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Number of pages: 124 Category: Educational Sciences

Thesis for receiving the degree of master's degree (M.A) Trend: Educational research in the fall of 2012, satellite abstract from the seventies to today in Iran, has continued to influence society and family.

Number of pages: 217 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's thesis in the field of geography and urban planning Abstract The purpose of this research is to emphasize the importance of organizing Rasht Municipality Square with the approach of revitalizing historical cultural identity. Therefore, this aspect is a generalization of the classic relationship between organization and identity. Here, the main emphasis is on the impact ...

Number of pages: 189 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Educational Psychology Abstract Critical thinking is purposeful, self-directed, logical, argumentative, responsible, knowledge-based thinking, which is a platform for evaluation, interpretation, analysis and explanation; It provides evidences, documents, frameworks... for judgment to make the right decision. The aim of the current research is ...

Number of pages: 128 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

The abstract of the present research has studied the extent and manner of representation of national identity in the 21:00 detailed news section of the first channel of Sima using the method of categorical content analysis. The first channel of Sima is a national network and can be found all over the country, and its detailed news section at 21:00 is one of the late and popular ...

Number of pages: 107 Category: Educational Sciences

Master's thesis in the field of educational psychology. Abstract: Prediction of fear of intimacy, based on attachment styles and identity processing styles in male and female students. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prediction of fear of intimacy, based on attachment styles and identity processing styles in male and female students. The participants of this ...

Number of pages: 95 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Psychology (M.A.) Direction: Clinical The purpose of education and training is to flourish and actualize all human talents with well-considered programs, this requires identifying and realizing their strengths and weaknesses, counselors have played a sensitive and effective role in this field for a long time, so the main goal of this research ...

Number of pages: 88 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Direction: Industrial and Organizational Abstract This research has been implemented with the aim of investigating the relationship between identity styles and emotional intelligence with job satisfaction in Pasargad health network employees. In order to reach the above goal, 132 employees were selected randomly to answer the research ...

Number of pages: 120 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A.) Major: Educational Dissertation abstract (including summary, objectives, implementation methods and results obtained): This research was compiled with the aim of investigating the relationship between attachment styles and identity styles with social competence of high school students. This research is a correlational research. The ...

Number of pages: 130 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Master's Thesis in Advertising and Cultural Communication Abstract The present research has studied the relationship between the use of social networks and the religious identity of users with the aim of knowing the relationship between the individual characteristics of users and political and social factors with their religious identity and in order to answer the basic question ...

Number of pages: 116 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A) in Industrial Management: Finance Abstract The importance of brand equity and branding has been emphasized in many scientific researches. Branding is done at both internal and external levels. External branding is related to external customers of organizations, and internal branding, which has been noticed with the emergence of the concept ...

Number of pages: 119 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A.) Major: Educational Dissertation abstract (including summary, objectives, implementation methods and results obtained): This research was compiled with the aim of investigating the relationship between attachment styles and identity styles with social competence of high school students. This research is a correlational research. The ...

Number of pages: 157 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology ((M.A)) Abstract: The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing identity styles and coping styles and behavioral activation/inhibition systems in addicts and normal people. The method used was causal-comparative and the research tool included Berzonsky's Identity Styles Questionnaire, Andler Parker's Coping ...

Number of pages: 189 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Orientation: Strategic Persian Abstract Today, in many organizations, we are witnessing an increase in turnover rates, a decrease in job satisfaction, an increase in the rate of absenteeism, the spread of alienation from work, and the lack of a sense of responsibility among employees, and in general, the lack of identification of members ...

Number of pages: 66 Category: Electronic Engineering

Dissertation for M.Sc degree, direction: relationship between man, machine, computer. Abstract: Today, with the rapid changes in technology, the level of security of individuals and organizations has also decreased, and this security has been invaded by profiteers and vandals. In the meantime, the increasing progress of biometric methods has made tremendous achievements in the ...

Number of pages: 81 Category: Literature - Persian Language

Abstract: In this research, using the semiotics method, an attempt has been made to examine four films sequence by sequence, namely (A Time for Drunken Horses, Songs of the Motherland, Half Moon (Nivi Mang), Turtles Fly Too) by Bahman Ghobadi in order to achieve the main goal of the research, which is the representation of identity symbols in his films. In this research, the ...

Number of pages: 92 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree (children's education) Introduction: Paying attention to the educational status is at the top of the educational development programs of a country. The goal of educational institutions is to increase academic achievement, which is a real indicator of educational goals. Continuous and ongoing examination of students' academic status ...

