نشریه نامه آموزش عالی
پیاپی 49 (بهار 1399)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors related to academic achievement and dropout among the students of Yazd University. The research method was descriptive-survey. The study population consisted of all senior students of Yazd University in Humanities (616 students). Using the Morgan table, 242 students were selected by random sampling. The research tools were two questionnaires of academic success and failure factors.Show moreShow lessThe validity of the questionnaires was determined by the opinions of six faculty members of Yazd University. A high Cronbach's alpha value of 0.7 for different constructs indicated the optimum reliability of the questionnaires. Data were analyzed at two levels of descriptive and inferential using the one sample t-test, Independent sample t-test and Friedman test. The findings showed that the factors shaping students' academic success include interest in the field of study, parental understanding, motivation, teacher proficiency, teacher-student interaction, content appealing, content relevance to real needs, familiarity with the job market, and ability to communicate scientifically with professors and classmates. Show moreShow lessFactors causing the students to drop out include lack of prior study in the classroom, lack of a regular study schedule, lack of focus on study, difficult exams, textbook complexity, lack of relevance of the needs to the courses, unfamiliarity with the labor market and inability to communicate scientifically. Based on the findings, the study suggests introducing students to how to study effectively, familiarize them with the applied disciplines, and the future job market, and a more effective communication with the university counseling centers.

Kano model determines the basic, motivational and performance requirements affecting customers’ satisfaction and integrating this model with QFD makes the analysis and prioritization of customer needs and technical requirements better. This paper aims to evaluate the quality of educational services using a combination of Kano and QFD model in Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. The principles and concepts of this methodology, its function in prioritization of customer’s needs and the process of this method to assess the quality of educational services have been provided. In this study, by identifying the needs of students and determining the gap between expectations and perceptions based on SERVQUAL questionnaire at the University and estimating the relative importance of using the Kano model, firstly, by identifying the technical features secondly, estimating the relationship between the technical requirements and customers’ need in the third phase, finally, priority technical specifications are achieved. This research is practical in terms of purpose and descriptive survey in terms of data collection. The statistical population includes 12000 students studying at Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman. In this study, 372 people were selected using Cochran formula at 5% error level.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the status quo of talent management in Bu Ali Sina University, and to test the role of job type in its perception. The study population consisted of all faculty members (440) and non-faculty members (staff)(735) of Bu Ali Sina University with a total of 1175 who were selected by stratified random sampling method through Cochran formula. The research method is quantitative, descriptive and survey type, and especially cross-sectional studies. Oehley (2007) 36-item talent management questionnaire was used for data collection. Cronbach's alpha and confirmatory factor analysis were used to determine the reliability and validity of the instrument. For data analysis, one-sample t-test, Friedman and Manova multivariate analysis of variance were used by Spss25 software. The results showed that: the status of talent recruitment and recruitment variables, identifying and separating talented staff, employing talent, creating and maintaining positive relationships and talent management in the whole sample was above average level, and the status of talent development and talent retention was average level. Manova F values ​​at the 0.01 level were significant and indicated the moderating role of job type in talent management perception and its dimensions in faculty members and staff.

Education quality has been a big concern of higher education systems in many countries across the globe. Empirical studies show that education expenditures rely so much on oil revenues, which has been one of the channels of decreasing the quality of education. Today, with the advent of the knowledge-based economy, the importance of quality education and the learning of scientific skills have become more important. This study investigates the effect of oil dependence on quality of education in oil-rich countries. The coefficients are estimated by panel data method using data in time period of 2017-2020 in these countries. According to the results, oil dependency has a negative and significant impact on the quality of education. Quality of education is positively and significantly associated with per capita income and population growth. And there is a positive and significant relationship between government expenditure on education and oil dependency. The quality of education and government spending on education both have a negative and significant relationship with unemployment

The purpose of this study was to investigate the capability of the top public universities in professional development from the viewpoints of graduate students of this university. This study was a survey one. The research population included all graduate students of Shiraz University that by using simple random sampling method, 236 of them were selected as sample. The data of 218 of them were collected and analyzed. The research scale was a professional development capability questionnaire made by researcher which its validity and reliability were analyzed and validated. SPSS23 software and one-sample t-test, repeated measures analysis of variance, and mixed variance analysis were used for data analysis. The results showed that from the perspective of graduate students, the capability of Shiraz University in their professional development was less than average, there was a significant difference between the dimensions of professional development in general and the perspective of male and female students.

The purpose of this study was, at first, to review the components of knowledge leadership and then to investigate the status quo with regards to these components at the departments of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. In doing so, case study research method was used. From a total of 54 department heads, 15 were selected as key informants through purposive sampling technique. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the selected participants. At first, the major components of knowledge leadership were identified and extracted by systematic review. These components include learning leadership, change leadership, collaboration, coaching, knowledge sharing, shared outlook, knowledge development, network collaboration, creative problem-solving, conflict management and trust-building. Second, analyzing the status quo of knowledge leadership at departments indicated that mediation in conflict resolution, atmosphere of trust, knowledge acquisition, creating learning opportunities, lawful orientation of the department, collaborative decision-making, respecting others, inter-organizational interactions, interdisciplinary approach and young faculty members are considered as categories related to knowledge leadership at the departments under study. Overall, results revealed that there is a big gap between the status quo of knowledge leadership at departments and the ideal situation.

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of organizational health in the professional development of faculty members of the College of Natural Resources of University of Tehran. The research methodology was applied and descriptive-correlational, and the research population was the faculty members of the College of Natural Resources of University of Tehran (N = 72). Data were collected using two questionnaires of organizational health and professional development. Their Cronbach's alpha coefficients were 0.2 and 0.2, respectively. Content validity was used to determine the validity of the questionnaires. The results showed that the organizational health status of the College of Natural Resources was above average and the status of faculty members' professional development was moderate. The findings also showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between organizational health and professional development and among the components of organizational health, morale has the most role in predicting professional development of faculty members.