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        1 - A model for implementing changes in curriculum in higher education
        mahboobeh khosravi mani arman
        The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting the implementation of educational innovations in higher education has taken place in Iran .This research was applied and exploratory.. The study sample consisted of teachers training and curriculum area ( a More
        The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting the implementation of educational innovations in higher education has taken place in Iran .This research was applied and exploratory.. The study sample consisted of teachers training and curriculum area ( as experts ), respectively. Based on the results of six categories of factors that affect the implementation of educational innovations have a direct impact on Iran's higher education system , including culture curriculum, the characteristics of acceptors innovation , innovation , the characteristics of policies of the macro environment, limiting factors and facilitating factors were identified . Manuscript profile
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        2 - Evaluating Indicators of Organizational Agility by Fuzzy Multi Criteria Decision Making: (Iran Power Development Organization)
        Zeinolabedin Akbarzadeh Mohammad valipourkhatir Mohammad mohammadpouromran
        Agility makes it possible for organizations in today's complex and constantly changing environment to ensure their survival with rapid, innovative and creative responses. In this regard, the present study attempts to study main indicators of agility in Iran Power Develo More
        Agility makes it possible for organizations in today's complex and constantly changing environment to ensure their survival with rapid, innovative and creative responses. In this regard, the present study attempts to study main indicators of agility in Iran Power Development Organization (IPDO). Firstly, four main criterions referring to the literature selected include of “leveraging impact of people and information”, “cooperate to enhance competitiveness”, “enriching customer”, “mastering change and uncertainty”. Subsequently, by designing questionnaire and determining it’s content validity by academic members, intuitive data from IPDO experts has been collected. Then, reliability has been evaluated using Gous method for consistency examination of pairwise comparisons matrix. Finally data were analyzed using fuzzy multi-criteria decision making technique. The findings shows that “cooperate to enhance competitiveness” with the importance degree (0.301) is the most importance of the main criterion for selecting the more agile organizational unit. While in Iran Power Development Organization it has third priority. The main criteria “leveraging impact of people and information” with the importance degree (0.277), “mastering change and uncertainty” with the importance degree (0.238), “enriching customer” with the importance degree (0.184), were three next most important criterion in the selection of organizational units are more agile. The results point out that IPDO should be more focus on the priority of indicators affecting the agility to minimize the gap between current and desired situation. Manuscript profile
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        3 - Faculty members’ Competencies for achieving the academic mission : A reflection from the perceptions and expectations of doctoral students
        Ghasem Salimi elham heydari fahime keshavarzi
        The evolution of future universities highly depends on the current initiatives, policies and professional faculty development programs. This study is an attempt to examine the expected faculty members’ competencies for the next decade from doctoral students’ viewpoint. More
        The evolution of future universities highly depends on the current initiatives, policies and professional faculty development programs. This study is an attempt to examine the expected faculty members’ competencies for the next decade from doctoral students’ viewpoint. The studied sample consisted of full-time doctoral students of Shiraz University in the academic year of 92-93 214 students were randomly selected according to their gender and fields of study for the survey. The research instrument was a questionnaire constructed by the researcher. The results showed that according to doctoral students, the most expected competency on the part of faculty members in the following decade, would be research competency, however, currently their teaching competency is more favorable than others. Furthermore, this study revealed a huge gap between the current and the desired situations as far as teaching, research, counseling services and collaborative with colleagues competencies are concerned. A significant correlation was found between the different dimensions of faculty members’ competencies. This study can inspire the policy-makers of professional faculty development at Iranian universities by the suggestions offered finally. Manuscript profile
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        4 - Identification of Employability Capabilities Graduates of Universities based on Grounded Theory
        Mohammad  abbas abbaspour
        Objective: This study aimed to investigate and identify the capabilities of the employability of the graduates of the universities and higher education institutions. Research Method: The research method used in this study is based on qualitative research method and gro More
        Objective: This study aimed to investigate and identify the capabilities of the employability of the graduates of the universities and higher education institutions. Research Method: The research method used in this study is based on qualitative research method and grounded theory. Statistical population of the study was graduates of master and the sampling method used is purposive sampling and needed information gathered through semi-structured interviews of 21 graduates and analized by content analysis method. Findings: The central phenomenon was employability, results showed that employability is multi-faceted conception that has a set of factors, conditions, features, and capabilities and In today's world, if graduates do not equip with the employability skills to find employment don’t success. Conclusion: The turning point of the study compared with previous studies identifying employability capabilities, as well as factors, circumstances, contexts and strategies to strengthen it and attention and focus it requires a systematic approach and is looking to play a role in reducing unemployment graduates. Manuscript profile