Number of pages: 54 Category: Electrical Engineering

Dissertation for M.Sc degree, direction: relationship between man, machine, computer. Abstract: Today, with the rapid changes in technology, the level of security of individuals and organizations has also decreased, and this security has been invaded by profiteers and vandals. In the meantime, the increasing progress of biometric methods has made tremendous achievements in the ...

Number of pages: 111 Category: Management

Dissertation for Obtaining an M.A. degree in the field of educational management in the academic year 1393-1394. Abstract: Recently, a new concept has been proposed in the theoretical foundations of management, which is called organizational maturity.

Number of pages: 123 Category: Educational Sciences

Master's Thesis in Philosophy of Education and Training May 2014 Abstract: The purpose of this research is to investigate the importance and position of Challenging and neglected Spiritual education And then

Number of pages: 127 Category: Management

Field: Executive Management Fall 2019 Abstract: The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between organizational justice and job performance of employees of Ardabil gas company. Organizational justice, the role of fairness and especially the perception of fairness in the environment

Number of pages: 160 Category: Management

In order to receive a master's degree in the field of educational sciences (M.A.), orientation: educational management, autumn 2012, abstract, the main purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between organizational culture and human resources productivity in the Department of Education.

Number of pages: 210 Category: Management

Dissertation for M.A. Department of Public Management with Transformational Orientation Abstract The purpose of the current research is to investigate the relationship between organizational climate and job stress and creativity among the employees of Salam Insurance General Administration.

Number of pages: 124 Category: Architectural Engineering

Master's Degree in Architectural Engineering (M. A) June 2013 Abstract: This article is taken from a research that aims to identify the factors affecting the communication of spaces.

Number of pages: 133 Category: Management

Dissertation for receiving the master's degree (M.A) in public financial management summer 2013 abstract The purpose of the current research is to determine the relationship between empowerment factors and the organizational commitment of SA employees

Number of pages: 158 Category: Psychology

Master's Thesis in Family Counseling Abstract Introduction and Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of Hastinger's cognitive therapy on reducing the symptoms of depression in patients with human immunodeficiency virus. Method: The study was a single-case study using a purpose-based sampling method. Three women infected with human ...

Number of pages: 98 Category: Psychology

1.Introduction Life skills and problem solving are a set of abilities that provide the basis for the adaptation of positive and useful behavior. This ability enables a person to accept his personal and social responsibilities, without harming himself and others, and can effectively face the demands, expectations and problems of daily interpersonal relationships and in this way ...

Number of pages: 74 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Thesis for Master's Degree in Family Counseling Abstract The main purpose of the present study is to examine the relationship between mothers' self-differentiation with parent-child conflict and the responsibility of female middle school students. The tools used in this research are 1- Self-Differentiation Questionnaire (DSI-R) of Yonesi. 2- Parent-Child Conflict Questionnaire ...

Number of pages: 141 Category: Literature - Persian Language

Theoretical thesis for master's degree in dramatic literature. Abstract In this research, popular culture has been defined and investigated, considering that the current era is an era of extensive changes and transformations, and communication technology is one of the important tools in the transfer and exchange of information and culture. The role and importance of culture is ...

Number of pages: 101 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree in career orientation counseling Abstract: The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between work-family conflict and quality of work life with the organizational commitment of Gazsuzan employees of Najafabad. The method of this research is a descriptive correlation type. The statistical population of this ...

Number of pages: 137 Category: Architectural Engineering

Academic Thesis in Master's Degree in Architectural Engineering, First Semester of 1992-1993 Abstract: The purpose of this discussion is to examine the concept of cultural centers and the importance of its existence in the intellectual and moral education of young people, a large part of which

Number of pages: 172 Category: Architectural Engineering

Academic Thesis in Master's Degree in Islamic Architectural Engineering, Summer 1993, Abstract of Historical Textures Considering that in the process of expanding cities from the past to the present, including the documented history of each period

Number of pages: 174 Category: Architectural Engineering

Thesis (or dissertation) to receive the master's degree. In the field of architecture, the architectural trend of Bahman 93 abstract: Since the creation of multi-purpose and multi-functional spaces in

Number of pages: 114 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation to receive a master's degree (M.A.) major: Curriculum planning Abstract of the thesis (including summary, objectives, implementation methods and results obtained): The present research seeks to examine the components of professors' professional ethics. Since educational environments, especially universities, play an important role in the education of individuals and ...

