Zahra Jalili; Esmat Nouhi; Ali Malekzadeh
Volume 1, Issue 1 , July 2004, , Pages 1-9
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Background: The necessity of improving academic and higher education quality particularly in Medical Sciences Universities and increasing the efficiency of Health care and Remedy programs are obvious Medical Educational Development Centers try to achieve their goals in the areas of curriculum planning ...
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Background: The necessity of improving academic and higher education quality particularly in Medical Sciences Universities and increasing the efficiency of Health care and Remedy programs are obvious Medical Educational Development Centers try to achieve their goals in the areas of curriculum planning teacher training continuing education evaluation and research in education Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the views of the faculty members of Kerman Medical Sciences University about the activities of Medical Educational development center Methods: This crosssectional study carried out in 2003 The sample consisted of the faculty members of Kerman Medical Sciences University (N=307) of which about half (n=145) were selected by simple random sampling Data were gathered through a researcher – made questionnaire that rated by experts for validity and computed internal consistency reliability with cronbach alpha coefficient of (r=079) Results: According to the results the most accepted activities of the center were “Designing and carrying out clinical skills educational programs for medical students” (966%) “active participation in the revision of medical educational programs” (931%) “cooperation with educational departments in designing lesson plans based on new materials and resources” and “Holding educational workshops for the familiarization of the faculty members with new medical softwares and their applications” (each 924%) While the least accepted activities were providing “facility for lectures” “access to resources gathering and symposiums on medical education” and “taking advantage of the experienced instructors in designing programs for the center” (each 614%) “participation in the evaluation of research projects and dissertations” and “helping the medical society to have a better understanding of the changing medical needs of the community” (each 67%) In whole by obtaining 787% of the total score the faculty members showed a relatively positive view towards current activities of the center From all subjects 875% showed tendency for participating in the activities of the center Conclusion: The positive view of the faculty members towards current activities of the center is a turning point in further expansion of the center and establishing the same units in all colleges to improve medical education goals
Aliakbar Haghdoost
Volume 2, Issue 1 , July 2005, , Pages 1-9
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Background: Iran experienced a big jump in higher education in 1990s In compatible with this jump the number of PhD students was increased considerably particularly those who were sponsored to study abroad It is incredibly important to explore the issues around the study of these students which its findings ...
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Background: Iran experienced a big jump in higher education in 1990s In compatible with this jump the number of PhD students was increased considerably particularly those who were sponsored to study abroad It is incredibly important to explore the issues around the study of these students which its findings can be used for further planning Objective: To assess the education duration of Iranian PhD students graduated from universities in UK and Irland between 1995 and 2001 Also to compare the durations of studies of students in medical fields with that in other students Methods: The data of Iranian PhD students were collected from the Deputy of Science in the Embassy of Iran in UK In order to minimize the selection bias introducted by sensored data only the information of students who started their studies before 1997 was analysed Results: Around 30% of students were sponsored by the Health Ministry of Iran to study in medical fields In average the durations of studies in students of medical fields was not statistically different with the durations in other students (425 months versus 42 months respectively p=023) Less than 15% of students finished their studies within 3 years however it was around 10% greater in students of medical fields The diversity of the durations of studies was greater in medical field students The correlation coefficients between the duration of studies and age the number of children and English score of students in the beginning of their courses were 01 002 and 017 respectively the last two coefficients were not statistically significant In addition the students in large cities and in small towns finished their courses more or less with the same length Conclusion: Most of students could not finish their studies within three years which is the duration of scholarship in Iran therefore it is suggested that the system revises its regulations In addition it is suggested that the scholarship system chooses younger students because age had a positive association with the length of study
Saharnaz Nedjat; Hasan Emami Razavi; Arash Rashidian; Shahrooz Yazdani; Reza Majdzadeh
Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2006, , Pages 1-10
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Background: It seems that in our country choosing medicine as the field of study in university is mostly due to family and society pressures rather than the applicants real interest in this field Objective: To determine medical students motives for choosing medicine and their outlooks for this profession ...
