A. Zandvanian Naeini
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Since the Iranian Ministry of Education trains its school teachers at its teacher training centers across the country, this study was designed to evaluate the TTCs of Khuzestan comprehensively. In the course of this reseach, first the four factors of ground, input, process, and output were designated. ...
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Since the Iranian Ministry of Education trains its school teachers at its teacher training centers across the country, this study was designed to evaluate the TTCs of Khuzestan comprehensively. In the course of this reseach, first the four factors of ground, input, process, and output were designated. Then for each factor appropriate criteria were worked out: six criteria being allotted to ground, seven to input, eight to process, and three to output, totally 24 criteria. For each criterion, indices and standards were defined on the basis of which judgement could be made about the condition and merit of each factor and criterion. The method used in this study was descriptive of the survey category. This study had the seven sub-populations of educational experts, principals and their assistants, students, budget personnel, library staff, faculty members, and graduates of five TTCs (three for women and two for men) during the two academic years of 1382-1384 (2003-2005). Data were gathered by means of 10 instruments comprising questionnaires, interviews, checklists and filed documents. Findings showed that these 2- year training institutions have been able to fulfil their set goals appropriately. The status of these centers were evaluated to be relatively appropriate in terms of geographical, socio- economic and cultural grounds. The input of these centers and also their processes covering structural/ organizational make-up, teaching/ learning activities, and services and support resources were found to be relatively acceptable. Finally, the outputs, i.e. its graduates, were rated as highly acceptable.
S.J. Hashemi,; G.H. Ebadi
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The purpose of this research was to recognise the methods for utilizing research finding in Khuzestan organization of Eduation. To do this, 200 individual among personnel with M.A degrees and higher and B.A degrees who were familiar with research methods and also a number of Tachers-Taining center of ...
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The purpose of this research was to recognise the methods for utilizing research finding in Khuzestan organization of Eduation. To do this, 200 individual among personnel with M.A degrees and higher and B.A degrees who were familiar with research methods and also a number of Tachers-Taining center of Khuzestan province were selected through multiple random sampling method. After constructing questionnaire and its preliminary and final administration the data were analyzed by SPSS Package, version 11.5. Te data were subjected to factor analysis which yielded two factors: 1) managerial and planning factor with 30 items; and 2) decision makers-researchers interaction factors covering 28 items. These two factors were found to explain 43.017% of the variance of the factors influencing the application of research findings. The Cronbach coefficients calculated for these two factor calculated to be .745 and .758 respectively (p<.01>. Based on the results of this study, management and planning research factor points to the need for the organizational structure, research needs assessment, financial support for utilization of research findings, in order for findings to be utilized.
Z. Bigdeli; N. YousefAgoli
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This research attempted to investigate the information needs and information- seeking behavior of experts at Sugarcane and By-Products Development Company, Khuzestan Province, to suggest ways of meeting these needs. The study also considered motivations to seek information, subjects sought, use of information ...
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This research attempted to investigate the information needs and information- seeking behavior of experts at Sugarcane and By-Products Development Company, Khuzestan Province, to suggest ways of meeting these needs. The study also considered motivations to seek information, subjects sought, use of information resources, ways and channels of information- seeking, and the barriers to accessing information. The research is a descriptive (survey type) study, using a questionnaire with 28 items to collect data. Of the 250 copies of the questionnaire distributed, 158 were completed and returned, thus yielding a response rate of 63.2 percent. Descriptive statistics as well as analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey test were applied to analyse the findings of the study. The results of the study revealed that there are significant differences among experts in various departments and sites of the company in terms of information- seeking behavior. The results also showed that experts seek information to upgrade their knowledge, to use new technologies, and to update their general information. Experts mostly study in the fields of agriculture, accounting, civil and electrical engineering, respectively. The pattern of using information sources is as follows: Persian books (59.2%), Persian journals (51.9%), English books (41.1%), printed technical records and reports (41.1%), plans (37.3%), English journals (36.7%), theses (34.2%), CDs (27.8%), and floppies (24.1%). Among information channels, experts consult with friends and colleagues (72.7%), participate in conferences and seminars (44.3%). But among formal channels, they prefer to use personal libraries (62.2%) and Sugarcane Scientific and Technical Information Center (55.1%). However, use of agricultural databanks stands at the lowest rate (1.9%). Experts also prefer to browse book-shelves and refer to the librarians rather than use library catalogs independently. It was also revealed that 84.8% of experts depend on the Sugarcane Scientific and Technical Information Center for their research, although most of them use the library only once in more than a month. The barriers to use the Sugarcane Scientific and Technical Information Center effectively are: poor library collection, long daily working hours, long distance between the Sugarcane Scientific and Technical Information Center and the plants, and time constrain.
