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The purpose of this research was to study the peer-review process for articles in Iran's accredited scientific journals. The study considered the types of refereeing currently practised, the decision-making methods and criteria for acceptance of articles, the major decision makers, and the current norms in the peer-review process. The method used was a survey, and the data-collecting tool was a questionnaire. The statistical population of this research included 245 scientific journals. The results of the study show that, currently, the predominant type of refereeing for articles submitted to these journals is ‘double blind’ and the prevailing method of informing authors about the results of manuscript evaluation is ‘commenting on the manuscript after refereeing it and after consideration in an editorial board meeting.’ The findings also indicate that two criteria—‘Originality and creativity of the research’ and ‘Being within the journal's scope’—play the most important role in article acceptance. Of the five main parties cooperating in the peer-review process for these journals, the editorial board plays the most fundamental role.

Introduction: The main purpose of this research is investigating the attitude of educational managers toward Pluralistic Curriculum. Methodology: To achieve this goal, the research method combined with the exploratory approach is used. The research method was the grand theory in the qualitative section, and survey in the quantitative part. Based on purposeful sampling, 30 school principals who were expert in this area, selected and were interviewed using the in-depth interview method. The interview continued until the theoretical saturation point. In the quantitative part, according to the results obtained from the previous studies the target group interviews, a questionnaire prepared by the researcher and used. In the qualitative section, the acquisition of credibility, through believability, transferability and verifiability were achieved. In the coding processes to increase the trust two encoders were used. Three types of open, axial and selective coding were used in the method of data analysis in the qualitative section. The factor analysis and Friedman test were also used in the quantitative part. Findings: The result of the research revealed that from the viewpoint of educational managers, the pluralistic curriculum has five components, including racial and ethnic inequality, linguistic diversity, gender inequality, social inequality, and religious diversity. Conclusion: The dimensions of the pluralistic curriculum in comparison with the existing situation that, consisting of two components including racial and ethnic inequality and gender inequality, has five components, including racial and ethnic inequality, linguistic plurality, gender inequality, social inequality, and the Religious diversity.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to design a psychological capital curriculum consist of optimism for Iranian higher education. Methodology: The research methodology was qualitative content analysis of deductive category system. The research domain consisted of all sources, articles, and printed and digital books related to psychological capital and a targeted sampling method was used. Data analysis was conducted through subject coding. The findings were derived from 50 conceptual codes that were categorized into 16 components and main categories of optimism. To validate the model of psychological capital curriculum, 10 experts from the field of curriculum and educational psychology contributed using Lawshe coefficient, with components below 62%, three components were deleted. Finding: the results showed that the identified targets for optimism included four components of reality, self-regulating growth, responsibility, and bravery. The obtained content showed that components of planning, self-excitation education, communication approach, positive thinking, and relationship between the current status and the past one need to be considered in optimistic curriculum. The results also identify education and two components for teaching methods of optimism: interpretative pattern and individual teaching pattern. For evaluation, three components of evaluating the interpretation and explanation, assessing the change in behavior, and an assessment of the correct and unfair practices of social communication were identified. Discussion: The present study, as a model for designing a curriculum for psychological capital based on optimism for Iranian scholars and planners of higher education, allows understanding and applying the elements of the curriculum to develop psychological capital in students.

Purpose: The aim of the current study was to predict the high school students' academic burnout based on social adjustment, academic procrastination and academic hope. Materials and method: Current research method was descriptive and correlational. The study population included all high school students of the state female high schools of Bojnourd. 350 students were selected as a sample employing multi-cluster sampling method. In order to collect data, social adjustment inventory, assessment scale of procrastination (PAS), academic hope and academic Burnout questionnaire were employed. Stepwise regression analysis was employed for data analysis. Findings: The results showed statistically significant Correlations between burnout scores with social adjustment, academic procrastination and academic hope scores. Also Stepwise regression analysis revealed that students’ burnout could be predicted by social adjustment, academic procrastination and academic hope. Discussion: Based on hope theories, the main reasons of academic procrastination and academic burn out were factors such as social adjustment and academic hope. Students who procrastinate and experience burn out because of hate toward doing the assignment tend to postpone it and thus have low hope and social adjustment because they are incapable of doing their assignments.