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Background: It seems that in our country choosing medicine as the field of study in university is mostly due to family and society pressures rather than the applicants real interest in this field Objective: To determine medical students motives for choosing medicine and their outlooks for this profession by using two qualitative and quantitative approaches Methods: The qualitative part includes two focus group discussions with interns and one focus group discussion with fresh students In the quantitative part complementary to the qualitative section the causes of choosing medicine field and the rate of students and applicants awareness toward the future statue of their profession were studied For this purpose 33 fresh students 107 interns and 88 applicants of medicine field after taking the entrance examination were selected through convenient and consecutive sampling and were asked to complete the designated questionnaire Results: In the qualitative part everybody agreed that the applicants own preference is not determining and almost all of the students mentioned the social prestige of a physician and medical field as the main cause of choosing this field In the quantitative part interest in the scientific content of this field (in 42%) the role of physician in health improvement (in 21%) financial income (in 143%) the social prestige of physician (in 13%) and the pressure of family and society (in 1%) were mentioned as the main causes of choosing medicine field On the other hand participants in the qualitative part of the study didnt have a good outlook for the professional status of general practitioners and some of them believed that continuing studies in medicine field is more difficult than other fields In the quantitative part of study as the age of participants increased they more asserted that in medical field the possibility of continuing studies finding job in good area and with good income is less compared with other fields Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that many students have not adequate awareness toward the medicine field and in choosing this field they are mostly under the influence of factors such as the pressure of family and the social prestige of the physicians Although these aspects were not obvious in the quantitative part of the study they were confirmed by all of the participants in the qualitative section of the study This fact denotes the importance of qualitative approaches or the combination of qualitative and quantitative designs On the other hand since with increase in the age of students their awareness toward the future statue of their field improves it is suggested that admission is not confined to academic criteria and appropriate metacognitive characteristics of applicants are also considered in admitting the students
Seyed-Arash Tehrani Banihashemi; Ali Akbar Haghdoost; Mohammed Amir Amirkhani; Ali Akbar Haghdoost; Seyed-Moayed Alavian; Homa Asgharifard; Hamid Baradaran; Mozhgan Barghamdi; Saeid Parsinia; Sahar Fathi Ranjbar
Volume 4, Issue 1 , July 2007, , Pages 1-9
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Background & Objective: Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain process and understand basic health information and services required for making appropriate health decisions The aim of this study was to estimate the level of health literacy and to ...
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Background & Objective: Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain process and understand basic health information and services required for making appropriate health decisions The aim of this study was to estimate the level of health literacy and to determine the factors influencing it using valid instrument Methods: In a Populationbased household survey in 5 cities and 5 villages of Boushehr Mazandaran Kermanshah Ghazvin and Tehran provinces 1086 adults aged 18 and older were enrolled into the study Health literacy was measured by the questionnaire designed for test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA) after validation Regression analysis was used to determine the association of demographic factors and level of health literacy Results: The average response rate was 708% in the studied clusters From all participants 614% were female and the rest were male Mean age of participants was 381 years Seventeen percent of the study population was illiterate and 36% had diploma or higher education The level of health literacy was adequate in 281% borderline in 15 3% and inadequate in 565% of the subjects Mean score of health literacy was 453 in males and 411 in females (P=0057) However after adjustment for educational level in the regression model health literacy was found to be higher in females (P=014) Limited health literacy was also associated with lower economic status (P=0004) Conclusion: This study indicates that the level of health literacy is low in Iran Educational level was the most important determinant of health literacy and the most increase was seen in subjects with more than 8 years education Lower health literacy in women older people and rural inhabitants was mainly due to lower educational levels in these groups
Saharnaz Nedjat; Jaleh Gholami; Seyyed Reza Majdzadeh
Volume 5, Issue 1 , July 2008, , Pages 1-9
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Background & Objective : A significant part of resources in each country is used for training human resources and loss of experts means irreparable drawbacks for the system Leaving university by faculty members who are doubtless one of the main assets of universities is of utmost importance This ...
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Background & Objective : A significant part of resources in each country is used for training human resources and loss of experts means irreparable drawbacks for the system Leaving university by faculty members who are doubtless one of the main assets of universities is of utmost importance This study was conducted to determine the frequency of inclination to leave the university in faculty members and also to evaluate the relationship between the variables affecting on this decision Finding out about related variables can help specify possible interventions in the university Methods : In this crosssectional study 149 academic members of Tehran University of Medical Sciences were chosen systematically and completed the questionnaire during summer 2006 The participants determined their inclination to leave the university within the next two years answering one question Demographic factors the attitude towards cooperation and satisfaction from the current cooperation level the effective factors on leaving the university were analyzed using logistic regression Results : Mean age of the participants was 482 years while 718% were male Among 131 persons who answered the question related to the inclination to leave the university within two years 25(19%) had positive answers Using logistic regression the attitude of these 25 members towards participation in management of the universitys affairs was not significantly different from the others (P=049) but satisfaction from the current cooperation level was significantly lower in the group who inclined to leave the university in the next two years (P =0007) Conclusion : Considering “current status of faculty members satisfaction from cooperation” in the department school and university spectrum can decrease the inclination to leave Perhaps preserving human resources and national assets will be possible if their satisfaction is guaranteed
Gholamali Dehghani; Mohammad Yamani Douzi Sorkhabi
Volume 6, Issue 1 , July 2009, , Pages 1-9
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Background & Objective: To ensure students research experience acquisition is o ne of the most important goals of conducting a thesis In such a process evaluating students satisfaction is one of the most significant challenges Hence this research was aimed to study students satisfaction of ...
