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Number of pages: 75 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Abstract Many evidences indicate the reduction of social trust in all dimensions and emotional and particularistic bias in the relations of activists at all levels in Iran. On the other hand, the issue of social trust in the university as an environment that includes people from different groups and cultures, the necessity of trust as a glue that binds these different groups ...

Number of pages: 153 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for the Master's degree in the field: Educational Sciences. The present research was conducted in order to investigate and compare the ability of problem solving in experimental science and Persian literature courses of the 7th grade students (first year secondary school) in the traditional and thematic classes of Miandoab city in the academic year of 1992-1993. ...

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: 101 Category: Educational Sciences

Thesis for Master's Degree in Elementary Education Abstract: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of teaching problem solving strategies on reducing math anxiety among female students in the sixth grade of primary school in Qazvin city. And the sample group consists of 60 students who were randomly selected from a stratified cluster of the ...

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: 114 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Psychology (M.A) Major: Clinical Abstract Introduction: This study was conducted with the aim of comparing the personality traits and academic performance of normal students and under the cover of the Imam Relief Committee of the universities of Dere Shahr city. Cases and methods: This research is descriptive-analytical. The statistical ...

Number of pages: 184 Category: Psychology

Papannameh for receiving a master's degree in the field of psychology, general orientation. The abstract of the present research was conducted in order to construct and standardize the academic compatibility test. To make this test, all tests related to compatibility were studied and reviewed, and after conducting interviews with a number of students and removing and changing a ...

Number of pages: 148 Category: Literature - Persian Language

General Linguistics Thesis for Master's Degree (M.A) Abstract: Confrontational description of linguistic systems is an important issue that not only leads to a better understanding of each of these languages ??and its structures, but also provides valuable information in the field of the cognitive category of language universals. One of the prominent applications of ...

Number of pages: 56 Category: Psychology

Social work, master's thesis, abstract: Paying attention to students' health, especially their psychosocial health, has a special place. Entering the university is considered a very sensitive phase in the life of efficient and active young forces in any country and is often associated with many changes in their social and human relations. Along with this change, it should also ...

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: 109 Category: Medical Sciences

Dissertation for receiving the degree of Doctor of Dentistry Abstract Introduction: Professionalism as the central core of the dental profession has attracted special attention all over the world. However, no study has been conducted in Iran to evaluate the current state of professionalism in dentistry and to try to improve it. The purpose of this study is to investigate the ...

Number of pages: 93 Category: Paramedical

Dissertation to receive a master's degree in nursing education (pediatrics) Abstract Introduction: Considering the role of universities in training the specialized workforce needed by society, it is necessary to examine the state of the educational system and to be aware of the strengths, weaknesses and shortcomings in the education process of students, in order to design and ...

Number of pages: 108 Category: Paramedical

Dissertation for the degree of general doctor of medicine Introduction: Examining the mental health status of students who are young and active members of the society and have a special position in the society is very important and since entering the university leads to major changes in a person's life, it is considered a very sensitive stage. In the present study, the mental ...

Number of pages: 143 Category: Management

Master's thesis in the field of information technology management, e-business orientation Abstract: In today's era, one of the most important human inventions that have brought about tremendous changes in the life of humanity is the emergence of the computer, followed by the Internet, which has created a virtual world and an incentive for universities to invest in the field of ...

Number of pages: 97 Category: Psychology

Master's Thesis in General Psychology (M.A.) Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between anxiety and social stress with the sense of belonging to the school of teenagers (boys and girls) in Bandar Abbas city. The statistical population of the present study included all male and female high school students in Bandar Abbas city who were studying ...

Number of pages: 107 Category: Psychology

Academic Thesis for Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology Abstract The general purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between emotional dyslexia and introversion/extroversion with marital satisfaction. This research is a correlational research. The statistical population in this study includes all married undergraduate, master's and doctoral students in the ...

Number of pages: 89 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation to receive a master's degree in the field of educational technology (M.A.) Abstract The aim of the current research is to investigate the methods of graphic illustration on the website of smart schools. The statistical population of the research consists of all the websites of smart schools in Kermanshah province, and 1 website was randomly selected for the ...

Number of pages: 138 Category: Management

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree in the field: business management, specialization: international business\ Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between brand equity, customer satisfaction and brand loyalty. The current research is descriptive and practical in terms of purpose. In terms of data collection, it is also considered field. ...

Number of pages: 94 Category: Art - Graphics

Academic Dissertation for Master's Degree in Visualization Foreword I have been a native of the marginal area of ??Halil Road for several years. I remember that on every hill or height we saw a pit dug and a large number of broken bones and pottery, which sometimes had patterns on them, and it was also heard many times that a person or people dug a place and pulled out objects ...

