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Human resource productivity is one of the main concerns of managers of organizations, and they always try to identify factors affecting productivity, one of which is employee welfare. The purpose of the present research is to identify the components of the welfare affairs of the property and document registration staff in East Azerbaijan Province in order to provide a suitable model. In this qualitative research, metacombination strategy and content analysis are employed. The studied population included 110 articles, dissertations and Persian and English books written from 2015 to 2022, among which 56 items that were more relevant to the purpose of the present research were purposefully selected as the sample of the study, coded and classified. Then, the main themes were extracted, consolidated, rethought and rearranged. The findings show that the well-being model can be classified into three dimensions: mental, objective and social: the main themes of mental well-being include twelve categories, the objective well-being includes eight categories, and the social well-being includes twelve categories. Therefore, it seems crucial to pay attention to various dimensions of the welfare of the registry office employees. The present model, designed for the welfare of the employees, makes it possible to provide suitable grounds for their health and job satisfaction, and in this way, increase their productivity.

The present research was carried out by the purpose of determining the relationship among organizational loyalty and social undermining by mediating of organizational commitment of school managers in Miandoab. It is applied research considering its purpose and regarding the method of data collection descriptive of correlational kind using modeling structural equations. The statistical population of the present study included all the managers of Miandoab schools in all grades of elementary, first period of high school, second period of high school, technical –professional instruction, vocational training in the educational year of 2021-2022 among them 262 people were selected by using relative class method. In order to collect the needed data, questionnaire of organizational loyalty of (Kumar & Shekhar, 2012) questionnaire of organizational commitment of (Belfor & Wechsler, 1996) questionnaire of social undermining of (Duffy et al, 2002) were used. In order to analyze data and examine causal relations among the variables, modeling structural equations were used. The results showed that organizational loyalty has significant negative relationship effect on social undermining (p

The purpose of this study was to phenomenological study of the barriers and strategies presented in communicating with industry in work-knowledge curriculum. The methodology of this research was qualitative and phenomenological type. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 9 teachers of University and schools in Khoy town during 2019-2020 who were selected purposefully. Recorded interviews were recorded in written form and analyzed in a seven-stage Colaizzi method. An analysis showed the barriers for communicating with industry included 4 components: cultural and value problems, structural and communication problems, facilities and resource problems, Instructional and lesson Content problems, strategies for communicating with industry included three components: improvement of industrial skills instruction, improvement of organizational structure and communication schools and industry, improvement of schools' facilities and motivation of learners.

Hermeneutics is known as the science of interpreting and explaining texts. Hermeneutics, which was originally used as a way to interpret the scriptures and understand the text, has now risen to the level of a philosophical school and even entered the field of research theorizing and curriculum. It is especially important for disciplines about religious texts. For a hermeneutic educator, education is considered to be the heart of education, because education is nothing more than a process of effective application of hermeneutics (language) and for educators, it is a framework that may be used as a strategy and technique called critical thinking, which is a necessity of the present age. The first step of the article starts with extracting materials from the perspective of hermeneutic philosophy of Islamic approach by studying the internal and external texts of the curriculum dimensions and for this purpose the analytical-inferential method is used. In the second stage of the article, by examining the handful of patterns on hermeneutics that were deductive, theoretical, a new model for children's curriculum is presented to offer educators solutions to develop students' judgments and critical thinking from an early age. For this purpose, the practical analogy presented in a prescriptive form has been used as a useful and obligatory knowledge that has a great help in the field of education with an Islamic approach. This is provided that educators are familiar with the specific language of religious instruction, which requires skillful interpretations, so that students can learn how religious subjects influence people.

This study aims to identify the requirements and consequences of lean management in Iranian education using a qualitative approach. The field of research included professors of Iranian universities in the field of management as well as the field of educational administration in 2021. The measurement tool was an interview about the requirements and consequences of implementing lean management. Interviews with 15 academic experts continued until theoretical saturation was achieved. To ensure the validity of the instrument during the research, the review of participating experts as well as the supervision of three non-participating professors was used. The participants' repeated review method was used to ensure the reliability of the data. Using Maxqda software, 417 basic conceptual propositions in the requirements section and 346 basic conceptual propositions in the consequences section were identified. By combining and combining them, 18 central codes for requirements and 19 central codes for consequences were obtained. Introduce and promote pure methods, use of experts, conscious and step-by-step measures, stakeholder conditions, effective evaluation, identification of wastes, role of values and redefining values, under the heading of requirements and 7 categories of education excellence, establishing justice Educational, technological benefits, increasing stakeholder satisfaction, increasing educational productivity, responsibility and value creation of social leaders and scientific presence in the global arena were under the heading of the consequences of pure implementation in education.

