Mohammad Chaichian

• Mount Mercy University

Using the theory of continuity, and based on quantitative and qualitative data collected from an online survey and one-on-one interviews from a nonrandom sample of retired faculty, this exploratory study examines guiding considerations for transition to retirement at a mid-sized University in the Midwest. Abolition of mandatory retirement requireme...

In this article, we examine identity formation processes among French Muslims from former North African French colonies, focusing on Algeria. France’s violent colonial presence in Algeria has put an indelible effect on three generations of French of Algerian origin, as they have struggled to survive despite political pressures and cultural demands...

In this article, we examine the status of Iranian graduate students as stepwise global skilled migrants who enrol at Turkish universities, but with the intention of moving to their final destination country in the West. Based on survey data we analyse their migration strategies and career plans at mezzo-level, and conclude that more than 72 per cen...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on “brain drain,” or emigration of educated and skilled individuals to the USA from one Southwest Asian nation, Iran, which has experienced fundamental social changes since the early 1970s. The author examines the profile of the educated Iranian emigrants particularly in the last two decades, internal...

The origins of the “civil society” concept can be traced to the nineteenth century European political thought. But in the last two decades the concept has been revived in an eclectic and non-critical fashion by Western governments and affiliated donor agencies with vested neo-colonial and economic interests in Eastern Europe, former Soviet republic...

Based on survey research and in-depth interviews, this article concerns first generation Iranian immigrants in Iowa and focuses on the extent of their integration into the host society's culture. The findings indicate that while the majority of respondents are fully bilingual and receptive of the host society's culture, they are confident enough to...

Based on survey research and in-depth interviews, this article concerns first generation Iranian immigrants in Iowa and focuses on the extent of their integration into the host society's culture. The findings indicate that while the majority of respondents are fully bilingual and receptive of the host society's culture, they are confident enough to...

This article is a report on the conception, design, and execution of a course which I taught for the first time in May 1987 at the University of Dubuque. By combining the principles of experiential education with class discussion and participation, I tried to create a course that deals with the political economy of Dubuque, Iowa within a historical...

This research paper provides an historical analysis of urbanization in Egypt and its relationships to her incorporation into the world capitalist economy during the last two centuries. My major concern is to discover more about the following issues: (1) the historical reasons for the structural disjunction of the peasant population from rural areas...

The Department of Sociology at Michigan State University has offered a certification program in teaching sociology for graduate students since 1976. This program promotes and recognizes the importance of university teaching and provides systematic preparation for such teaching. The program includes four components: teaching assistant workshop, semi...

The sociology faculty and graduate students at Michigan State University have conducted a yearly workshop for teaching assistants and other beginning graduate students for the past 14 years. This summary article uses the annual workshop reports to provide an historical account of the workshop's evolution based on its objectives, structural obstacle...

The Iranian Revolution brought to the fore the disenfranchised and discontented classes that in most part belonged to Iran's pre-capitalist and mercantilist economy and succeeded in dominating post-revolution era politics—the bazaar merchants, the clergy and the new urban proletariat and intelligentsia who migrated from provincial towns and village...

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Sociology, 1986. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 368-389).