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Background & Objective: To ensure students research experience acquisition is o ne of the most important goals of conducting a thesis In such a process evaluating students satisfaction is one of the most significant challenges Hence this research was aimed to study students satisfaction of thesis conducting process and its related factors in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Methods: In this survey 100 medical dentistry and pharmacy students who were becoming graduates and were about to defend their thesis participated Samples were selected using stratified sampling Data was collected using a questionnaire which its reliability and validity were already confirmed Results: According to the results mean (±SD) of supervision on thesis scientific skill development research bases skill development of research and thesis assessing process were 331(±095) 342(±071) 226(±080) 337(±070) and 347(±092) respectively The mean score of research bases was significantly less than others (P= 00001) The mean score of female students satisfaction of research bases and developing research skill was significantly higher than male students (P= 0026 and 004 respectively) Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that the lowest students satisfaction belonged to “scientific seminar planning” “financial support of scientific activities” and “scientific and research atmosphere” all belonged to research bases As research infra structure and atmosphere are important factors in research activities they should be among priorities of higher education planning
Nouzar Nakhaee; Hamid Najafipour; Aliakbar Rohani; Shahrokh Raftari; Mina Mobasher; Fatemeh Hasani
Volume 7, Issue 1 , July 2010, , Pages 1-8
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Background & Objective: The number of research misconduct cases seems to be increasing so the need for developing a disciplinary charter of research misconduct is felt more than ever This study was aimed to propose and develop a charter to determine types of research misconduct and dealing with them ...
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Background & Objective: The number of research misconduct cases seems to be increasing so the need for developing a disciplinary charter of research misconduct is felt more than ever This study was aimed to propose and develop a charter to determine types of research misconduct and dealing with them Methods: In this qualitative study three consensus rounds were conducted Each round consisted of five to six qualified experts with related specialties They included one member of academic staff with sufficient experience in research management two experts in professional ethics and two experts in legal affairs Each session lasted for 15 to 2 hours Based on an extensive literature review and personal experiences the different types of research misconduct were extracted in the first two sessions and in the third round agreement on classification of research misconduct was made Results: In general 49 types of research misconduct were explored and defined including 17 mild 22 moderate and 10 severe ones B ased on the severity of each type an appropriate penalty like verbal warnings and summons to early retirement with reduced payment base was determined Finally the expert panel made some comments Conclusion: The results of this study revealed different types of research misconduct and dealing with them Such an understanding can lead to a better design of national charters compatible with Iranian culture and it can also be as a base for preventive interventions
Hossein Safizadeh
Volume 8, Issue 1 , July 2011, , Pages 1-3
Mohammad Reza Yosefi; Mohammad Reza Ghanbari; Mohammad Ali Mohagheghi; Seyed Hasan Emami Razavi
Volume 9, Issue 1 , July 2012, , Pages 1-10
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Background & Objective: In spite of supreme goals of Medical Ethics Education it seems that the current Medical curriculum does not have the sufficient capability of influencing attitude and behavior The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the necessity and possibility of including medical ...