The purpose of this study was to identify strategies for implementing lean management in education. A qualitative research approach was used. The research field included all professors of management and educational sciences of Iranian universities. In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 experts to identify strategies for implementing lean management in education. To ensure the validity of the instrument during the research, the review of participating experts as well as the supervision of three non-participating professors was used. The participants' repeated review method was used to ensure the reliability of the data. In the open coding stage, 738 conceptual propositions were identified and by combining them, 20 pivotal codes were obtained. In the selective coding stage, six re-engineering codes in education economics, professional selection, motivation, effective measures, specific institutions and needs assessment as implementation strategies lean management was identified in education. Given the benefits of lean management in various dimensions, it is necessary to start by adopting effective guidelines for lean implementation in education.

Purpose: Appropriate criteria for the selection and hiring of training and development administrators for local government organizations provide the basis for the implementation of quality training of their employees. Therefore, identifying the competencies needed for these administrators and designing a relevant competency model seems to be increasingly necessary. Methodology: In terms of research methodology, it was applied and regarding data collection method, it was a qualitative-quantitative study. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data in the qualitative section. Using open coding method, all relevant key phrases were extracted and converted into a questionnaire. In the quantitative part, descriptive-survey method was applied. The questionnaires were administered to a statistical sample of 203 human resources staff of local government agencies, who were selected by stratified random sampling method using Morgan table. Findings: The resulting competencies for administrators were classified into three main components: technical-specialized competencies including skills in assessing training and development effectiveness, skills in planning training and development courses, skills in implementing training and development programs; general competencies including personality-ethical traits; and finally, managerial competencies including communication skills, foresight, accountability, analytical thinking, flexibility, creative thinking, goal orientation, strategic thinking and team building. Originality: The present study tries to partly fill the gap in theoretical foundations of this field by presenting a competency model for training and development administrators. By presenting a model for the competencies of these administrators, the findings of this study have introduced a new field of knowledge in the related literature.

Objective: The main purpose of this study was to design an optimal model for the religious education curriculum at a preschool. Method: In terms of objective, the present study is an applied one that has been done by qualitative method and through research synthesis. The statistical population consisted of all the domestic research related to the subject matter in the period of 1379 (SH) to 1399 (SH) and 1999 to 2019, and from among them, 55 (including 41 domestic and 14 foreign) studies as the samples were selected purposefully, and analyzed through the Roberts six-step model. Findings: The main finding of this study was to make a proposal for the religious education curriculum at a preschool. The proposal consisted of 10 elements based on the Akker’s approach. Conclusion: In the religious education of preschool children, all the aspects of a young learner’s existence must be considered with a holistic approach. The ultimate goal is flourishing the nature and good life of a child, and it can be achieved through the intermediate and behavioral goals of a young learner. The educational content should be based on religious teachings and educational objectives, and it should be provided for a learner through a teaching-learning activity appropriate to the interests and developmental needs of the children by an educator with moral, religious and professional competencies. The educator should mainly play a model and guidance role, and accelerate the flourishing of religious nature in children. The instructional materials should be varied, and selected as a package. An instructional space should have happy liviely facilities for play, and stimulate children’s curiosity. Evaluation should be a process and carried out using various tools such as behavior observation, workbook and parental opinion.

This research is aimed at assessing of knowledge management status and identifying the barriers in the way of sharing and documentation of knowledge in the Police Command of Eastern Azerbaijan rovince. This mixed research follows concurrent nested method. Phenomenological approach is selected for the qualitative phase of the study and descriptive-survey method is employed in the quantitative phase. The statistical sample of the qualitative phase of the research included 10 commanders and employees of police of Eastern Azerbaijan province selected by snowball sampling method. Data were analyzed using inductive coding of phrases and words from participant interviews. The research population included 320 police employees and commanders in the quantitative phase in the same population having been selected by simple random sampling. The instruments of data collection included a semi structured questionnaire in the qualitative phase, and in the quantitative phase a standardized questionnaire of the processes of knowledge management and the infrastructure affecting knowledge management was employed. The face validity and content validity of the questionnaires were confirmed. The reliability coefficient of Cronbach's Alpha for the knowledge management process was 0.93, and for the effective factors was 0.90. The trustworthy of the results was affirmed by reviewing the data and recording the details of the research and prolonging the process. In the qualitative phase, inductive coding method was used for data analysis and in quantitative phase, T-sample testing through SPSS 22 software was used to answer the research questions. The results of the research indicated that the present status of knowledge management was 2.59 in terms of process, 2.73 for effective factors in the Police Command of the province. The t-value distance to the desired situation was 3.5. The main barriers to knowledge management in the Police command included trust, communication, organizational management, structure, commitment of human resource, culture, and technology. The Police Command of the province can improve the status of knowledge management in the organization by strengthening think tanks, documenting experiences, removing structural barriers, and increasing interpersonal and organizational trust.

