فصلنامه فرهنگ در دانشگاه اسلامی
سال یازدهم شماره 2 (پیاپی 39، تابستان 1400)

Universities and higher education institutions are facing with challenges such as increased competitions, resources shortage and variability in customer demand in terms of requested services that show the necessity of paying attention to lean culture in higher education institutions.

The main objective of this paper is to identify and to illustrate lean culture factors in universities and higher education institutions, so that respect for people, continuous improvement and eliminating wastage are achieved.

This study used qualitative method and systematic review with functional purpose. A comprehensive systematic review of academic studies (journals, books, and theses) were undertaken drawn from different data bases researches of three key words (lean + culture + higher education) and related citations between 1990 till 2021. A total sample of 60 references (51 academic paper, 6 books, and 3 theses) were analyzed. The criteria for choosing documents were, aligning topic, abstract, and content with lean culture in higher education.

The results showed that seven main identified dimensions, form lean culture in higher education, which are: core values, lean principles, leadership, people, team work, relations with environment and artifacts. Overall, lean culture appears to have significant and measurable value when used to improve academic and administrative operations in higher education.

Use of lean culture in higher education has been increasingly acceptable for research studies. Emphasis on extending lean culture and lean values should be considered.

The aim of this study is to investigate the formation of the current governance of the Iranian higher education system (state-oriented and centralized) through the theory of path dependence after the Islamic Revolution.

In this study, using a qualitative approach and using the historical analysis strategy, the formation of the governance of the Iranian higher education system was examined. The method of data collection in the study was the library form. Thus, scientific documents related to how the government and the higher education system were run in the period after the Islamic Revolution were examined.

Examination of the reproduction mechanisms in the process of path dependence showed that a self-reinforcing sequence has led to the formation of government-oriented governance in the Iranian higher education system. These sequences were as follows: 1. The occurrence of the Islamic Revolution, war, and the adoption of a state-oriented approach, 2. The failure of policies related to structural reforms, and 3. Weakness in the implementation of laws related to the autonomy of universities.

In general, it can be said that the Islamic Revolution and the occurrence of the imposed war as two main Critical Junctures have led to the formation of government-oriented and centralized governance in Iran's higher education system, and with the failure of structural reform policies this type of governance has also been strengthened, so that it is not easy to reverse it now.

This study aims to investigate the effect of wisdom and intellect, as one of the most pivotal abilities to create internal happiness, from the viewpoint of Quran verses and Hadith so that educational systems could focus on the improvement and amelioration of this ability to foster a happy and content person.

This thesis uses the interpretation of religious contents including the Quran and hadith as the procedure.

According to the performed analysis of Quran and hadith, wisdom, as the most prominent capacity and talent of human beings, is a combination of cognitive, moral, spiritual, emotional, devotional, physical, current and kinetic, tactic and problem-solving abilities as well as the ability to make a subsistence and enjoy the life. Therefore, fostering this capacity plays an important role in rearing an internally satisfied person.

Educational systems, including family, schools, and universities should adopt regulations and standards to foster a satisfied, strong, and powerful person. Moreover, they should concentrate on cognitive, moral, spiritual, emotional, devotional, physical, current and kinetic, tactic and problem-solving abilities et al. abilities to bring up a worldly and hereafter satisfied person.

Political training is the process that leads to an increase in the skills and capabilities of citizens to influence their political and social destiny, and it is important to recognize effective factors on the political Training of citizens. Students are important part of citizens in the field of political and social activity, which is important to identify effective factors on the political Training of the class. Therefore, the main issue of this study is to identify the factors affecting the political Training of students and measuring the impact of each of these factors.

This research has been done using survey method and using questionnaire and also usage of systematic sampling method, between the technical and engineering universities of Tehran two state universities and two Islamic azad (open) universities were selected and the number of 384 students were selected as samples. In order to compare the data, the method of percentage and calculation of the mean and to determine the effect of variables and generalize the results to the statistical population and measure the effect of the studied variables, one-sample student t-test (T) was used.

Effective factors on political training of students have been identified and the effect of these factors is measured in 10 indicators.

The results show that four indicators of individual, family, mass media and international developments have a significant effect on political Training of university students and other indices.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the narrative of "seven ages" and to examine the stages of child rearing and its adaptation to the views of some experts in educational sciences.

This is a library research and has been done by analytical-documentary method.

The educational method presented by the religious leaders (P.B.U.T) in the narration of "Seven Ages" based on the needs and abilities of the child, has been in three stages of seven-year development and the views of the scholars of educational sciences are to a large extent in accordance with the recommendations given in the narration .

The model presented by the Imams is a complete model for the development of children's talents and their proper upbringing and to achieve this, it is necessary for parents and educators to be familiar and educated with this model and its implementation strategies.

This study is conducted with the aim of sociological analysis of cultural problems in Ilam province in order to identify and rank cultural problems in the light of it.

The approach of this research is a qualitative study and based on this, the use of problem-constructing method was put on the agenda and through the presence of various actors with various specialized views or so-called problem-constructing from the perspective of experts and a number of officials. The executive bodies in charge of cultural affairs have been identified. In terms of implementation method, in the present study, the Delphi method has been used and the responses of participants in Delphi have been collected and analyzed in four rounds (stages), to evaluate the quality of the research, respondentʼs credit technique for validitiability was used and transferability and expert consensus were used for reliability.

The most important findings of the research are low level of study, lack of attention to meritocracy, luxury, dramatic consumption, decrease in social vitality, weak work culture, low managerial literacy of managers, despair, high ethnic and linguistic prejudices and low- Attention to the elites of the province can be mentioned as cultural problems.

Most of the cultural problems of the province are in line with the current situation of the society at the macro level and a few numbers of them are of local origin

Attributing indigenous mental structures to concepts borrowed from foreign languages causes a perceptual gap. "Performing social responsibility" is one of the most important concepts of Persian borrowed from foreign languages. The aim of this study is to map Islamic-Iranian structures to fulfill social responsibility using Zaltman metaphor elicitation technique (ZMET).

The present study is applied in terms of purpose and qualitative in terms of type. . The statistical population of the study is people in Tehran, the available sampling method and the sample size includes 15 people.

Data analysis showed that the concept of social responsibility has 26 structures. Environmental protection structures, observance of work ethic, respect for consumer rights, respect for citizens' rights, social services and Supporting workers; These are the most frequent structures of Islamic-Iranian fulfillment of social responsibility. The concept map of social responsibility also includes 36 pairs of structures. The pair of structures for fulfilling social responsibility - environmental protection and fulfilling social responsibility - observing work ethic; are the most frequent pairs of Islamic-Iranian structures performing social responsibility.

According to the research results, environmental protection is the most important Islamic-Iranian structure related to social responsibility.