نشریه راهبردهای پژوهش در علوم تربیتی
پیاپی 1 (زمستان 1402)

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the role of individual innovation and e-learning self-efficacy in predicting the e-learning readiness of Islamic Azad University students of the electronic department.

The statistical population of the study was the students of the Islamic Azad University of the electronic unit in the first semester of the academic year 2023, and among them, 270 people were selected as a sample using the accessible method. The tools used were Aydin et al.'s (2005) personal innovation questionnaire, Aydin et al.'s (2005) e-learning readiness, and Jing and Morgan's (1999) academic self-efficacy. Pearson correlation and multivariate regression were used to analyze the data.

The correlation coefficient results showed that individual innovation and academic self-efficacy had a strong positive and meaningful relationship with students' e-learning readiness. In fact, there was a statistically significant relationship between the three investigated variables (P<0.01). Also, regression analysis indicated that academic self-efficacy and individual innovation are able to predict e-learning readiness among students (β=0.18, β=64; P<0.01).

According to the findings, increasing academic self-efficacy and individual innovation by using training related to them can have a positive effect on students' learning readiness. Therefore, it is suggested that educational professionals consider educational programs in the field of academic self-efficacy and individual innovation in order to create interest in learners.

This research investigated the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on the resilience and academic motivation of high school students. The study employed a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test involving two groups (experimental and control). The statistical population comprised students enrolled in the second year of high school (tenth grade of humanities) during the academic year 2022-2033 in Zabol City. Using convenience sampling, 40 students were selected and assigned into experimental and control groups (n=20). Data were collected using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC; 2003) and the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS; Fairchild et al., 2004). The experimental group received 8-session Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, with each session lasting 2 hours and weekly, while no intervention was conducted for the control group. Data analysis was performed with descriptive statistics and analysis of covariance (univariate and multivariate) using SPSS-26 software. The Results revealed significant differences between the experimental and control groups in terms of resilience (F=73.48, p=0.000, η²=0.69) and academic motivation (F=11.14, p=0.000, η²=0.37). Following the implementation of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, both resilience and academic motivation showed improvement. Considering the research findings, it is evident that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) was beneficial in enhancing resilience and academic motivation. This study contributes to the understanding of the potential positive impact of mindfulness-based interventions on the resilience and academic motivation of high school students.

The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction group therapy on self-care and hope in patients with type 2 diabetes.

The current research was part of a descriptive experimental research using the pre-test-post-test method with a control group and a follow-up stage; The statistical population of the research included all the people referred to the health centers of Gorgan City in 2023 who were suffering from type 2 diabetes and for whom a medical file was registered; Of these, 36 patients with type 2 diabetes were selected as samples using the available sampling method, and after matching, they were randomly replaced in the experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent mindfulness training based on Javadi et al. (2019) during 8 two-hour sessions in 8 weeks, but the control group did not receive training. Both groups completed Tobert et al.'s Diabetes Self-Care Activities Measure (2000) and Schneider's Adult Hope Scale (1999) before, after, and one month after the training sessions. Finally, the data were analyzed using the multivariate analysis of covariance test (MANCOVA).

Results showed that mindfulness-based stress reduction group therapy can improve self-care (F=318.54, P<0.0001, ƞ2=0.85) and hope (F=177.87, P<0.0001, ƞ2=0.85) in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Mindfulness-based stress reduction group therapy can be used as a complementary and facilitating treatment in the treatment of type 2 diabetic patients and improve self-care and hope in these patients.

The main purpose of this study was to present the casual model of social skills in students with specific learning disorders based on personal intelligence and theory of mind: the mediating role of emotional control.

The research method was descriptive and structural equations. The statistical population included elementary students of the second year with specific learning disorders in Ardabil and Tabriz in the academic year 2021-2022 From this population, 115 students with specific learning disorders were selected by purposive sampling. In the presence of the researcher, they individually answered the questionnaires on personal intelligence, emotional control, Stirman's theory of mind, Matson social skills. Data analysis was performed using structural equation modeling and SPSS software version 23 and SmartPLS version 3.

Based on the results, the causal model of the relationship between the theory of mind, personal intelligence, emotional control, and social skills in students with special learning disabilities was confirmed based on different fitting indices (P< 0.05).

According to these results, holding workshops to promote personal intelligence, adjust and manage social skills of these students by school counselors and psychologists is recommended.

The purpose of the present study was to compare the empowerment of the family, the functioning of the family and the quality of the parent-child relationship in normal and gifted students of Gonbadkavus city.

The present research method was comparative. The statistical population was all 2695 boys' first high school students of Gonbad Kavos city. A total of 234 people (117 students from regular schools and 117 students from gifted schools) were selected as the sample size using simple random sampling. In order to collect data, the standard questionnaires of Koren family empowerment  scale (1992), quality of parent-child relationship of Fine et al (1983) and family functioning of Epstein et al (1983) used. In order to analyze the data, multivariate analysis of variance was used by SPSS22.

The results showed that the family empowerment and family function of normal students is better than that of gifted students. But the quality of the parent-child relationship of gifted students is better than normal students.

Based on the results of this research, it was determined that there is a difference between the empowerment of the family, the functioning of the family, and the quality of the parent-child relationship between gifted and normal students in Gonbad Kavus city.

The present research was conducted with the aim of designing and validating the growth model of senior managers of Iran's telecommunications industry.
In terms of design, the research is mixed research that has been done with both qualitative and quantitative methods.  First, in the qualitative part, the main components were identified, and based on the identified components, the growth model of senior managers of Iran's telecommunications industry was designed.  In the quantitative part, the validity of the designed model has been checked by performing factor analysis.  The statistical population of the qualitative section includes industry experts and university faculty members.  At this stage, the snowball sampling method was used, based on which 17 semi-structured interviews were conducted to reach theoretical saturation.  The statistical population in the quantitative section consists of 172 senior managers, which was calculated using Cochran's method.  A researcher-made questionnaire did data collection.  The questionnaire is designed based on five dimensions of individual growth, organizational growth, educational growth, research growth, and professional growth and 25 components.  Four subject experts confirmed the validity of the questionnaire and its reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha as 0.94.  The obtained data were subjected to exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis using SPSS24 and Lisrel software.
The results obtained from the present research showed that the fit indices of the growth model of senior managers of the Iranian telecommunication industry are acceptable and suitable, and the proposed model has acceptable validity.
The results of this study showed that the current research is a dynamic and systematic framework for the professional growth and development of the senior managers of Iran's telecommunications industry through the design of various professional development programs such as personal development (strengthening skills to face change), educational development (creating multiple learning opportunities), organizational development (empowerment to acquire required skills), research development (ability to lead research projects) and professional development (ability to present has provided services to the organization and society).