Esmaeil Jafari

• Associate Professor
• Human resources and support manager at Shahid Beheshti University

Objective: It has been done to investigate students' participation in Iran's higher education. Methods: This research was carried out with a qualitative approach, with an applied purpose and in a meta-synthesis method. The thematic analysis method was also used to analyze the data. Results: According to the findings of this research, students' part...

Introduction: Despite the quantitative expansion of higher education and the increasing number of students in various universities, the quality of teaching and research in academic units remains unsatisfactory. Students consistently express dissatisfaction with the low quality of teaching processes, the inability to foster independent and active le...

The study explores the cMOOC-based curriculum model in higher education from various stakeholders' perspectives. Stakeholders hold different views on the cMOOC-based curriculum model, which include concerns about state school budget cuts, and potential harm to less prestigious education institutes. These concerns pose barriers to the implementation...

Moral intelligence means the capacity and ability to understand right from wrong, having strong moral beliefs and acting on them and behaving in the right direction. The purpose of the present study is to determine the level of moral intelligence of non-academic staff of Shahid Beheshti University. The mentioned research is a research with a descri...

Purpose: Examining the effective factors on the social role of the higher education system can help to improve it. As a result, the aim of this research was identifying and leveling the effective factors on the social role of the university system based on interpretive structural equations. Methodology: This study was in terms of purpose applied an...

Background and Objectives: Today, teachers need a set of broader and more complex qualifications than before. In order for e-learning to be successful, front-line teachers must employ the necessary technological knowledge and effective pedagogical strategies to use ICT in the classroom. Also, to accompany young learners in the development of digita...

Background Artificial intelligence (AI) has created new opportunities, challenges, and potentials in teaching; however, issues related to the philosophy of using AI technology in learners' learning have not been addressed and have caused some issues and concerns. This issue is due to the research gap in addressing issues related to ethical and huma...

The purpose of this study was to identify the behavioral components related to effective teaching from the students' point of view. For this purpose, critical incident technique has been used as a research method. The location of the research was Tehran and the participants of the research included 50 students of educational sciences of Tehran stat...

Look into Analyzing the Evolution in Higher Education of Afghanistan. The study used a qualitative research method with a historical lens. The researcher tried to make use of available documents, enactment, and in-depth and semi-structured interviews with key experts in the field of higher education using a " targeted approach " based on the patter...

As a personal avatar, Metaverse can be very effective in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) classrooms such as science classes that are practical and experimental. In this article, the aim is to report a study related to the perception of teachers and their attitudes towards the use of metaverse tools in teaching elementary sci...

The improving the state of research ethics among the scientific community requires attention to the necessary infrastructure and quality in research. This chapter considers the training of ethical principles in the research process in curricula as a neglected aspect of research activities and it considers ethics and scientific integrity as the most...

Objective: This research was conducted with the aim of identifying and presenting the performance management model in universities and higher education institutions of the country. Materials and methods: The method of conducting the current research is descriptive and exploratory, and in terms of approach, it is mixed (quantitative-qualitative), it...

In the present study, the challenges and strategies of Iranian higher education in the post-COVID era have been considered. The research approach was qualitative and phenom-enological, and accordingly, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 samples from two groups of chief executive officer and faculty members. Thematic content analysis...

In the present study, the strategies of Iranian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the post-COVID era have been considered. The research approach is qualitative and phenomenological, and accordingly, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 samples from two groups of chief executive officer and faculty members. Thematic content analys...

The conditions caused by the spread of COVID-19 have compelled higher education to make new efforts in the education system to prepare new routes and new openings in the post-COVID era to avoid any disruption and reduce costs. In this regard, this study has considered the challenges of Iranian higher education institutions in the post-COVID era. Th...

چکیده هدف پژوهش حاضر شناسایی نقاط قوت، ضعف، فرصت‌ها و تهدیدات فناوری واقعیت افزوده برای برنامه درسی آموزش عالی است. این پژوهش از نوع کیفی بوده که در آن از رویکرد پدیدارشناسی استفاده شده است. در این پژوهش با استفاده از روش نمونه‌گیری هدفمند و ابزار مصاحبه نیمه ساختاریافته با 14 شرکت کننده از سه گروه (متخصصان فناوری، متخصصان برنامه درسی و مدیران بات...

The utilization of new technologies in teaching and learning is always one of the main concerns of the educational system. The increasing development of technology has caused comprehensive changes, especially in education. In this regard, Augmented Reality (AR) is one of these important educational technologies. AR creates an interaction between th...

Background and Objectives: With an awareness of the era that entails the day-to-day changes, the organizations must constantly keep up with technology and technological changes and implement them to survive and achieve the best possible results. One of these changes is making decision about the implementation of massive open online courses (MOOCs)...