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Background & Objective: In spite of supreme goals of Medical Ethics Education it seems that the current Medical curriculum does not have the sufficient capability of influencing attitude and behavior The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the necessity and possibility of including medical ethics courses in the clinical training period Methods: This qualitative study was performed with a case study approach Subjects were the academic members of faculty of Medicine in Tehran University of Medical Sciences In depth interview and focused group discussion were used fore data collection Data analysis was performed using text analysis analytical method Retrieved conception codes were classified as six main conceptions and related subconceptions Results : Data analysis for the necessity part resulted in the necessity of including Medical Ethics in clinical training applied familiarity with medical ethics issues simultaneous education and clinical application of medical ethics issues beneficial effect of including medical ethics as a course in the clinical period longterm experience of ethics issues and teachers behaviors in clinical setting and nontheoretical aspect of some ethics issues Main issues in the challenges part were insufficient familiarity of teachers with ethics subjects and ways to transfer them administrative problems of program implementation problems of educational system the impact of cultural shortage in programming and shortage of skilled lecturers in medical ethics In relation to the possibility main issues were the possibility of including medical ethics in the clinical period training teachers for ethics subjects and presenting them to the students programming and preparing course contents in accordance with the societys culture tradition and religion using experienced and skilled teachers and avoiding direct use of programs designed in foreign countries Conclusion: Including medical ethics courses in the clinical training period in order to decrease professional problems seems to be necessary Moreover considering the potentials of our society it is possible to consider medical ethics courses in our Medical Education
Ali Poor Amiri; Ghodsieh Khalili; Mostafa Shokoohi
Volume 10, Issue 1 , May 2013, , Pages 1-12
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Background & Objective: Evaluating students ability in diagnosing and treating patients after graduation has been recognized as a priority for medical education The aim of this study is to evaluate students ability after graduation from Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran in diagnosing and ...
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Background & Objective: Evaluating students ability in diagnosing and treating patients after graduation has been recognized as a priority for medical education The aim of this study is to evaluate students ability after graduation from Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran in diagnosing and treating orthopedic problems Methods: This is a retrospective cross sectional study carried out on 115 graduated general practitioners of 20012006 academic year In this study to evaluate the competency of general practitioners graduated from KUMS in musculoskeletal medicine participants were asked to complete a standard questionnaire with 36 questions in 9 domains Results: The total competency of the studied people was 65% The highest competency level was related to the domains of treatment of fractures and dislocation the initial treatment of open fractures and diagnosis of fracture and dislocation (80% 77% and 73% respectively) The lowest competency level was related to the domains of congenital deformity of feet musculoskeletal system tumors and congenital dislocation of the hip (47% 50% and 52% respectively) No difference was observed between men and women in the mentioned domains Conclusion: The results of our study revealed that in general the competency of graduated physicians was average Accordingly it is recommended that universities recognize weaknesses of graduated general practitioners according to a compiled program Moreover annual education programs can prevent more problems from occurring in the work setting and higher levels of education of these general practitioners
Hamid Salehiniya; Bahman Khosravi
Volume 11, Issue 1 , May 2014, , Pages 1-2
Esmat Noohi; Hamideh Montazeri; Mostafa Shokohi
Volume 12, Issue 1 , May 2015, , Pages 1-9
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Background & Objective: The concept of active engagement or academic engagement is a certain understanding of the relationship between students and the university The university is an environment that provides learning opportunities that will lead to student learning The nature and level of ...
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Background & Objective: The concept of active engagement or academic engagement is a certain understanding of the relationship between students and the university The university is an environment that provides learning opportunities that will lead to student learning The nature and level of learning depends on the students way of using their environmental resources Positive engagement and an interactive supportive academic environment are essential elements in success in the learning process On the other hand isolation alienation and passiveness of students results in their academic failure The aim of the present study was to investigate academic engagement of medical students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran in 20112012 In this study 2 domains of academic engagement were investigated (active and participatory learning and level of academic challenge) Methods: In this descriptiveanalytical crosssectional study all medical students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences were recruited using stratified random sampling method The data collection tool was the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Results: In this study 211 medical students from different academic years with the average age of 226 ± 31 were enrolled The mean active engagement score of the students was 9864 ± 3233 Active and cooperative learning was at a significant level based on all demographic variables except employment The active and cooperative learning of male students differed significantly from that of female students married students from single students different academic years and native from local students Moreover students who were members of one of the academic centers had significantly higher active and participatory learning scores Mean active and participatory learning and level of academic challenge were 174 ± 56 and 217 ± 71 respectively Both domains were reported as unsatisfactory among students Conclusion: The results showed the unsatisfactory academic engagment status of the students of the Kerman University of Medical Sciences Thus it is hoped that with future planning to use more modern teaching methods which have a higher level of academic challenges and active and collaborative learning and by the appropriate support of the university university staff and faculty members we are able to take steps toward the improvement of academic engagement and thereby student success
Somayeh Akbari-Farmad; Soleiman Ahmady; Mohammad Ali Hoseini
Volume 13, Issue 1 , April 2016, , Pages 1-9
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Background & Objective: In recent decades medical education has been expanding as part of the higher education system in the world Due to the complexities of clinical education the effect of various environmental factors on and changes in clinical environment the importance of accountability to society ...