Number of pages: 167 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Dissertation for master's degree in the field of cultural affairs, cultural planning, abstract, the purpose of this research is to investigate the cultural problems of male students' dormitory life. The dormitories of Yazd University were in the academic year of 1989-90. This research was conducted with the survey method and the library method (documents) was used to compile the ...

Number of pages: 171 Category: Literature - Persian Language

Master's Thesis of Persian Language and Literature Abstract ""Karma"", the law of action and reaction, the law of radiation and its reflection, is an Eastern Sanskrit word that we have defined in detail in the first chapter. We examined this law in Mawlan's Masnavi and Sana'i's Hadiqa al-Haqiqah. Our presupposition was that this law, considering its various aspects and its ...

Number of pages: 103 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Counseling Abstract The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of teaching positivity on students' sense of belonging to school and relationships with others. The statistical population in this research included all male high school students in the 18th district of Tehran. In this research, a multi-stage cluster sampling ...

Number of pages: 186 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Master's Thesis in the field of Propaganda and Cultural Communication. The abstract of the present study is an attempt to explain the preaching career of Imam Sadiq (a.s.) for the dissemination and expansion of Islamic knowledge and his audience. In this research, after describing various schools of communication, finally, a synthesis of the school of transmission and ritual ...

Number of pages: 138 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Major: General Psychology. The abstract of the present research is to investigate the effectiveness of emotional intelligence in reducing the dependence on Facebook of female high school students in Tehran. The hypotheses of the research are: 1- Training to improve emotional intelligence reduces the dependence of high school students on ...

Number of pages: 108 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Psychology (M.A) Major: General Abstract The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between the perception of God and social identity in the lifestyle of students and employees of the Islamic Azad University of Dere Shahr and tries to answer the question of whether there is a relationship between the above-mentioned ...

Number of pages: 98 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Orientation: Industrial and Organizational The Impact of the Psychological Atmosphere Governing the Organization and Core Self-Evaluations on the Work Enthusiasm of Gar Miankoh Company's Employees Abstract This research was carried out with the aim of investigating the impact of the psychological environment governing the organization and ...

Number of pages: 147 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Master's thesis in the field of communication, research orientation in communication Abstract: In the present research, the direction of moral behavior of positive, normal and negative characters of the series ""Zero Degree Circuit"" has been investigated with the method of content analysis. According to the criteria in Islamic texts, moral and immoral behaviors are divided into ...

Number of pages: 193 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

The first chapter of the general research, introduction, active citizenship is one of the issues that can be measured with different indicators, but family and social capital can play an effective role on this issue. Young people who

Number of pages: 112 Category: Educational Sciences

Master's thesis in the field of educational sciences, history and philosophy of education. Abstract: This research was conducted in order to analyze the content of moral concepts and themes in the Holy Quran and with the aim of presenting a model of the educational moral system based on the moral concepts of the Quran. In this study, descriptive, analytical, and inferential ...

Number of pages: 124 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Major: General Examining the relationship between mental health and academic progress in a group of middle school girls taking into account the employment status of mothers; Shiraz 2013 Abstract: The present study was conducted in order to investigate the relationship between mothers' employment and mental health and the academic progress ...

Number of pages: 191 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for Master's Degree, Field: Human Geography, Orientation: Urban Planning Abstract In the not-so-distant past, the entrance to the city, as the first urban space, was the first image of the city that was formed in the minds of travelers. Therefore, these spaces were not only of high spatial qualities, but they were part of the characteristic features of the cities. ...

Number of pages: 106 Category: Psychology

Field of Psychology - General Thesis for Master's Degree Abstract Risky behavior is behavior that exposes a person to bad or unpleasant consequences. The purpose of this research is to determine and measure the relationship between illogical beliefs and negative spontaneous thoughts with a tendency to risky behaviors in female students. Based on the nature and method, the ...

Number of pages: 124 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree, orientation: industrial and organizational. Abstract: The aim of the present study is to explain the relationship between spiritual leadership and moral intelligence with organizational commitment among the employees of the Islamic Azad University of Maroodasht branch in 2013. The descriptive research method is correlational. The ...

Number of pages: 104 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Political Geography Abstract Geoculture is a view of the broad subject of geopolitics, so in terms of its nature, it brings to mind the concept of competition and the effect of cultural encounters on political formations can be called geoculture. The present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the factors influencing the ...

Number of pages: 103 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree in career counseling. Abstract: The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between work-family conflict and the quality of work life with the organizational commitment of the employees of Gazsozan Company in Najafabad. The method of this research is a descriptive correlation type. The statistical population of ...

