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Farzaneh Jahani, Mohhammad Rafiei,
Volume 12, Issue 2 (9-2009)
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Background: Since of the importance of publishing medical articles in evaluation of faculty members’ activity and ranking of universities, this study was designed investigate faculty members’ opinion about intendancy in writing Persian and non Persian articles. Methods and Materials: This cross-sectional analytical study is carried out by census method. Data were gathered by a questionnaire which its validity and reliability were confirmed. Data was analyzed by ANOVA,T-test, Chi square and correlation coefficient. Results: The most important barriers in academic members' intendancy to articles were too busy in education or clinical treatment with the mean of 4.281.06, lack of experienced persons for writing non Persian articles as counselor with the mean of 3.981.00 , lack of research teams with the mean of 3.950.98, long time in proposal approval with the mean of 3.961.02, lack of journal editorial board supporting in accepting of descriptive articles with the mean of 3.951.02 and long time from receiving articles until their approval and publishing with the mean of 3.951.07. Conclusion: By decreasing education hours, shortening the process of proposal approval, introducing expert persons in writing non Persian articles as counselor, shortening the process of evaluating and publishing or rejecting articles can increase academic members’ tendency in writing articles.
Bahman Salehi, Khatereh Seif, Hamid Reza Jamillian, Fariba Ghebleh,
Volume 12, Issue 3 (10-2009)
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Abstract Background: Employed women like men, with their income have many physical and psychological problems and their mental health has been threaded. In our country the most rate of employed women are in Health and Education Ministries. So, we decided to determine the mental health of employed women in this both areas. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was compared the mental health of 131 employed women in University of Medical Sciences with Education office in Arak city with General Health Questioner (GHQ) in 2008. Also effective factors on mental health based on age, education, income, number of children, mental and physical diseases history, marital status, habitancy condition, job satisfaction and experience were determined and data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistics. Results: There was difference between mental health level in women working in Medical Sciences University and Education office of Arak (p=0.041). Also income, age, mental disease history and job satisfaction had direct relationship with mental health Conclusion: Difference between psychological health level of women working in office of Medical Sciences University and Education were significant and income level, age, experience, mental disease history and job satisfaction are the most important factors for mental disorders.
Mohammad Rafiei, Ghasem Mosayebi, ,
Volume 12, Issue 4 (1-2010)
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Abstract Background: Studies which related to effective factors on professors evaluation had a god improvement in academic department. Despite many researches in this area, most of the results have been unconvincing due to data heterogeneous. The aim of this study was to determind and analyze the scores of professors’ evaluation in Arak University of Medical Sciences base on some effective factors. Materials and Methods: This study was an analytical cross-sectional that was carried out on all Arak University of Medical Sciences academic members with census method, during 2001-2007. The scores of professors’ evaluation base on students’ viewepoint and others factors were used and analyzed in achieve of Education Development Center (EDC). Results: The scores mean of professors evaluation during this 6 years were various 15.03-16.45. Evaluation scores mean had significant difference. There were a V.S weak correlation between studens’ number and evaluation score mean. Conclusion: The results of professor evaluation by students were various during 6 years. It must be determine important variables such as class, effective factors on educational period, professors and time of education, and supplementary studies were done by considering these factors.
Ali Ghazavi, Mohammad Rafiei, Ghasem Mosayebi,
Volume 12, Issue 4 (1-2010)
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Abstract Background: One advantage of a textbook is that you can refer back to the textbook for missed, misunderstood, or forgotten information. This does not apply to class lectures notes because heard things can forget quickly and thoroughly. The aim of this study was survey of student’s attitude about reasons of tendency to use lecture notes instead of textbooks. Materials and Methods: This is an analytical cross-sectional study. Sample size was 213 students with different academic fields and terms. Data to students’ tendency to lecture notes were collected and analyzed by valid questionnaire. Results: Most important factors in students’ opinion were, textbook contain is more than lecture notes, society’s tendency to academic degree, inattention to literacy and awareness levels and lack of sufficient proficiency on English language. Conclusion: Tendency to usage of lecture notes is one of basic reasons of students’ stagnation and ultimately, leads to lose of their research morale and motivation
Rafiei, Jahani, Mosavipour,
Volume 14, Issue 1 (3-2011)
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Background: Job satisfaction is viewed as all inclinations or positive feelings that individuals have towards their jobs. Medical universities are in need of motivated professors, as one important paradigm of education, to instruct students of medicine and to improve health and medicine in the society. Noticing the importance of job satisfaction among faculty members in promotion of university aims and enhancement of productivity, this study was conducted to evaluate job satisfaction among faculty members of Arak University of Medical Sciences (AUMS) in 2010. Materials and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional, observational one and the study population consisted of all faculty members at AUMS. Sampling was performed by census and data were collected through demography questionnaire including sex, age, scientific stage, educational department, employment status, and job experience, and Herzberg job satisfaction questionnaire. Results: The mean (standard deviation) of job satisfaction in faculty members of AUMS was 60.72 (11.51) and the mean (standard deviation) of the surveyed stages were as follows: work nature (74.46(12.60)), supervision and relations (62.15(13.69)), job security (57.58 (15.72)), promotion opportunities (57.28(15.74)), physical conditions and work environment (55.84 (14.14)), and salary and benefits (55.56(16.87)) from the maximum 100 score. Conclusion: AUMS faculty members were satisfied with their jobs on the whole. The greatest job satisfaction was related to work nature and the least job satisfaction was with salaries and benefits. By increasing salaries and benefits and providing promotion opportunities, job satisfaction can be enhanced in this group.