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Background & Objective: In recent decades medical education has been expanding as part of the higher education system in the world Due to the complexities of clinical education the effect of various environmental factors on and changes in clinical environment the importance of accountability to society and patients and socially accountable medical education (SAME) challenges the exploration of faculty members perceptions about SAME challenges is necessary Thus the aim of this study was to explore faculty members perceptions on the challenges of SAME Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using qualitative content analysis in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Iran in 2014 Knowledge obtained through qualitative content analysis is based on the unique views of the participants and actual data of the text The participants were 8 faculty members who provided the most data on the fundamental factors effective on SAME (purposive sampling) Semistructured interviews were conducted with the participants and they were asked to describe their experiences of and views on SAME Data collection was continued until achieving data saturation Data collection and analysis were carried out simultaneously through consideration of trustworthiness Results: The main themes extracted in this study were defective education which is not communitybased lack of adequate commitment of teachers as role models lack of motivation in students and management problems and lack of resources Conclusion: The results of the present study illustrate the necessity for fundamental and comprehensive modification of training programs and improvement of their processes so that they can accommodate the communitys requirements Moreover there is need for strategies to increase motivation among teachers and students
Fatemeh Alaee Karahroudy; Effat Sheikhbahaeddinzadeh
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Background: One of the most important tasks of a university is to assess weaknesses and build upon strengths. As the education and skill level of psychiatric nursing graduates in Iran is often unpredictable, we hope to improve the current curriculum by comparing it to a successful educational program.Objective: ...
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Background: One of the most important tasks of a university is to assess weaknesses and build upon strengths. As the education and skill level of psychiatric nursing graduates in Iran is often unpredictable, we hope to improve the current curriculum by comparing it to a successful educational program.Objective: This study compared the MSc psychiatric nursing curriculum in Iran with Canada.Methods: This is a descriptive comparative study conducted in 2018. The required information was collected from the Iran Health Ministry curriculum and Canadian universities offering psychiatric nursing graduate programs. The method used was a Beredy model that includes description, interpretation, neighborhood, and comparisonResults: The University in Canada has been established earlier than Iran. The educational program at Brandon University is focused on community needs. It is possible to complete program on a part- or full-time basis. Some courses are optional.Admission requirements include practicalpsychiatric nursing care experience and a relevant degree. In Iran the requirements are limited to a bachelor’s degree in nursing and an entrance exam. The program primarily focuses on theory, and was only offered on a full–time basis.Conclusion: The Iran educational program has weaknesses. In order to improve the quality of education, it is suggested students volunteer to have psychiatric nursing care experience. The curriculum should include administration, education, and practice. A more flexible curriculum based on the needs of Iranian society should be offered.
Habibeh Ahmadipour
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The COVID-19 pandemic, which has startled all of us, caused rapid and major changes in the higher education system of Iran, especially in the field of medical education. Although since 2001 the education system is trying to use virtual /distance education (1), until the start of the pandemic, e-learning ...
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The COVID-19 pandemic, which has startled all of us, caused rapid and major changes in the higher education system of Iran, especially in the field of medical education. Although since 2001 the education system is trying to use virtual /distance education (1), until the start of the pandemic, e-learning had a low share in the educational programs of most medical universities and was considered as a less important secondary educational method. Since controlling the pandemic requires avoiding face-to-face training, e-learning is the most important way to provide educational content and holding courses in almost all medical universities of Iran.According to the literature, e-learning is faced with five challenges related to the university, professors, students, e-learning systems, and e-classroom environment (2). However, there are studies which mentioned to four categories of challenges, including technical and technological (weakness in telecommunications infrastructure), teachers and learners (unfamiliarity with the structure and technology used for e-learning), ethical challenges (weakness of existing technologies for fraud detection), and problems related to psychological issues (technology-related anxieties such as power and internet outages and system crashes) (3). Since the onset of the pandemic in Iran was simultaneous with the start of the new educational semester, there was no opportunity for proper planning. Therefore, most of the medical universities focused their planning, policies, and activities on finding proper educational platforms (while having eyes on costs, convenience, etc.) to provide educational content (either online or offline), creating or modifying the infrastructure of distance/electronic/online education, and providing intensive training courses for familiarizing university teachers with these methods of education and Learning Management Systems (LMS). It seems that less attention is paid to students, who are the other side of e-learning systems. We, unfortunately, ignored that a sudden shift from an almost complete face-to-face education to complete e-learning creates challenges for students. It was assumed that, if correct educational content (according to educational objectives) be provided correctly by the professors and through a proper communication path, students would receive the content correctly.Although nowadays students are Millennials or from the Z generation and we name them as digital citizens or the Internet generation, however, their ability to use e-learning systems is different. For face-to-face instruction, it was emphasized that students' differences should be taken into account to increase the effectiveness of the education, butthis has been overlooked in our current e-learning systems, which may be due to the rapid and forced transformation from face-to-face to the electronic methods.Given that likely, the coronavirus will be with us for at least the next two years, so students' challenges in e-learning and related factors should be addressed. If the current situation is properly understood, it would be possible to take timely and effective steps to provide evidence-based interventions for effective electronic training and evaluations.
