Educational Sciences, Psychology, Behavioral Sciences and Physical Education
M. Dasta; O. Shokri; Sh. Pakdaman; J. Fathabadi
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate, explore and explain the characteristics, features and components attributed to the notion of wisdom in Iran. To this end, the explicit theory of wisdom, i.e. individuals’ perceptions of wisdom, was used. All above-20 years old Iranians comprised ...
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate, explore and explain the characteristics, features and components attributed to the notion of wisdom in Iran. To this end, the explicit theory of wisdom, i.e. individuals’ perceptions of wisdom, was used. All above-20 years old Iranians comprised the population of the study. Following purposeful and convenience sampling procedures, 328 Iranians (134 males and 194 females) coming from different ethnic backgrounds (Persians, Azerbaijani Turks, Kurds, Arabs, the Turkmen, Lurs and the Baluch) were selected and required to answer a researcher-developed open-ended questionnaire followed by content analysis of data. Findings suggested/indicated that for %94.2 of the participants, exemplars of wise people are male with an average age of 62.9. Also, 27.9%, 20.1%, 19.15% and 12.6% of wisdom exemplars came from religious figures/leaders, people-around-me, experts/specialists and social-political figures respectively. Five main/major categories/themes of wisdom were ‘intellectuality’, ‘morality’, ‘civilization’, ‘performance’ and ‘virtue/spirituality’. Further analyses of components and categories revealed that of all characteristics/features attributed to wisdom, %37.05 were associated with intellectuality, %26.5 with performance, %18.6 with morality, %8.01 with civilization and %4.4 with spirituality. Findings are used to argue that ‘wisdom’ in Iranian society and for Iranians in general is a hybrid/combination of Western (rooted in cognition and intellectuality) and Eastern (based on socio-affective propositions and spirituality) doctrines of wisdom.
Jalil fathabadi
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The main objective of the present research the exploration Tehran University's faculty views about new regulations promotion and add a material change in activities of cultural - educational - social. The method of this research is mixed method, that quantitative phase of the type of survey. The sample ...
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The main objective of the present research the exploration Tehran University's faculty views about new regulations promotion and add a material change in activities of cultural - educational - social. The method of this research is mixed method, that quantitative phase of the type of survey. The sample in qualitative phase include 34 individuals and quantitative phase include 250 of faculty members from six Universities of Tehran, Shahid Beheshti, Kharazmi, Tarbiat Modares, Alameh-Tabatabai, and Sharif that in qualitative phase by using convenient sampling and in quantitative phase by using purposive sampling Were selected. To do research on the qualitative phase of semi-structured interviews and 8 open-ended questions and in quantitative phase questionnaire consisting of 35 questions and 3 sections: 1. Views and opinions 2. Operational issues, and 3. Suggestions have been used. In general we can say that faculty members to the necessity of its faculty and universities cultural issues they believe, However, these activities should be done by whom and in what manner, how should be evaluated together and with Cultural Affairs in Higher Education planners have differences in opinion. In the opinion of faculty members, the perspective of cultural and educational activities, as well as faculty teaching and research and opinion latent within the many cultural activities in education and training is indivisible.