Background: Due to the importance of the teaching and learning process in medical sciences,it is necessary to provide an appropriate context to facilitate knowledge sharing. Communities of practice (CoPs) is one strategy for sharing explicit knowledge and learning among individuals.This research aimed to develop CoPs model at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive-survey research was conducted on 245 faculty members selected through a simple random sampling method at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences who had the rank of professor, associate professor and assistant professor in the 2017-2018 academic year. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed by analyzing main components that were verified by a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The reliability of components was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha. Results: The CoPs model consists of six components including participatory leadership, goals/aims, boundary and size, interactions, formal structures, and informal structures. There was a significant relationship observed between all components. The strongest correlations were observed between the boundary-size and interactions (0.85), goals/aims and leadership(0.78), and informal structure and leadership (0.76). In examining the relationships between each component, the strongest correlation was found between CoPs and informal structure(0.88), participatory leadership (0.87), and interactions (0.85) and the weakest relationship was observed between formal structure and CoPs (0.61). Results of determining fit indices indicated validity of the CoPs model (χ2/df =2.69, CFI= 0.92, IFI= 0.92, NFI= 0.88, RMSEA= 0.09). Conclusion: university managers using this model and strengthening the informal aspects of existing communities increase the possibility of faculty members’ interactions from different units and having them participate in decision making related to teaching and learning processes to take effective steps towards academic development of this university.

Background: Given the importance of knowledge and learning, as well as teaching-learning processes at the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), creating an effective learning environment and structure is necessary. Since communities of practice (CoPs) can be a useful environment for creating and sharing knowledge and providing learning opportunities, the purpose of this study was to design a standard instrument to develop a pattern of CoPs in TUMS. Methods: In order to achieve the research objectives, a 37-item questionnaire was designed following a comprehensive literature review. This questionnaire was given to 14 experts at TUMS to determine face and content validity. The Communities of Practice Questionnaire (COPQ) was given to 30 individuals in the target group to determine reliability. Its internal consistency was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to evaluate the construct validity and to estimate the stability, retest method and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results: After extracting validity indicators, 2 items whose content validity index (CVI) and content validity ratio (CVR) were lower than the equivalent values in the Lawshe table were removed, and a 35-item questionnaire was finalized; the full scale CVR and CVI were 0.78 and 0.92, respectively. Based on the results of EFA, 6 factors were identified that could explain approximately 60% of the variance. Conclusion: The Communities of Practice Questionnaire can be a valid tool for evaluating CoPs in medical schools for creating and sharing knowledge and creating learning opportunities among faculty members.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between attributional style and spiritual intelligence (SI) with job performance of employees of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in 2015. Methods: The study population consisted of the employees of 8 faculties of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (n = 647), of which 243 staff members were selected using a stratified sampling method. Data collection was performed using standard Amram Spiritual Intelligence Questionnaire, Paterson Job Performance Questionnaire and Rotter Locus of Control Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regressions using SPSS. Results: Based on Pearson correlation coefficient, SI was significantly correlated with job performance among the employees. In addition, there was a significant correlation between internal locus of control and job performance; however, external locus of control did not exhibit any correlation with job performance. Furthermore, the results showed a significant relationship between SI components and job performance (P = 0.000). The results of the regression analysis revealed that all the components of SI were predictors of variables for job performance (R2 = 0.26). Conclusion: Considering the tests, it was revealed that there is a positive and meaningful relation between the internal control of attributional style and the elements of the SI with personnel job performance. However, based on the result of the regression with the fixed amount of 26 percent, it seems necessary to pay attention to other effective elements on the performance of personnel, except internal control and elements of SI.

This research is about the relationship between principals' personality characteristics and their effectiveness in Sarab guidance and high schools during 2004 - 2005. The statistical population consisted of 290 teachers and 27 managers. The sampling metod was random stratified. For data gathering we used two types of questionnaires with 0.94 reliability. In this research,7 hypotheses were tested by (t-test), and the correlation coefficient and the results indicate there is a meaningful difference between the effectiveness of the principals with warmhearted and coldhearted personalities, and also between the effectiveness of the principals with suspicious and trustful personalities. But there is no meaningful correlation between the principals' effectiveness and objective thought and, there is no meaningful difference between the male and female principals' effectiveness.

The aim of this research was to study the characteristics of the elements of the sixth grade primary school science curriculum based on the STEAM method. This study was conducted in the academic year 1399-1400 with a qualitative approach and the directed qualitative content analysis method. Sampling was done using the purposive sampling (standard) and the data was collected through semi-structured interview with 23 experts in the field of curriculum studies and sixth grade primary school teachers. The transcript of the interviews was analyzed manually and simultaneously, along with data collection. The dependability of the findings was obtained using immersion and repeated study and review of the participants and experts. Based on the elements of Akker's proposed curriculum, in this study, ten elements were studied. The results showed that the STEAM-based science education curriculum has removed the traditional barriers separating the five areas of learning. It has integrated these areas to achieve learning based on the objectives of the curriculum and it has relied on the principles of creativity and ideation.