Amir Mohammad Salehi; Hossein Ali Mohammadi; Mohammad Ahmadian; Elham Khanlarzadeh
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Background: Higher education is not uniform. There are significant differences between higher education systems among different countries and even among institutions in a similar education or system; therefore, identifying the various types of entrepreneurial activities helps the mission of fourth-generation ...
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Background: Higher education is not uniform. There are significant differences between higher education systems among different countries and even among institutions in a similar education or system; therefore, identifying the various types of entrepreneurial activities helps the mission of fourth-generation universities.Objectives: The purpose of this study was to introduce the most important educational strategies to move towards fourth-generation universities.Methods: We systematically searched the international databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, ISC, SID, and Google Scholar, until 2021 using some relevant keywords. Then, screening and selecting eligible articles according to inclusion criteria were done by two researchers independently.Results: Soft skills training, sustainable development training, training business law, reviewing the continuous training of professors, promoting ideation and creativity to solve problems, development of interdisciplinary training, decentralization of government accelerators and deployment of private accelerators, privatization of higher education, and internationalization are the most important educational strategies to move towards fourth-generation universities. One of the critical aspects and perspectives of the fourth-generation university is the development of job skills, professions, and competencies and empowerment of students and professors in line with the process of national development and solving society's problems scientifically.Conclusion: This research's analytical results help the universities design and implement their strategies to reach the fourth-generation universities according to the standard implementation models of the fourth-generation universities.
Sara Shafian; Payam Khazaeli; Maryam Okhovati
Nozar Nakhaee; Seyyed Vahid Seyyed Hosseinie
Volume 1, Issue 2 , January 2005, , Pages 57-63
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Background: Cheating among university students is highly common so that some experts have described it as “epidemic” Objective: To determine the opinion of medical students in one of medical universities towards cheating and to estimate its frequency Methods: A selfadministered ...
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Background: Cheating among university students is highly common so that some experts have described it as “epidemic” Objective: To determine the opinion of medical students in one of medical universities towards cheating and to estimate its frequency Methods: A selfadministered questionnaire content valid and reliable was distributed among medical students (between years 1 to 6) at the end of lectures They were asked to estimate the frequency of cheating among their classmates and to show whether or not they approve the cheating behavior types on a likert scale Results: Of three hundred and two students participated in the study all replied 68% of respondents were female and the rest were male The range of the students in each level was 31 persons (level three) to 85 ones (the sixth level) According to the findings “attendance of another person in the exam session” was the most rejected cheating type ( =413) and the most approved type of cheating was “not informing the teacher about the wrong higher score” ( =263) A considerable rate of students (about 50%) approved some types of cheating The relative frequency of some types of cheating has been estimated to about 50% Comparing the students opinions showed no significant difference in terms of sex Conclusion: Paying attention to cheating among students is necessary
Zahra Fattahi; Nematolah Mousapour; Aliakbar Haghdoost
Volume 2, Issue 2 , January 2006, , Pages 63-71
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Background: Faculty members are one of the major parts of universities whose performance has a key role in outcomes of educational systems With continuous evaluation of faculty members part of which done by students real performance of faculty members with all its shortcomings and positive points would ...