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to provide the impact of learning organization components on innovation in the Islamic Azad University. The prediction of the risks and opportunities facing organizations in the future will give us the opportunity to decide, before we get into trouble. Planning for organizational change and improvement through lifelong learning to cope with organizational challenges for sustainable organizational development and survival is a prerequisite. Methodology: This study is descriptive- survey research. The study population were all the faculty members of Islamic Azad University in Shabestar in 2016 (n=271) that 170 members were selected by stratified random on base of Kerjeci and Morgan table. Findings: To collect the data, Goh learning organization questionnaire and Saatchi & et al innovation questionnaire was used. The construct validity of learning organization questionnaire and organizational innovation were confirmed. Learning organization reliability was calculated α = (0.843) and organizational innovation was calculated α = (0.811) using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Obtained data by SPSS and LISREL software and the calculation of descriptive and inferential statistics (Confirmatory Factor Analysis, structural equations model) were analyzed. Conclusion: The results showed that the components of learning organization had positive and significant impact on organizational innovation and model fitting was confirmed.

Purpose: Academic buoyancy is one of the effective variables in the academic field and learning environment of students. Therefore, the objective of this research was to design the academic buoyancy model based on life expectancy with the mediation of happiness in female high school students in Hamedan city. Methodology: The methodology of this research was correlational and SEM. The statistical population included all female students of the second secondary school in Hamedan city, and the statistical sample was selected based on the number of items used in the questionnaires as 370 people with the multi-stage cluster sampling method. Academic buoyancy (Hosseinchari and Dehghanizadeh, 2013), life expectancy (Hallajian, 2019), and Oxford happiness (Argyl et al., 1989) scales were used to collect data. For data analysis, a structural equation test was used in the PLS-3 software environment. Findings: The results showed that life expectancy has a direct and positive effect on academic buoyancy (β = 0.36, p <0.01) and happiness (β = 0.46, p < 0.01). Happiness also has a direct and significant effect on academic buoyancy (β = 0.34, p<0.01). Also, happiness has a significant mediating role in the relationship between life expectancy and academic buoyancy (β = 0.16, p<0.01). Conclusion: since life expectancy creates a more positive atmosphere, it can be effective in increasing the feeling of happiness, and happiness creates buoyancy in the academic environment, followed by an increase in academic buoyancy.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of direct electrical stimulation from the skull on depression symptoms in men suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder in war. The research design was a semi-experimental design with repeated tests. The sample included 15 patients with post-traumatic stress disorder men who were admitted to the Delaram Psychiatric Hospital and were voluntarily and voluntarily selected. The instrument used in this study was Beck's 21-item depression questionnaire. Subjects were first subjected to pretest and then subjects received 12 sessions of electrical stimulation therapy (TDCS). After receiving each 4 sessions of treatment, subjects were assessed once by a depression questionnaire. The results showed that the difference in mean scores of subjects in different levels of application of independent variable was significant (P <0.001). The symptoms of depression in subjects with repeated actions of electrical stimulation from the skull have decreased relative to the pre-test.

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to design a model and accreditation of the organizational health. Methodology: The research method was applied in terms of purpose and qualitative in terms of data type. The statistical population of the study consisted of the university experts and senior managers of Tehran municipality. Ten people were selected using purposeful sampling method and saturation principle as the sample. The interview with the experts indicated that the interview was valid, Reliability method between two encoders was used to calculate the reliability. Findings: The results indicated that the interview was valid and reliable. Content analysis was used to analyze the research data. The results of the research showed that the organizational health pattern in the municipality included the bonus components, flexibility, job commitment, successor planning, trust, effective relationships, comprehensive leadership, work-life balance, environment perspective, teamwork, specific system, developing the skills and competencies, clear vision and job success. Conclusion: With the regard to the mechanisms, facilitators and barriers ahead, a general model was presented for the organizational health.