نشریه نامه آموزش عالی
پیاپی 34 (تابستان 1395)

Abstract: This study aimed to development and validation of test research capabilities and evaluation it’s in graduate students. Methodology of research is survey and cross-correlation research. The population was the graduate students in the master's program in University of Tehran, Allameh Tabatabaei, Shahid Beheshti and Mohaghegh Ardabili. This study was simple random sampling. Number of samples based on Kregci-Morgan table, 377 person were selected. Researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data for research capabilities. Validity was approved by the faculty and the reliability factor 0/97 Cronbach's alpha was calculated. Exploratory factor analysis using principal components with regard to the issue of higher loadings of 0/40 showed that 9 factor extraction that %64/44 of the variance could be derived to explain research capabilities. High internal consistency alpha coefficient for the agent (the 0/66 to 0/94) showed. The results of feature parameters of two independent group’s t-test showed that male and female students in some of research capabilities were significantly different.

Abstract: The recognition of employee's status in the behavioral field and determination of affecting factors on it plays a key role in improving the performance of universities. Thus, the purpose of this descriptive-correlative study is determination of factors that are influential on organizational citizenship behavior expanding in higher education system to desirable development of organizational citizenship behavior within country's universities. Therefore, Mazandaran University has been studied as a case study. Research statistical population includes 11 human resource's officials and professionals of Mazandaran University that these people were selected by purposive sampling method. The data were gathered by using paired comparisons questionnaire and analyzed by using DEMATEL technique. After the verification of questionnaire's content validity by experts and determination of reliability rate (96%), the results showed that among studied variables, organizational climate variable as the most influential factor , and so organizational citizenship behavior variable as the most impersonal variable are selected and appropriate the most extent of impressionability. Therefore, it is suggested that university's governors provide a context to enhance their employee's organizational citizenship behavior through application of studied variables.

Abstract: The present paper examines a fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) for Prioritize the factors affecting the choice of academic experts to select a research cooperator and a professor as a supervisor of thesis from the perspective of students. The main question is that with what criteria a cooperator or supervisor is selected for academic research or thesis. Some effective criteria determined by using the expert ideas in a analyzing the faculty member's promotion regulations and top supervisors or professors election regulations of ministry of science and technology. To rank determined criteria, hierarchy tree composed. Based on the hierarchy tree, AHP questionnaire designed and then distributed among faculty experts. This study show that research and training activities of teachers are respectively in first ranks for the both of choices.

Abstract: The main aim of this study is to identify and compare similarities and differences of universities in the East Asian countries offering distance learning with Payame Noor University in terms of missions, prospects, general features and method of student admission. The present research is a documentary study conducted by a comparative-analytic method. Statistical population for the study included all of the universities in Japan, China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Iran. Among them, The Open University of Japan, The Open University of China, Indira Gandhi national Open University of India, Allama Iqbal Open University of Pakistan, Terbuka University of Indonesia, and Payame Noor University were selected by a purposeful sampling. Data required for the research were collected by study of documents and formal websites of the universities. Results indicated that the universities under study made fundamental changes in their educational systems by their own initiatives. Thus using their successful experiences and localizing them in our country could lead to development and better quality of distance learning in our country.

Abstract:The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare existing and optimal state mechanisms for financing education and higher education. The rsearch method was descriptive survey and the participants in this study included 52 experts of Plan & Budget Organization and the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Science, Research and Technology that were selected by simple random sampling.The main tool To collect data,was a researcher-made questionnaire whose content validity and reliability (α>0.8) were confirmed. For analyzing the data of research descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used (T-test, paird T-test and Friedman test).Comparison of financing mechanisms in education revealed public education financing in both the current and the optimal state is of the greatest importance. The results about higher education indicated that in the current state, mechanism of public education financing is of the greatest importance, and in the optimal state, the mechanism of contract with manufacturing institutions and service industries is of the most importance.

Abstract: The aim of this study is to provide a model of an educational departments’ heads professional competence at Tehran University. Research methods are practical and in terms of data gathering, they are quantitative. The study sample included all educational departments’ heads of Tehran University, which consists of 167 departments’ heads who responded to 93 questionnaires. For data gathering, (self-made) questionnaires were used. Reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient standing at 93%. For data analysis, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics and Friedman test was used confirmatory factor analysis first. The results indicate that the model consisted of 12 components (planning, organization, human resource management, communication, leadership, decision making, teamwork, monitoring, information and communication technology, and professional ethics, scientific and psychological). Results also showed that the greatest competence of educational departments’ heads is related to decision-making, communication and leadership, and the least competence is related to some aspect such as psychological competence.

Abstract: The present paper examines critical thinking disposition and its relation with the academic performance among master's degree students of Humanities, Language-literature and Engineering faculties at Yazd University. The sample consisted of 280 students of both genders from the three faculties who were selected by random classification sampling. Ricketts's Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (2003) was used. The Data were analyzed using Factor analysis and Pearson correlation. Results show that most students had normal disposition to critical thinking.Research results showed that there waz a positive and significant correlation between critical thinking disposition and academic performance. Also, the results showed that critical thinking disposition of Humanities faculty students was significantly higher than the Engineering faculty. There was not significant differences between male and female students in the use of critical thinking disposition. The study also showed the need to conduct research on teaching and assessment methods and their impact on critical thinking disposition.