The chapter seeks to provide new and appropriate insights and answers for academic leaders that help them to experience better conditions in times of crisis and unforeseen situations and provide a suitable response to circumstances. Looking to the future, the emergence of an “allostatic leader” with an adaptive capacity to learn and evolve in a cri...

Background and Aim: Despite the expansion of the quantity of higher education and the increase in the number of students in the country, there is a difference between the current situation and the ideal situation quality of teaching in the higher education system. In order to provide a corrective solution in academic teaching, the present study sou...

Purpose: Examining the factors affecting the social role of the higher education system can help in its improvement. Thus, this research aimed to identify and rate the factors affecting the social role of the academic system based on interpretive structural equations. Methodology: Regarding aim, this study was of applied type and considering method...

The purpose of this study is to identify the essentials of corporate MOOCs' application to leading organizations. This basic research was conducted using a qualitative research synthesis technique. The statistical population includes documents retrieved by searching the Persian and Latin web databases (n=165) using a criterion sampling method (2013...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of emerging applications in the flipped classroom. The approach used in this research was a qualitative approach and the method of studying thematic content analysis (TCA). Therefore, in this study, using purposive sampling method and semi-structured interview tool, 13 experts and teachers of edu...

Considering that the aim of knowledge management is to increase the intelligence of information processing and excellence in knowledge business and in this regard, support should be provided during knowledge management processes, MOOCs as one of the most important technological advances strongly support this objective.

Objectives: Teaching and learning are one of the main activities of universities and institutes of higher education that take place either in formal environments or with non-formal education. To present an innovative approach to academic teaching and learning, the present study sought to introduce a design model for mixed teaching methods; the peda...

Learning and practical activities in biology is an important element of the curriculum, which has faced challenges and opportunities in the distance education process in the conditions of the coronavirus. The aim of the research was to identify the learning challenges and practical activities of biology professors and undergraduate students of Kabu...

Background and purpose: In the educational policies of the intelligence-security organizations of the country in recent years, learner-oriented educational environments have been considered valuable. The purpose of the current research is to explain and analyze one of these types of learning environments that are designed based on the characteristi...

Various functions of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) usage should be identified so that with awareness of MOOC's advantages, the organizations can provide the required platforms to implement this type of technology given MOOC's importance and necessity in the workplace. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the training-based functions of MOO...

The use of virtual education in teaching has provided a wide range of new educational opportunities; but the combination of ethical and legal risks associated with accessing and exchanging information in the form of ethical issues in the digital space has challenged this type of education. In this regard, in the present study, an attempt has been m...

In order to determine the outcome and evaluate the effectiveness of training programs in the NAJA, it is necessary to evaluate its behavioral performance in order to correct possible deviations on the program objectives. The best way to perform an indigenous evaluation is measuring the changes have occurred in the behavioral indicators and psycholo...

The developments of different sectors of science and technology and the complexity of the achievements of the development of science and technology are increasing every day. Therefore, organizations seek to identify the potentials needed for the present and the future and reduce the gaps and key competencies needed for the development of individual...

One of the most important pillars of establishing meritocracy in government administrative systems is determining the competencies of employees. Because human resources are the most important organizational resource and successful human resources are the key to the success of organizations. The aim of this study was to identify and prioritize the c...

The present research endeavors to present an exploratory model for the tendency of young researchers to study and work abroad applying a grounded method and qualitative approach. The required data were collected through in-depth interviews and then analyzed using Glaser method. The 16 participants selected for the interviews were chosen using purpo...

The purpose of this study is to delineate the strengths, defects, opportunities and threats in MOOC-based curricula. This research is applied and used a qualitative method. The statistical population of the qualitative section includes experts who have been engaged in the process of providing educational services during MOOC-based educational cours...

The aim of this study is to validate MOOC-based curriculum in higher education in Iran. The research method is mixed and of exploratory type. Method of grounded theory is used in the qualitative section and the Validation Test Pattern among the faculties and PhD students of Tehran's Universities is considered in the quantitative part. The statistic...

Moocs are web-based courses that have great impact on higher education through their impact on higher education curriculum. The purpose of this study was developing a conceptual model for Mooc-based curriculum in higher education. This was a qualitative study and conducted based on grounded theory approach. The statistical population includes educa...

Since 2008, MOOC as an educational tool is not only used by educational institutions and also universities and it is interesting subject for many scholars and researchers. The aim of the current research was to provide a comprehensive picture of the conducted researches in the field of MOOC. In order to achieve the aim, the qualitative meta-analysi...

This is a research about investigating relationship between emotional intelligence and coping skills in Tehran university students. Statistical population of the research were all the students of first semester of 89-90 year, including 23 900 person and the sampling was done via simple classificatory – random method with use of Morgan’s table. Rese...