Bahman Salehi, Shirin Moradi, Somayeh Ebrahimi, Mohammad Rafiei,
Volume 19, Issue 4 (7-2016)
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Background: Boredom is a psychological phenomenon that was defined as an aversive state or incompatibility with every repetitive experience while the release of stability is not allowed. Boredom has several complications. So, the goal of this study is to compare the predictors of boredom in students of Arak University of medical sciences and Islamic Azad University.
Materials and Methods: The current descriptive-comparative study has been done on966 students (from Arak University of medical sciences and Islamic Azad University). The scale of current study was a checklist list of demographic information, predictors of boredom assess questionnaire, Farmer and Sundberg’boredom proneness scale. Data were analyzed by using chi-square, Pearson correlation, multivariate regression, and Fisher'sz.
Results: The greatest number of students from both universities have normal boredom without a statistically significant difference between male and female students (p=0.06). University factor had the highest average between students. Totally, boredom had a significant correlation with each of the home (p=0.000) and society (p=0.001) factors. All three factors including home (p=0.033), university (p=0.033) and society (p=0.031) can explain and predict boredom in male and female students.
Conclusion: The results showed that university factor was the most important factor for predicting boredom between college students. Thus, in order to avoid adverse effects of boredom on students educational activities, this phenomenon and its causes should be considered.
Sholeh Zakiani , Saied Ghaffari ,
Volume 22, Issue 3 (8-2019)
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Background and Aim: Promoting spiritual intelligence and adherence to ethics leads to higher quality service, efficiency and effectiveness. The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the spiritual intelligence of librarians and the quality of services in the libraries of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences with a professional ethics approach.
Materials and Methods: The research method was descriptive-correlational and with an objective purpose. The statistical population included 180 librarians working in the library of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Data collection was done by two questionnaires of King and Radad. Data analysis was done by inferential methods and Kolmogrov-Smirnov test. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 22 software.
Ethical Considerations: In this study, all principles of research ethics were considered.
Findings: The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the dimensions of spiritual intelligence(critical existential thinking, production of personal meaning, transcendental consciousness, and extension of consciousness) and the quality of services in the libraries.
Conclusion: The result of the research showed that there is a relationship between the spiritual intelligence of librarians and the provision of quality services in the libraries of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences with the professional ethics approach. Therefore, using the spiritual intelligence, service quality in the studied libraries could be increased.
Mohammad Reza Heidari, Mehrdad Goudarzvand Chegini, Hamid Reza Rezaei Kelidbari, Morad Rezaei Dizgah,
Volume 25, Issue 2 (5-2022)
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Background and Aim The internationalization of higher education is an effective strategy to meet the diverse needs of a society. One of the factors determining the failure or success of internationalization is the organizational culture of universities. The present study aims to investigate the role of organizational culture-related factors in the internationalization of Iranian universities.
Methods & Materials This is a quantitative-quantitative study. Participants were 124 Iranian experts in higher education and those involved in internationalization of universities. A researcher-made questionnaire was used as a self-report tool with close-ended questions. In the quantitative stage, structural equation modeling and first- and second-order factor analysis were performed in SPSS and AMOS software.
Ethical Considerations This study was approved by the ethics committee of Islamic Azad University, Rasht Branch (Code: IR.IAU.RASHT.REC.1400.035)
Results The ranking of factors affecting the internationalization of Iranian universities showed that the factor with the highest factor loading was “communication & interaction” (1.03) and the factor with the lowest factor loading was “human/physical/financial resources” (0.87).
Conclusion Communication/interaction of universities with other education centers, as an organizational culture-related factor, plays an important role in the internationalization of Iranian universities.
Fereshteh Akbarzadeh, Saied Baghersalami, Bahman Kargar Shahamat,
Volume 25, Issue 3 (8-2022)
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Background and Aim Hiding knowledge in the organization is a new topic in the field of knowledge management. The purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize the factors affecting knowledge concealment by managers in Guilan University of Medical Sciences by AHP hierarchical method.
Methods & Materials The research is applied in terms of purpose and based on a qualitative-quantitative approach. The statistical population of the study included philosophical experts in the field of management and experimental experts of the University of Medical Sciences who were selected as a sample by purposive sampling method and snowball technique until the theoretical saturation was reached. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview. After enumerating the indicators affecting knowledge concealment and then by hierarchical analysis (AHP) method and using Expert Choice11 software, the identified factors were prioritized.
Ethical Considerations In this research, prior to interviewing the experts, written consent was received from them regarding the confidentiality of the research (Code: IR.IAU.LIAU.REC.1401.002).
Results The research findings showed that among the 7 effective factors considered by experts, the power-seeking factor has the greatest impact on knowledge concealment by managers in the University of Medical Sciences and emotional intelligence has the least weight or importance.
Conclusion Accordingly, by reducing power-seeking, in addition to creating a transparent and reliable atmosphere, it is possible to establish knowledge sharing in the University of Medical Sciences.