Number of pages: 120 Category: Art - Graphics

Dissertation abstract (including summary, objectives, implementation methods and results obtained): In the subject of designing and illustrating and compiling a textbook, expertise is required and illustrators in this field can design and present the best images according to the characteristics of their audience. The educational books of the primary school period have a special ...

Number of pages: 80 Category: Physical Education - Sports

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree in the field of physical education and sports science, general orientation. Introduction Man is a creature that is constantly learning. In the field of movement, learning is so important that it can even be said that human life depends on it. Coaches in sports fields are looking for optimal methods of teaching skills to their ...

Number of pages: 105 Category: Literature - Persian Language

Faculty of Graduate Studies - Department of Persian Literature Thesis for receiving the Master's degree (M.A.) Abstract The ascension of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is one of the miraculous events of his blessed life, which happened shortly before Hijra. This heavenly journey, which happened on one of the nights of Ramadan, is one of the most amazing events in the life of the Holy ...

Number of pages: 110 Category: Management

Dissertation for receiving the master's degree ""M.A."" Trend: ""Marketing"" Abstract: In this research, factors affecting brand value and brand image in the hospital industry have been investigated. In this research, factors such as brand value, brand image, and factors affecting a successful relationship with customers include: trust, satisfaction, commitment, brand awareness, ...

Number of pages: 114 Category: Psychiatry

Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children Thesis for Master's Degree Abstract Lack of attention is one of the most common problems in mentally retarded children and this problem leads to psychological, academic and social damage. Helping mentally challenged children to increase their attention span will moderate many of their basic problems. Among the many therapeutic ...

Number of pages: 108 Category: Management

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree in the field of entrepreneurship management, 91 Shahrivar Abstract: Researches show that in recent years, the trend towards entrepreneurship and related issues in the country

Number of pages: 75 Category: Management

Thesis for obtaining a master's degree in the field of educational management in the summer of 2013 Abstract: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between the use of information technology and the satisfaction of students of the Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University.

Number of pages: 110 Category: Educational Sciences

Abstract: The purpose of this research was to compare metacognitive skills of male and female high school students in district 3 of Shiraz. The descriptive research method is a survey method. The statistical population of the study includes all

Number of pages: 134 Category: Management

Dissertation for Master's Degree (MA) Field: Educational Management Orientation: Educational Management Abstract: Purpose: The general purpose of this research is to investigate the role of addiction to information technology on self-regulation and development strategies.

Number of pages: 70 Category: Educational Sciences

The first chapter of the research plan - 1 - Introduction The importance of spirituality and spiritual growth in humans has attracted the attention of psychologists and mental health professionals more and more in the past few decades. The progress of psychological science on the one hand

Number of pages: 119 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Psychology of General Orientation, Shahrivar 2013 Abstract Objective: The purpose of this research is to determine the role of resilience, self-efficacy and hope in predicting students' happiness.

Number of pages: 129 Category: Architectural Engineering

Thesis for receiving a master's degree in the field of architecture, architectural trend, autumn 2013, chapter 1- general 1-1- statement of the problem: Iran is a special example among other countries in terms of climate diversity.

Number of pages: 95 Category: Librarianship

Master's Thesis in Accounting (M.A) Abstract We are all familiar with the meaning and concept of cheating, although cheating can be generalized to many examples, but we mean cheating in academic exams. Cheating is a dishonest behavior, it is a way other than the honorable way and reaching reality and truth, it is other than the legitimate way and showing oneself with an upside ...

Number of pages: 128 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Major: General Abstract The purpose of this research was to investigate the possibility of predicting the academic self-efficacy of high school students based on social anxiety and the psycho-social atmosphere of the class. For this purpose, a sample of 360 people (173 girls and 188 boys) of third year high school students in Shiraz city ...

Number of pages: 105 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Counseling and Guidance (M.A) Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of painting therapy on the mental health of male students of primary schools in Gachsaran city. The variables of the current research were mental health with dimensions (anxiety, hostility, physicalization, interpersonal sensitivity, obsession, ...

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: 120 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Master's Thesis in Social Welfare Field Abstract: A healthy lifestyle is a valuable resource for reducing the prevalence and impact of health problems and improving health, adapting to stressful life factors and improving the quality of life. Lifestyle helps us to understand what people do, the reason they do it, and the meaning of their actions for themselves and others. ...

Number of pages: 88 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Master's Thesis in Family Counseling Abstract: The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between attachment styles and self-esteem with marital satisfaction of married students of Hormozgan University. To collect information related to hypothesis testing, Coppersmith's self-esteem questionnaires, Collins Veerd's adult attachment test, and Enrich's marital ...

Number of pages: 127 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Counseling and Guidance Abstract: The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy, academic procrastination and test anxiety with academic progress in male students. A descriptive-correlational research design was used. The statistical sample is 258 male students in the first grade of secondary school in ...