Number of pages: 122 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for the Master's degree (M-A) in the field: Political Geography Abstract Soft war is a new concept in terms of scientific research and a very old concept in terms of history. This concept is known in the world as soft power. Soft war in its modern concept with features such as software orientation, mentalization, emptying from within, changing cultural identity, ...

Number of pages: 269 Category: Management

Abstract In this research, an attempt has been made to investigate the characteristics of organizational culture in public companies compared to private companies and to provide solutions to managers. For this purpose, after examining the theoretical foundations of research, Robbins' model was selected and a research questionnaire was designed and information was collected from ...

Number of pages: 259 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Sociology Abstract The role of women in maintaining and promoting the physical, mental and social health of a person in the family and society is irreplaceable, and it always plays an effective role in the process of social development by having the serious responsibility of raising the next generation in the natural system and continuing this ...

Number of pages: 145 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

The abstract of the said thesis deals with the role of mobile phone on the communication culture of Iranian users and has criticized and analyzed the challenges of this means of communication among Iranian users. The main objectives of the research are to investigate the role of mobile phones on the communication culture of Iranian users, and its sub-objectives refer to ...

Number of pages: 158 Category: Psychology

Faculty of Humanities, Department of Psychology, specialization: Industrial and Organizational Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A.) Examining the relationship between occupational stress and mental health with emphasis on the mediating role of coping strategies in the employees of the Jihad Agricultural Organization of Zanjan province. Abstract The main purpose of this ...

Number of pages: 146 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A.) in the field of Educational Sciences Abstract The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between moral intelligence and social skills with students' academic performance. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlation type of research and its statistical population is made up of Shiraz ...

Number of pages: 110 Category: Psychiatry

Dissertation for Master's Degree in General Psychology Abstract: The purpose of this research was to compare cognitive emotion regulation strategies, attachment styles, self-expression and locus of control in runaway and normal girls. The research method in this study was causal-comparative. The subjects included 36 girls (18 runaway girls and 18 normal girls). The group of ...

Number of pages: 218 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Educational Sciences: Curriculum Planning. Abstract The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the place of the culture of sacrifice and martyrdom in the approved goals of the secondary school and the effective ways to institutionalize it in schools according to the teachers of Qom city. The current descriptive research ...

Number of pages: 188 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Abstract: There are many tourism opportunities in our country that have not been paid much attention to. The general management in the tourism industry should identify the opportunities and include them in the comprehensive tourism plan of the country and provide the basis for investment in them. Iran ranks 56th among the 200 countries that attract tourists in the world and ...

Number of pages: 136 Category: Psychology

Investigating the role of primary maladaptive schemas in predicting students' high-risk behaviors. Abstract Maladaptive schemas as cognitive infrastructures lead to the formation of irrational beliefs. When primary maladaptive schemas are activated, levels of excitement are released and directly or indirectly lead to various forms of psychological disturbances such as ...

Number of pages: 113 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Management (M. Sc) Finance Orientation Abstract The aim of this research is the effect of organizational culture on the financial performance of companies admitted to the Tehran Stock Exchange. Cameron and Quinn 2006 questionnaire was used to measure organizational culture, and asset return index was used to measure financial performance using ...

Number of pages: 138 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

A master's thesis in the field of women's studies, abstract of the representation of women in the cinematographic works of Dariush Mehrjooi, the place and position of women in the media can be explained under the title of the concept of representation. Historically, media content has been filled with images of women that have reinforced social and cultural norms of femininity ...

Number of pages: 158 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Dissertation in Master's Degree in Advertising and Cultural Communication Abstract With the introduction and expansion of mobile social networks, the field of communication of more people in different parts of the world has been created, since accurate information about the use of these networks by users is not known. This research was conducted with the aim of the effect of the ...

Number of pages: 177 Category: Educational Sciences

Master's thesis in the field of educational management. Abstract: Examining the relationship between organizational culture and organizational citizenship behavior with the mediating role of organizational climate in Kabul University by Ahmad Shah Bina. The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between organizational culture and organizational citizenship ...

Number of pages: 112 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Psychology (General) Abstract This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between religious orientation and marital conflicts and communication patterns among couples in Bandar Abbas city in 2013. The research method of the present study is a descriptive correlation type. The statistical population of this ...

Number of pages: 90 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

In the current situation known as late modernity, where the lines and borders of social distinctions are formed based on lifestyles and cultural consumption, the dimensions, levels, qualities and methods of body management [1] have become very complex and important. In general, in this era when the world has become a multicultural phenomenon [2], advanced technology has pushed ...