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        5 - University in Iran and their convergence with the adaptive University components (case study of Allameh Tabataba’i University)
        Saeed Ghiasi Nodooshan kamran malekpour
        University closely related to other aspects of society such as the economy, technology, and politics and so on. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the Iranian Universities and their convergence is implemented with components Adaptive University that Allameh Taba More
        University closely related to other aspects of society such as the economy, technology, and politics and so on. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the Iranian Universities and their convergence is implemented with components Adaptive University that Allameh Tabataba’i University case is examined. Quantitative research is the method of survey. The population of this research was Allameh Tabataba'i University faculty members who were serving in the academic year 94-1393, is the use of random sampling of 100 subjects participated in the study. Data collecting tools, here, is questionnaire made by the researcher that were set based on components of adaptive university in items 46 with likert From totally agree to totally disagree. To verify the validity of the opinions of specialists and experts in the field were used. And to ensure the reliability of Cronbach's alpha coefficient formula is used: the results have been reported for Components 87/0. Analysis of both descriptive and inferential statistics were used .The descriptive statistics of the variables-such as mean, standard deviation, and frequency and inferential statistics, T- test to answer questions on the research and analysis of variance and Tukey test (HSD) for comparing the variables used out. To describe and analyze data from SPSS20 mail tool was used. According to research findings every six Components adaptive University of Allameh Tabatabai University have been reported more than mediocrity. This means that the current status of Allameh Tabatabai University of convergence of the adaptive component is the relatively good. Manuscript profile
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        6 - Causal model explaining the challenges of achieving the University's research in specialized Universities Case studies: Allameh Tabataba'i University
        mosavi tayebeh drnemati drnemati
        The purpose of this study model challenges, obstacles and constraints in the implementation of research at Universities specialized in the research, Allameh Tabataba'i University, the largest university in the humanities specialist, has been studied. The study populatio More
        The purpose of this study model challenges, obstacles and constraints in the implementation of research at Universities specialized in the research, Allameh Tabataba'i University, the largest university in the humanities specialist, has been studied. The study population consisted of members Lmy‌ above, and managers and experts Tabataba'i University, which included 413 and 124 people. In this study, initially through extensive theoretical study and previous research at national and international, related resources aimed at Allameh Tabataba'i University and on the pattern Vlkvayn (1999), Challenges, obstacles to the realization of University Scholarships at Allameh Tabataba'i University in six areas: a) academic culture, b) structural Mdyryty- c) scientific and professional, d) financial credit, e) rights and legal) IT has been identified on the basis model of causal research is explained. Then, based on the identified challenges and the integration of the questionnaire in this regard, Mhqq‌Sakhth research questionnaire has been developed. Then, face and content validity of the instrument, through interviews with 12 experts in the field and determine the validity of this instrument, and acknowledged the challenges identified in the implementation of research at the University of Allameh Tabatabba'I University and model Ali about it, through confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling carried out. It should be noted that the above reliability using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, equal to 95/0 calculated. The results showed that all the identified challenges posed by the respondents approved Mdyryty- structural challenges than other challenges, from their perspective, has been a higher priority. Furthermore, the results suggest that differences in points of view in the two groups of respondents in relation to the challenges identified, segregated schools and organizational position, has been observed. Manuscript profile
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        7 - Study the role of emotional intelligence and cultural intelligence in the fields of organizational transformation tends
        mohsen tabatabaeimozabadi
        The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of emotional intelligence and cultural intelligence in organizational transformation tends of Tehran municipality managers. The research is across Correlation/ Descriptive which survey tend to organizational transformation, More
        The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of emotional intelligence and cultural intelligence in organizational transformation tends of Tehran municipality managers. The research is across Correlation/ Descriptive which survey tend to organizational transformation, based on two variables: emotional intelligence and cultural intelligence. The target population is 144 Tehran municipality managers in 1393 in which 105 people were selected by simple random sampling. For data gathering was used Goleman emotional intelligence test with 33 questions, Ang et, al cultural intelligence questionnaire with 20 items and Multifactor transformational leadership questionnaire for Bass and Avolio with 20 questions. EI reliability Cronbach's alpha coefficient scale 0.88, cultural intelligence 0.86 and multifactor leadership questionnaire was confirmed 0.78. Describe and analyze data using Pearson correlation and stepwise regression analysis was conducted. The results showed that between the dimensions of emotional intelligence (self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills) and organizational transformation, there is a significant and positive correlation and between the dimensions of emotional intelligence, self-regulation and self-motivation can forecasting trends to their organizational transformation. Also the results showed that between cultural intelligence and its dimensions (Metacognitive, cognitive, motivational and behavioral) and organizational transformation there is a significant positive correlation and between the dimensions of cultural intelligence, cognitive and behavioral cultural intelligence can anticipate trends to organizational transformation.  Manuscript profile