نشریه نامه آموزش عالی
پیاپی 63 (پاییز 1402)

The present study was carried out with the purpose of " A comparative study of the latest developments in the topics of the doctoral course in higher education management in Iran with some selected universities in the world ". Three basic questions have been in the focus of researchers' attention: 1) What is the content of the higher education management doctorate curriculum in world-class universities and Iranian universities? 2) What are the differences between the content of the higher education management doctorate curriculum in world-class universities and Iranian universities? and 3) based on the content of the curriculum of the doctorate course in higher education management of world-class universities, what practical suggestions can be made to update the content of the curriculum of this field in Iranian universities?

In order to answer the mentioned questions, the common method of Brody (1977) was used in comparative studies. The unit of analysis in this research was the content of the curricula and the method of qualitative content analysis - document analysis was used in the framework and stages governing comparative studies.

In this regard, the curricula of 19 universities were studied to the extent of information saturation, and then suggestions were made in the shadow of their proximity and comparison.

The findings of the study showed that in order to improve the curriculum of the field, in the definition and allocation of theoretical and practical units in the field of internship, contemporary issues of higher education, international higher education, legal aspects in higher education, simulating the role of university president and thought about psychology in higher education.

The objective of this research is to identify the dimensions and components of the internationalization of universities.

The method of the present research is a systematic review method. According to this technique, a detailed and in-depth review of the research literature on the issue of internationalization of universities has been done and finally the findings of related researches have been integrated and examined.

The findings of the research based on the final reviewed articles led to the extraction of 38 open codes for the total factors of university internationalization and 12 main codes including: human resources (staff/ faculty members), students, education and curriculum, research, International communication and cooperation, organizational structure, leadership and management, culturalize, infrastructures, budget and financial affairs, international strategy and effective environmental factors (external influencing factors).

Universities must work to establish an international reputation and win recognition on a global scale in order to achieve their overarching objectives and advance in today's competitive atmosphere. The phenomena of university internationalization has some aspects that are of double importance. These factors were recognized and studied in the current research as main codes, and their examples were provided to help illustrate the subject.

The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the factors affecting the promotion of curriculum planning culture in Iranian higher education.

The research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of data collection. The statistical population of the study was the formal and informal faculty members of the universities of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in the fields of planning, management, educational sciences, psychology and social sciences, whose number was over 78, and among them, using Cochran's formula, 65 Subjects were selected as a sample and selected by stratified random sampling method. The instrument used in this study was a researcher-made questionnaire that was developed based on interviews with relevant experts and a review of theoretical foundations. The validity of the questionnaire was obtained using the Delphi method and the reliability coefficient was estimated to be 0.949 using the Cronbach's alpha formula. For data analysis, SPSS.v16 software was used for descriptive and inferential analysis.

Research findings showed. Findings showed that the factors affecting the promotion of curriculum culture in higher education can be summarized in five factors, the most important of which are the political factor with an impact of 34.93% and the economic factor with an impact of 11.062%. In total, the five factors explain 63.6% of the promotion of curriculum planning culture in higher education.

Paying attention to these factors can make it possible to better identify strengths and weaknesses, as well as threats and opportunities in realizing the culture of curriculum planning in higher education.

The study aimed to assess adherence to scientific writing principles in Social Sciences dissertations at Razi University between 2013 and 2019 based on desirable research criteria.

This study is applied and utilized a descriptive-evaluative approach, examining 765 dissertations titles. A checklist was employed as the research measurement tool, validated for reliability and validity.

Findings indicated Economics and general psychology departments had the most dissertations. Adherence to content criteria was prominent in knowledge and information science, guidance and counseling, educational management-entrepreneurship, psychology, accounting, economics, sociology, and political science. Likewise, adherence to structural criteria was highest in guidance and counseling, psychology, knowledge and information science, educational management-entrepreneurship, accounting, economics, sociology, and political science. Dissertations' content primarily adhered to desirable criteria in the introductory section, research data, participants, and ethical considerations. Similarly, in the structure of dissertations, criteria were observed in presentation format, references-citation, and writing style.

The results indicated significant differences in research criteria among faculty groups, with thesis content being weaker than structure. However, overall, the dissertations demonstrated higher adherence to scientific writing principles than the average level.

The present study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the impact of website quality on the reputation of the university, taking into account the role of the behavior of creating common value with students and the image of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.

In this quantitative research, the data was distributed among the students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad using the standard questionnaire of Farudi et al. To check the reliability of the questionnaires, Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability were used, and to measure the validity, construct validity and confirmatory factor analysis were used, and the obtained values indicated the appropriate reliability and validity of the questionnaires. Data analysis was done by structural equation modeling method and using SPSS22 and Smart PLS2 software.

The findings of the research showed that the features and programs of the website have a positive and significant effect on the participation and citizenship behaviors of students. Participatory and citizenship behaviors of students also have a significant impact on the image of Ferdowsi University. Also, the image of the university has a positive and significant effect on the reputation of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. The mediating roles of students' participation and citizenship behaviors and the image of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad were also confirmed in the present study.

The findings of the research show that the website is an important factor in the reputation of an organization, especially a university. Trying to increase website features such as unique design, valuable content, easy access, etc. is a valuable measure to improve the quality of the website, which plays an effective role in satisfying users. Of course, it should also be mentioned that the website shows things like knowledge production, ranking and value creation, and a view of the quality of that institution.

Resilience is the process, ability, or consequence of successful adaptation to threatening conditions. One of the most important issues is resilience in the field of education and training; Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate how students' resilience was created during the e-learning course during the Covid-19 epidemic.

The present study is a qualitative cross-sectional descriptive study that is also applied from the perspective of the purpose. Participants were 18 students and faculty members who were interviewed in a semi-structured manner. The samples were purposefully selected using the technique of maximum diversity, taking into account their degree and field of study. A semi-structured interview guide with reference to resilience theory was also developed and the data were analyzed using theme analysis method.

Finally, 97 codes, 20 sub-themes and five main themes were obtained, which include: 1- Individual and internal planning and preparation 2- Technology factors 3- Content factors 4- Agility factors and 5- Evaluation and support factors. Each of the components is composed.

According to the results of the research, it seems necessary to promote and empower students by strengthening resilience. Resilience also allows students to manage adverse conditions by accepting challenges and improve their academic performance by having a positive view of change. In this context, it is necessary to consider infrastructure, hardware, software, and academic aspects along with individual, behavioral, and personality factors together as a comprehensive basket of educational factors involved in resilience.