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Purpose: Citizenship education system in any country is influenced by a set of cultural, social, economic and infrastructural factors, each of which, in turn, plays a vital role in shaping and using electronic services. It is also one of the most comprehensive topics in e-government projects for educating the citizenry. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of higher education institutions in education development and awareness of electronic services in citizens of Gorgan, Iran. Materials and method: For this purpose, the research method was descriptive-survey of the applied type. Questionnaires have been used to collect data. Findings: The results of this study indicated that the significance was reached to 99% among the factors influencing the increase of citizens' awareness and education in using electronic services among citizens of Gorgan, Iran in all indicators. Discussion: Also, using the VIKOR model, it was found that Golestan universities of agriculture and natural resources had the most impact among other higher education institutions to educate citizens about the use of electronic services. Finally, practical proposals have been made to increase the relationship between higher education institutions and citizens in the use of e-services.

This article analyzes the transformation of Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle East during the turbulent years initiated with the Arab Spring. In due course, Turkish policy considerably shifted from proactive engagement with the region in the early 2000s to a bid to leading regional transformation, particularly in the initial years of the Arab Spring. However, the reversal of the Arab Spring increasingly presented a blowback for Türkiye’s regional engagements. The ensuing regional insecurity resulted in a realist turn in Turkish foreign policy, with frequent resort to military instruments and coercive diplomacy. Eventually, regional policies of Türkiye corresponded to the search for de-escalation and normalization within the emerging Middle Eastern order since 2020. The article argues that changing regional dynamics corresponding with domestic conditions influenced and shaped Türkiye’s policies towards the Middle East. Recently, under the impact of the regional-systemic pressures coupled with changing domestic conditions, recalibrating its regional engagement, Türkiye has prioritized the normalization agenda. It argues that while normalization agenda will remain an important objective for Türkiye’s regional policies, it will evolve in a partial manner, and case-by-case, conditional on the unfolding regional order and Ankara’s strategic priorities.

Purpose: Today, the quality of training plays an important role in improving the performance of organizations. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of individual learning on improving the quality of training of the staff of Eghtesad Novin Bank. Methodology: This research in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was descriptive from type of correlation. The research population was all the staff of Eghtesad Novin Bank of Tehran city with number 937 people. The sample size based on the Krejcie and Morgan table was determined 272 people who were selected by cluster random sampling method. The research tool was researcher-made questionnaires of individual learning (8 questions) and quality of training (23 questions), which its face validity was confirmed by the opinion of experts and its reliability was estimated above 0.70 by Cronbach's alpha method. Data were analyzed by exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modeling in SPSS and LISREL software. Findings: The findings showed that the factor loading of all items was above 0.40 and individual learning had two components of intrapersonal factors and interpersonal factors and the quality of training had only one component. The average variance extracted of the components was above 0.50 and their reliability was above 0.80 by Cronbach alpha and combined methods. Also, the model of the effect of individual learning on improving the quality of training of the staff of Eghtesad Novin Bank had a good fit and individual learning had a positive and significant effect on the quality of training (P<0.001). Conclusion: Considering the effect of individual learning on the improvement the quality of training of the staff of Eghtesad Novin Bank, the planners of this bank can improve the quality of training through individual training and learning.

Purpose: Evaluation of employee performance plays an effective role in organizational productivity and effectiveness. As a result, the purpose of this study was identification the components of evaluation of employee performance smart pattern. Methodology: This study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was qualitative. The research population was specialist managers and experts evaluation of employee performance of the bank of industry and mine in 2020 year, which according to the principle of theoretical saturation number of 16 people was selected by purposeful sampling method. The research tool was a semi-structured interview, which whose validity was confirmed by the triangulation method and its reliability was calculated by the agreement coefficient method between the two coders 0.82. Finally, data were analyzed based on open, axial and selective coding methods. Findings: The findings showed that components of evaluation of employee performance smart pattern had 50 open codes in 12 axial codes and 3 selective codes. The selective codes included the factors of functional (with 4 axial codes of optimal function, quality of work, active and effective participation in meetings and planning, forearm and follow-up), job behavior (with 7 axial codes of observing administrative regulations and discipline, proper behavior and encounter with clients and colleagues, cooperation and accountability, analysis of issues and providing appropriate solutions, self-propulsion and innovation, increased job information and skills and information transfer) and ethical behavior (with 1 axial code of observing ethics and Islamic behavior). Finally, according to the identified components, the evaluation of employee performance smart pattern was painted. Conclusion: The results of this research have practical implications for the specialists and officials of the Bank of Industry and Mine, and they with the help of identified components for evaluation of employee performance smart pattern can provide the ground for improving the performance of the organization.

Purpose: Examining the factors affecting the social role of the higher education system can help in its improvement. Thus, this research aimed to identify and rate the factors affecting the social role of the academic system based on interpretive structural equations. Methodology: Regarding aim, this study was of applied type and considering method of implementation, it was cross-sectional. The research population consisted of the qualitative section of documents and texts related to the research and experts of this field. Fifty documents and texts were chosen via purposive sampling method, and 10 experts were selected via purposive sampling method as the sample. The data were collected through taking notes from the documents and texts as well as surveying experts about a researcher-made questionnaire, and analyzed further via interpretive structural equations method in PLS software. Findings: The results indicated that the factors affecting the social role of the higher education system include 11 factors including making the academic curricula challenging, promoting social participation forms, preparing students for public jobs, active civic curriculum, training and learning social responsibility, research-orientedness, social projects, training qualified individuals, attention to the views of social beneficiaries in the academic system, and training social sensitivity. The results of interpretive structural equations indicated that the factor of promoting social participation problem claimed the first rank, followed by research-orientedness and training qualified individuals at the second level, training and learning social responsibility at the third level, factors of making academic curricula challenging and preparing students for public jobs at the fourth level, factors of active civic curriculum factors, attention to the views of social beneficiaries in the academic system and training social sensitivity at the fifth level, factor of developing eligible citizens at the sixth level, and factor of social projects at the seventh level. Based on that, the interpretive structural model of factors affecting the social role of the academic system was designed. Conclusion: Based on the present study results, planners and experts of higher education can benefit from the present study results, and use the identified factors affecting the social role of the academic system for improving the status of university and acquiring competitive advantage.