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Volume 2, Issue 30 (3-2015)
Abstract
The interest on studying Single-Sex and Coeducational Elementary
Schooling has grown significantly among researchers. Despite this, there
has been no research on this topic in Iran till now. The effects of school
type on academic achievement and social desirability which are among
important variables are examined in this research. The research design is
causal-comparative. The population is taken from students in fifth and
sixth grade from the public elementary schools in the academic year
1391/92 in Shahreiar, Tehran, Iran. The total number of the participants is
279 (half on co-ed and others on single-sex), which were selected by
random cluster sampling method. Results showed that the students from
single-sex schools had higher GPA, compared to the students of co-ed
schools. Also, it was statistically significant that the girls had better social
desirability compared to boys.
Mr Meysam Gholampour, Phd Hadi Pourshafei,
Volume 7, Issue 40 (3-2020)
Abstract
The Aim of this study is to investigate the perception of preschool teachers attached to rural primary schools about the challenges of these centers by phenomenological method. The statistical population of the study was all the instructors of these centers in Ghaenat city in South Khorasan province, in the academic year 2018-19. Based on purposive sampling, 17 of these trainers participated in this study. Data were collected through semi-structured interview tools. Data analysis was performed through thematic coding. To evaluate the reliability of the results, the review method was used by the participants and external auditors. Based on the findings; Results in 4 main categories and 11 axes; Coaches' perceptions of nature (unnecessary, compulsory, useful but annoying), micro-level challenges (coach-related challenges, content and training challenges), macro-level challenges (environmental, managerial, peer-to-peer challenges, and Parents) and the macro level (lack of support and lack of codified planning) were categorized. Finally, according to the results, education is better considering the importance of this course than training specialized instructors in the field of preschool children education and providing a well-organized organizational structure for this course to meet the challenges of these centers, especially in the regions. Rural and primary school annex centers.