Number of pages: 89 Category: Architectural Engineering

Dissertation for Master's Degree Orientation: Architecture, summer 2013, industrial life has created fewer places for people to rest and relax. for

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: 118 Category: Psychology

Master's thesis in the field of clinical psychology, abstract of evaluating a model for predicting students' mental health based on religious faith, with the mediation of happiness, ambivalent attachment style, and locus of control. The research method is correlational. The research community is all the students of Shiraz University who are studying in 1992-1993

Number of pages: 120 Category: Educational Sciences

The thesis for obtaining a master's degree in the field of librarianship and communication. The abstract of the present research examines and compares the information-seeking behavior of graduate students of Islamic Azad and Kurdistan University, Sasandaj branch, on the global web based on the Ellis model. The research method is a survey and the data is collected through a ...

Number of pages: 115 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Educational Psychology (MA) Abstract The purpose of this research is to determine the effectiveness of psychological empowerment training on cognitive creativity and emotional creativity of students. The statistical population of this study consisted of all the female students of the third year of the first year of high school who were ...

Number of pages: 138 Category: Psychology

Master's Thesis of the Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children Abstract The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of the psychological immunization program on the writing style of dyslexic students. The present study was a pilot study with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The research sample consisted of 60 dyslexic ...

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: 143 Category: Psychology

Master's Thesis in the field of Educational Psychology Abstract Objective: The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of bold behavior skill training on decision-making and perfectionism of female students in the third grade of high school in district 8 of Tehran. Method: This research was an experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design. One school ...

Number of pages: 101 Category: Psychology

Master's Thesis in Clinical Psychology (M.Sc) Abstract Reading is the most basic learning tool for students. Dyslexia accounts for the largest percentage of learning disabled students, which is defined by the lack of success in language skills such as reading, writing and spelling. Memory, especially active memory, is one of the important factors in learning that these students ...

Number of pages: 91 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A) in Clinical Psychology Abstract The main purpose of this research was to study the effectiveness of reality therapy on reducing shyness and emotional deficiency of students and its components including reality therapy, reducing shyness, and emotional deficiency. The statistical population of the current research is all students studying in ...

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: 126 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for the Master's Degree in Educational Technology (M.A.) Abstract The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of using the simulation method in a constructivist environment on students' creativity in the first secondary mathematics course. In this study, the research method was quasi-experimental. The statistical population of the research was 6200 ...

Number of pages: 156 Category: Educational Sciences

Abstract: The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of the presence of mobile educational factor in multimedia on students' learning, memorization and learning motivation in geography. To conduct the research, from among the statistical population of the research, which were all female students in the third year of middle school in district 4 of district 6 of ...

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: 101 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master Degree (M.A.) Direction: General Abstract The relationship between personality traits and addiction to computer games was tested on a sample of 400 students (200 men and 200 women). In the present study, it is assumed that five personality dimensions (neuroticism, extroversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness) can predict addiction to ...

Number of pages: 98 Category: Educational Sciences

Graduate School of Thesis for Master's Degree (M.A.) Abstract The general purpose of the current research is the design of mathematics courseware (1) and its effect on the learning and memorization of first-year male high school students in Kermanshah. The research is applied and semi-experimental. The statistical population includes all male students in the first grade of high ...

Number of pages: 104 Category: Educational Sciences

The thesis for obtaining a master's degree in the field of elementary education. The present research was conducted with the aim of designing and producing an electronic book of experimental sciences for the fifth grade of elementary school and investigating its effect on the learning and memorization of students of the fourth grade of elementary school and comparing it with the ...

Number of pages: 99 Category: Psychology

A master's thesis in the field of psychology and education of exceptional children, examining the dimensions of cognitive processing in students with learning disorders. The aim of this research was to examine the dimensions of cognitive processing in students with learning disorders. For this purpose, 120 children (82 boys and 38 girls) aged 7 to 13 years were selected by ...

Number of pages: 157 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for obtaining a master's degree (M.A.) orientation: educational management, abstract of the thesis (including summary, objectives, implementation methods and obtained results): The aim of the current research was to investigate the impact of school smartness on the learning styles (Kolb model) of the fifth grade students of elementary education in Tehran. The ...

Number of pages: 127 Category: Psychology

Faculty of Psychology and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology Thesis for Master's Degree (M.A) Major: Educational Psychology Dissertation Abstract (including summary, objectives, implementation methods and obtained results): This research was conducted with the aim of predicting students' academic motivation based on spiritual intelligence and mother's marital ...

Number of pages: 186 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's degree (M.A.) Major: General Predicting resilience based on parenting styles and emotional intelligence of high school students in Sirjan city Abstract: The aim of this research was to predict resilience based on parenting styles and emotional intelligence in high school students in Sirjan city. The statistical population of the present study included ...