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Background: Faculty members are one of the major parts of universities whose performance has a key role in outcomes of educational systems With continuous evaluation of faculty members part of which done by students real performance of faculty members with all its shortcomings and positive points would be determined and consequently it helps improving the quality of educational activities Objective: To determine the process of alterations in the quality of educational performance in faculty members of Kerman University of Medical Sciences Method: This correlation study was done on all faculty members of Kerman University of Medical Sciences during 20012006 who had been evaluated 8 times through getting students opinion Data related to the quality of educational performance were gathered through the obtained scores in students evaluation and data related to research activities were gathered through research activity scores assigned for annual promotion of faculty members Results: According to the obtained results during the study period the average annual increase in educational performance was 006 that is statistically significant (p=00001) but alteration in research activities during the studied period was not significant There was no significant relation between educational performance and research activity and also demographic features of subjects such as academic rank educational degree and job experience while educational degree and academic rank showed significant relations with research activity score (p= 0001 p= 0003 respectively) Conclusion: The present study shows an improvement in educational performance during the recent years that is probably due to continuous evaluations Lack of significant relation between the quality of educational performance and research activity requires planning programs for bridging these two domains
Mahmoud Reza Dehghani; Abbas Kamyabi; Ali Akbar Haghdoost; Azadeh Rooholamini; Zahra Hoseini Nejad; Nematollah Mousapour
Volume 4, Issue 2 , January 2008, , Pages 67-76
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Background & Objective : Expensive medical educational cost long term education and difficult lessons all support this evidence that with unemployment of medical graduates in professional activities much national stock will be used vainly Due to lack of enough knowledge and documents about medical ...
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Background & Objective : Expensive medical educational cost long term education and difficult lessons all support this evidence that with unemployment of medical graduates in professional activities much national stock will be used vainly Due to lack of enough knowledge and documents about medical graduates career activities this study was conducted in order to evaluate their career status Methods : In a retrospective cohort study all 528 medical graduates who were graduated between 2001and 2007 from Kerman University of Medical Sciences were studied Necessary data latest career and educational status of medical graduates were collected by direct and indirect phone interviews In order to determine the impact of effective factors on career status and residency exam acceptance Logistic Regression and Survival analyses were applied Results : The access rate to graduates was 86% At least three years after graduation 62% of medical graduates were engaged in medical careers which were mostly in clinics military or social services personal offices and clinical specialties Among all subjects 40 persons (76%) were jobless and almost the same rate was doing non medical jobs Eighteen percent were engaged in working or studying in clinical specialties and others had left Iran Survival analysis showed that female physicians were employed faster and more in medical professions (median for female and male were 38 & 45 years respectively P=0009) Women were more successful than men in professional careers (12%) and residency exam acceptance (17%) which were not statically significant Mean score during education was effective factor on residency exam acceptance Conclusion : It seems that almost 20% of medical graduates in Kerman City were not employed in careers related to their education in long term prospect (more than three years after graduation) or left the country It is important to consider causes of male physicians failure in comparison with female physicians while there is a great need to male physicians services low income can somehow explain it
Manoochehr Mahram; Behrooz Mahram; Seyyed Nouroddin Mousavinasab
Volume 5, Issue 2 , January 2009, , Pages 71-79
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Background & Objective : It has been years that the traditional method of lecture is used for teaching and both teachers and students are unsatisfied with this methods tediousness and low efficacy According to low experience in teaching theoretical clinical courses via studentbased group discussion ...
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Background & Objective : It has been years that the traditional method of lecture is used for teaching and both teachers and students are unsatisfied with this methods tediousness and low efficacy According to low experience in teaching theoretical clinical courses via studentbased group discussion in small groups this study was performed to compare learning resulted from the aforementioned method and lecture Methods In this semiexperimental study lecture and group discussion in small groups (6 to 8 members) were tested in theoretical course of pediatrics in four series of students in Zanjan School of Medicine Some topics were taught using lecture while others were taught using studentbased group discussion At the end of all classes quizzes were given to the students the results from these quizzes and final exams were compared in both teaching methods Results The mean percentage of correct answers in quizzes in methods of group discussion and lecture were 84% and 45% respectively which was significantly different (P = 00001) The mean percentage of correct answers to the questions in final exams was 67% and 65% for group discussion and lecture accordingly while there was no significant difference(P=019) Conclusion : Regarding the results of this study and similar researches learning via group discussion seems to be more profound and effective but this profundity was not present in the final exam which may be due to the defects in designing questions and emphasizing on students memorized content
Behzad Shams; Sepideh Jamshidian; Tahereh Changiz
Volume 7, Issue 2 , January 2011, , Pages 81-91
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Background & Objective : Attention to the challenges that trainers and trainees may face during educational programs is very beneficial for achieving maximum efficiency in educational settings This study was conducted to identify the challenges experienced by interns and attends during ambulatory ...
