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Although ethics is essential to every occupation, it is even more crucial in the professions of the healthcare sector as the spiritual and responsible behavior of these employees toward patients plays a pivotal role in improving and restoring their health. Social capital is a significant determinant of the level of professional ethics. The organizations that respect social norms and principles could create a platform of trust and mutual communication between individuals to contribute to professional ethics promotion.

The present study aimed to model the structural equation of the correlation between social capital and the professional ethics of the specialists of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.

This study was conducted in all the hospitals in Shiraz, Iran (n = 33) in 2019. Cluster sampling was applied to select 10% of the hospitals as the research population, and several general practitioners and specialists (n = 200) completed the questionnaires for data collection. In addition, data on social capital were collected using the social capital questionnaire (2012), and the field data regarding the professional ethics of the physicians and medical specialists were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire.

Themeanscores of the social capital and professional ethics of the participants were higher than cut-off points. In addition, the final model of the study indicated that the professional ethics of the practitioners could be predicted by their perceptions of social capital.

Social capital is an important criterion of the survival of every system and organization, including medical organizations. Given the importance of social capital in the growth, success, and sustainability of social systems, administrators and health officials must develop basic infrastructure and an atmosphere of trust, security, and loyalty through the improvement of ethics among medical staff, especially among physicians and medical specialists.

Aim of Research was to study the effect of Reflective thinking based teaching on development of Students’ inquiry based learning of science lessons of primary schools. Sampling and sample size: Statistical population included elementary students of Kerman studying in fifth. According to Convenience Sampling method, 46 students of two fifth grade classes in a primary school were selected. Instruments: Research instruments were “teacher tool box for preschool to eight grade students in science” and two teacher made tests”. Inquiry based learning level of students who were taught based on reflective thinking was significantly higher than control group.in the fields of using scientific tools and technology, utilizing scientific methods and argument strategies, establishing scientific communication and using scientific concepts and data. Using reflective thinking teaching, students can obey scientific method in answering and using resources, equipment and technologies and take advantage from all scientific terms and concepts thoughtfully.