Number of pages: 69 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Dissertation for Master of Social Sciences (M.A) Degree: Researcher Abstract Professional values ??are the basis of employees' performance, which guide employees' interactions with citizens, colleagues, other professionals, and the general public, and provide a framework for commitment to the welfare of citizens and guidance for ethical behavior in the provision of humanitarian ...

Number of pages: 228 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A.) abstract of the present study has studied the relationship between the use of social networks and the religious orientation of social network users using a survey method. This research was conducted in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Tehran University and among the students of different fields and courses of this faculty. Analysis of the ...

Number of pages: 117 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Direction: Industrial and Organizational Research Abstract: The aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between occupational and personality characteristics and the level of organizational commitment among the exploration management staff of National Iranian Oil Company. Descriptive research method is correlation type. The ...

Number of pages: 108 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for the Master's degree ""M.A"" Major: Educational Psychology Farsi Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between parenting methods and personality traits with resilience in adolescence. The statistical population of the research was female secondary school students of one Khorramabad district in the academic year of 1392-1393. The ...

Number of pages: 157 Category: Psychology

Thesis for obtaining a master's degree, field: psychology, orientation: clinical, abstract: the present study was conducted with the aim of comparing social anxiety, body image, and hope for life in men and women applying for cosmetic surgery with normal people. Research method: This research is a causal-comparative study. In this research, 100 people applying for cosmetic ...

Number of pages: 137 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Master's Thesis: Tourism Planning-Ecotourism Abstract: Since the 1990s, the traditional approaches to tourism development have been challenged, and with simultaneous emphasis on the positive and negative consequences of tourism, the movement from mass tourism to the approach of sustainable tourism development began. The approach to ecotourism, as a spatial model of tourism in ...

Number of pages: 123 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Faculty of Humanities, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences Thesis for Master's Degree (M.A.) Major: Sports Management Abstract The main purpose of this research is to investigate the priorities and limitations of leisure time with an emphasis on sports among the education retirees of Shiraz city. The current research is a descriptive-analytical type of research. ...

Number of pages: 122 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Faculty of Humanities, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences Thesis for Master's Degree (M.A.) Major: Sports Management Abstract The main purpose of this research is to investigate the priorities and limitations of leisure time with an emphasis on sports among the education retirees of Shiraz city. The current research is a descriptive-analytical type of research. ...

Number of pages: 87 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree in the field: Geography, Rural Planning, Abstract: Without a doubt, education is one of the foundations that, by fulfilling its main functions, can be one of the main stakeholders of change and transformation in the direction of development. The purpose of this research is to evaluate educational services according to the population, ...

Number of pages: 128 Category: Management

Master's Thesis (Training and Human Resources Improvement) Abstract: In today's era, the importance of citizens is understood as one of the most important resources of the organization, and their behavior is also considered very important. This is why many researchers have analyzed citizenship behavior, and on the other hand, the work environment is one of the factors that play ...

Number of pages: 196 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Business Administration (M.A. Major: Marketing) Abstract Today, brand names are very important in consumer markets. They are among the most valuable intangible assets and are the link between a company's consumers. Consumers also trust the brand name and become loyal to them. Therefore, the brand name acts as a mechanism that involves ...

Number of pages: 106 Category: Management

Department of Business Management Thesis for Master's degree (M.A.) Abstract: One of the most important stages of the planning process is the evaluation of plans and programs. This process helps to optimize the decisions and finally to the feasibility and realism of the plans. Evaluation can be considered as an important factor in improving the effectiveness and correcting the ...

Number of pages: 207 Category: Management

Dissertation for the master's degree in business management (international marketing orientation), the abstract of the social responsibility of the organization deals with the relationship between the organization and the society, and specifically, this concept examines the effects of the activities of the companies on the people of the society. The purpose of the current ...

Number of pages: 83 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Executive Management, Strategic Orientation Abstract: Strategic decision-making is considered vital and necessary in today's changing and complex world. Managers often use different methods to make strategic decisions. The most important of these methods is the use of a rational approach or the use of political behaviors. Rational process ...

Number of pages: 129 Category: Management

Master's Thesis in Public Administration Major: Human Resources Abstract: This research was conducted with the aim of investigating and analyzing the relationship between the dimensions of spiritual leadership and job satisfaction of the employees of Parsian Bank branches in Tehran province. The target statistical population in this research was the employees of Parsian Bank ...