. The goal of this study is to investigate the Comparison of impulsivity, Alexitima and self-harming behaviors in students with Internet addiction and normal students.

The research was causal-comparative. The statistical population included all undergraduate girl students of Kosar University of Bojnord in the academic year 1399-1400, of which  140 of them (70 internet addicted students and 70 regular students) were selected by convenience sampling method. The Young Internet Addiction Questionnaire (1996), the Toronto Alexitima Questionnaire (1994), the Bart Impulsivity Questionnaire (2004), and the Samson Self-Injury Questionnaire (1988) were used. The results were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance in SPSS-20 software.

The results showed that there was a significant difference between Internet addicts and normal students in terms of impulsivity, Alexitima, self-harming behavior and subscales of cognitive, motor, unplanned impulsivity, difficulty in recognizing emotions, difficulty in describing emotions and objective thinking (P<0.05).

It can be concluded that Internet addicted students have more impulsivity, Alexitima and self-harming behavior than normal students.