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Background & Objective : Attention to the challenges that trainers and trainees may face during educational programs is very beneficial for achieving maximum efficiency in educational settings This study was conducted to identify the challenges experienced by interns and attends during ambulatory pediatrics teaching programs in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Methods : This qualitative study was a small part of the evaluation of ambulatory pediatrics teaching program based on CIPP model Seven attends and seven interns were selected through purposeful sampling and interviewed using semistructured interviews in the summer and fall of 2009 Results : Interpretational analysis of interviews resulted in 6 categories named planning faculty members interns instructional activities learning resources and evaluation and 21 subcategories The suggestions given by participants for some challenges were considered too Conclusion : Attention to the aforementioned challenges and suggestions can be very beneficial in solving the present challenges
Mahmood Reza Dehghani; Elham Talebian; Rahele Zareshahi; Elham Pourkhandani; Ali Pourkhandani; Pardis Sasani; Shima Vaziri Nasab; Azam Bazrafshan; Ali Akbar Haghdoost; Azam Shamsadini
Volume 6, Issue 2 , January 2010, , Pages 99-109
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Background & Objective : The importance of dispatching students to foreign countries to continue education is so obvious that even developed countries are not needless of that Hence this study was conducted to evaluate the opinion of overseas graduates who were on a scholarship about the meaning ...
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Background & Objective : The importance of dispatching students to foreign countries to continue education is so obvious that even developed countries are not needless of that Hence this study was conducted to evaluate the opinion of overseas graduates who were on a scholarship about the meaning and concepts of educational achievement and its effective factors Methods : In this qualitative study 11 faculty members of Kerman University of Medical Sciences who have been graduated from foreign universities participated They were inquired into their opinions about assessment criteria of educational achievement and its effective factors using an open interview Results : Among the most important concepts of educational achievement regarding education quantity attending seminars and conferences can be pointed out The efficiency of learned materials and learning professional scientific topics are important considering education quality and learning extra topics respectively The interviewees also believed that personal factors including personality family economic affairs having professional knowledge in the field of study necessary skills in the language of the target university and its status especially tutors topic and field of research were also substantial Conclusion : Our findings suggest that concepts of academic achievement are vast and one cannot be considered successful assessing only one or some criteria Hence duration of study the amount of scientific products and their quality the amount of scientific connections and the application of learned topics by the learner are to be noted
Masoud Bahreini; Fazlollah Ahmadi; Shohre Shahamat; Soodabeh Behzadi
Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2012, , Pages 107-114
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Background & Objectives: Portfolios as new educational tools can play an important role in improving clinical competence of nurses However scientific evidences about the impact of portfolios on nurses clinical competence are limited and few studies have been done in Iran This study aimed to determine ...
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Background & Objectives: Portfolios as new educational tools can play an important role in improving clinical competence of nurses However scientific evidences about the impact of portfolios on nurses clinical competence are limited and few studies have been done in Iran This study aimed to determine the impact of professional portfolio on nurses clinical competence in a hospital affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Methods: In this quasiexperimental pretest intervention posttest study from 22 units of the selected hospital 4 general units were selected randomly Nurses of 2 units were studied as experimental group and participated in a 12month portfoliobased Professional development program Nurses of 2 other units were considered as control group and participated in the routine professional development programs of their units Data were collected by a valid and reliable scale measuring clinical competence of nurses Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics independent and paired ttest Results : After intervention mean clinical competence in experimental group showed a significant increase from 7672 (± 645) to 8568 (± 643) (p
Bibi Eshrat Zamani; Hasan Babri; Setare Mosavi
Volume 9, Issue 2 , January 2013, , Pages 110-117
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Background & Objective: Learning via mobile as a new stage of electronic learning development has been introduced to provide opportunities for transferring information and improving students learning The present study was carried out to investigate the factors affecting the attitudes of Medical Students ...
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Background & Objective: Learning via mobile as a new stage of electronic learning development has been introduced to provide opportunities for transferring information and improving students learning The present study was carried out to investigate the factors affecting the attitudes of Medical Students toward the acceptance of cellular phone as one of the educational means Methods: In this descriptive correlation research the study population was all the medical students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran Study samples were 214 students selected through clustered random sampling according to the sample size Data collection was performed using a questionnaire designed based on forming constructs and factors of Davis et al (1989) acceptance model The questionnaires validity and reliability were determined through content validity and Cronbachs alpha respectively Results : Variables including the perception of easy usage of elearning the perception of the helpfulness of elearning students attitudes toward elearning and the decision to use it were found to be the factors which positively affect the acceptance and use of this technology among the students at the level of 001 Conclusion: Based on on findings the technology acceptance model of learning via cellular phone was approved in the studied population so that it is applicable to the understudy population