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: 77 Category: Psychiatry

Master's Thesis of School Counseling Abstract: In line with the need to teach ""emotional management"" skills, the current research under the title, the effectiveness of anger management group counseling, based on cognitive restructuring, on increasing social intimacy and reducing deterministic thinking among male high school students in Shiraz city, was conducted. The study ...

Number of pages: 127 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Counseling and Guidance Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of life skills training on the mental health of bright female students in Kermanshah city. The current research was a pilot study of pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this research was made up of bright ...

Number of pages: 221 Category: Psychiatry

Thesis for Master's Degree in Educational Psychology Abstract: The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of ""resilience training"" on the quality of life and reducing risky behaviors in middle school students. The research method is semi-experimental and its design is pre-test-post-test with experimental and control groups. The statistical ...

Number of pages: 120 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Major: General, the relationship between self-control and family functioning with social adjustment among high school students in Abadeh city. Abstract The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between family functioning and social adjustment among high school students in Abadeh city. This ...

Number of pages: 122 Category: Psychology

Field: General Psychology Thesis for Master's degree (M.A.) The relationship between self-control and parenting styles with psychological well-being among high school students Abstract The main purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between self-control and parenting styles with psychological well-being among high school students. For this purpose, among ...

Number of pages: 95 Category: Psychology

(General Psychology, M.A. Thesis for Master's Degree) Abstract The present study was conducted to examine the relationship between perfectionism and stubbornness and marital satisfaction in married students. The statistical population of the present study was all married students of the master's level of Azad University of Kermanshah, who were selected by stratified random ...

Number of pages: 251 Category: Psychology

To receive a Ph.D. in the field of General Psychology Abstract Objective: This research was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness and continuity of the effect of schema therapy and metacognitive therapy in a group manner on reducing symptoms, social health and quality of life of students with social anxiety disorder. Method: The current study was ...

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: 116 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's degree ""MA"" Major: General Psychology Abstract The aim of the current research was to investigate the relationship between resilience and spiritual intelligence with the mental health of students of Khorramabad Islamic Azad University. The research sample consisted of 225 students who were selected in a multi-stage cluster and responded to the ...

Number of pages: 103 Category: Educational Sciences

Dissertation for receiving a master's degree (M.A.) Major: Preschool education and comparison of the effect of education based on multiple intelligences and the conventional method on the learning of science lessons of 7-8-year-old female students in Shiraz elementary schools in the academic year 2013-2018. It was 2012. Applied research with pseudo method

Number of pages: 80 Category: Educational Sciences

Master's Thesis Field: Psychology (M.A) Orientation: Educational Abstract: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between students' resilience and their different personality traits and attachment styles. The statistical population of this descriptive study included all pre-university students of Beshagard city. The sample size was ...

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: 170 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Doctoral Degree (Ph.D) Major: General Psychology Dissertation Abstract (Including Summary, Objectives, Implementation Methods and Results): In this research, in order to examine the relationship between cognitive and metacognitive skills and academic achievement motivation and to determine the technical characteristics of Hermans Cognitive and Metacognitive ...

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: 171 Category: Educational Sciences

Master's thesis in the field of educational sciences, educational psychology, the purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between rejection-acceptance of parents and the temperament of sixth grade female students with their aggressive behavior in Fouladshahr city. The current research method was correlational. In this regard, 196 sixth grade female students ...

Number of pages: 132 Category: Geography - Urban Planning

Abstract In geography, geographic facts or geographic information are different from other facts and information. Thus, every geographical fact and information is linked with a place. When this link is made, we enter the topic and field of political geography, political geography is a branch of human geography. Today, according to the latest definition, the special role of ...

Number of pages: 146 Category: Psychology

Dissertation for Master's Degree in Educational Psychology Abstract Objective: The aim of the present study was the effectiveness of teaching the components of the re-decision approach on reducing self-disability and increasing students' courage. The method of this research was a semi-experimental research with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The research ...

Number of pages: 195 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Dissertation for Master's Degree (M.A.) Major: Research in Communications Abstract of the Dissertation (including summary, objectives, implementation methods and obtained results): The aim of the research is to find out the level of trust of TV news viewers in the 21:00 news section of Channel 1 according to individual conditions (age, education and marital years, etc.)

Number of pages: 143 Category: Social Sciences - Sociology

Master's thesis in the field of social work Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of teaching effective communication skills and assertiveness on the social adjustment of new incoming students of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences. Method: The method of this semi-experimental research was used as pre-test-post-test and follow-up ...

Number of pages: 121 Category: Educational Sciences

Master's Thesis: Educational Management (M.A.) Abstract: The purpose of this research was to study the effect of the jigsaw teaching method and the learning teaching method to the extent of mastery on the academic progress of the students of the sixth grade of Bandar Abbas city. This research was carried out using a quasi-experimental method and using the pre-test and post-test ...