Farhangian University

This study was an attempt to evaluate the undergraduate TEFL program at Farhangian University. The university specializes in educating prospective teachers and the program is important since it is expected to equip the student teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary for qualified teachers. Hence, in this study, measures were taken to investigate the merits and demerits of the implemented TEFL program and explore the domains in which the program needs to be improved. The study assessed the program from the perspectives of 220 student teachers, 32 teacher educators, and 12 heads of departments and experts including the university deans, deputies, and research and teaching staff, through using three instruments, i.e. questionnaires, interviews, and observations in a mixed methods design .The findings indicated that the TEFL program did not address some educational and administrative needs as the participants believed that they were not enriched with the necessary skills, the practice of the learned theories, problem solving, critical thinking, flexibility, and innovation. Furthermore, this study demonstrated several theory- practice gaps in the curriculum.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to "identify the dimensions of leadership effectiveness of Farhangian University campus principals." Methodology: This research was exploratory in terms of applied purpose, in terms of field implementation method and in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of this study consisted of full-time and part-time faculty members of Farhangian University campuses in the academic year of 2018-19, who were selected and studied by random sampling of relative classes. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect information and exploratory factor analysis method was used to analyze the collected data. Findings: The results indicate the recognition of the dimensions of leadership effectiveness of Farhangian University campus managers in three dimensions: 1. Perceptual (personal) evaluation (others' perception of the leader's credibility and self-assessments; Peers, and superiors inside and outside the organization do training, create indicators of effectiveness), 2. Satisfaction of subordinates (individual) (Satisfaction of members of the organization) and 3. Achievement of organizational goals (relative levels) Achieving the goals of the organization) was in the form of 30 indicators. Conclusion: In order to achieve its goals and aspirations, Farhangian University should constantly evaluate the performance of its campus administrators based on the dimensions of perceptual evaluation, subordinates' satisfaction and achievement of organizational goals, review the processes and change the patterns and structures. Achieves higher effectiveness.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of organizational structure in Farhangian University according to the integration approach. Methodology: The present study was a survey research approach in terms of applied purpose and in terms of data collection approach. The statistical population of this study included managers and staff of Farhangian University. According to the latest statistics and information available in the Vice Chancellor for Planning and Information Technology of Farhangian University in the academic year 2017-18, a total of 890 staff and managers of Farhangian University in Tehran (all campuses with Headquarters) were working. In order to determine the sample size, Morgan table was used. According to Morgan table, 270 samples had to be selected. Also, due to the presence of the researcher in Kermanshah, Kermanshah city campuses were used and a total of 328 people were selected. The instrument used in this study was Robbins (1989) Organizational Structure Questionnaire which examines three dimensions of complexity, formality and focus in the organization, the reliability of which was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha of 0.85. Data analysis was used at two descriptive levels (mean and standard deviation) and at the inferential level; one-sample t-test was used. Findings: The results showed that the organizational structure of Farhangian University was moderate in complexity, low in formality and high in concentration. In other words, the sub-component of complexity (3.04) is moderate, the sub-component of formality (2.44) is lower and the sub-component of concentration (3.10) is higher than the average. All these results are calculated according to t And were statistically significant at the level of 0.05. Conclusion: Organizations are known through their manpower and structure, so an organization that has a proper structure and decent manpower is ready for its effectiveness

As Farhangian Universities play a crucial role in educating soon-to-be teachers, the program being developed for students of this university needs to be meticulously developed in order to fulfill the crucial role of teacher training centers. Researchers of this phenomenological study tried to evaluate curriculum specified for TEFL students in Farhangian Universities by the implementation of SWOT analysis. Seven professors of Farhangian University in Mazandaran participated in this study to speak for their perspectives regarding the curriculum’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. They took part in interview conducted by researchers and their comments were transcribed to be segmented and codified in later sections. The findings of this study clearly demonstrated that this program suffers more from weaknesses and there are opportunities which might act as compensation for weaknesses and threats. The significant weakness of this curriculum that was elaborated by participants was misplacement of courses without any observation of necessary content knowledge and pre-requisites. Specification of courses exclusively for teaching was mentioned as one of the important strengths of this university. Participants believed that the first opportunity to be made use of, is to maintain connection with other teacher training centers in Iran and around the world.  

Purpose: Educational environments are a place for the development of science, advancement of educational goals and cultural transfer. As a result, the aim of this study was presenting the pattern of school administrators’ interaction with educated new teachers of Farhangian University based on the anthropological of Islamic education. Methodology: This research in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was qualitative. The statistical population of this research was managers and professors familiar with the field of research in Farhangian Universities of Razavi Khorasan province in 2021 year. In this study, the samples according to the principle of theoretical saturation were included 8 people who were selected based on the inclusion criteria and with using the purposive sampling method. Data collection tools were included demographic information form and semi-structured interview with managers and professors, which whose validity was confirmed by triangulation method and its reliability was calculated by agreement coefficient method between two coders 0.86. Also, to analyze the data were used from thematic analysis method. Findings: The findings of the present research showed that for the pattern of school administrators’ interaction with educated new teachers of Farhangian University based on the anthropological of Islamic education were identified 42 sub themes in 11 main themes. The identified main themes in this research were included the principal's respect to new teachers, principle of human respect, principle of dialogue, principle of tolerance and leniency, principle of altruism, principle of piety, principle of moderate rationality, principle of accepting intellectual and religious differences, management skills, interpersonal skills and communication skills. Finally, the pattern of the main themes of the school administrators’ interaction with educated new teachers of Farhangian University based on the anthropological of Islamic education was designed. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, in order to improve the school administrators’ interaction with educated new teachers of Farhangian University based on the anthropological of Islamic education can provide the ground for the realization of the identified sub and main themes for it.

The purpose of study is Identifying the factors affecting the establishment of "quality culture" and effective factors in the quality of virtual education of Farhangian University.The research method was a two-stage combined exploratory exploration. In the qualitative section, using a semi-structured interview technique, 23 academic and thematic experts were interviewed in a purposeful manner from educational and research centers and the research method in the qualitative part is foundational data theorizing, which seeks to create a theory, model and pattern (Sharmaz, 2007: 462),. A descriptive-survey method has been used in the quantitative part. To analyze the data in order to evaluate the fit of the proposed model from confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling technique by using Smart PLS software. In the quantitative part of research, the initial structure of questionnaire which was compiled with 136 items, in the initial study among five quality monitoring and evaluation experts at Farhangian University. The information obtained from the examination the indicators of each of dimensions and indicators of the quality culture using the criteria of the absolute magnitude of the factor loadings, T-statistics and R2, it should be said that all the items have a suitable factor loading (above 0.7) on the related variable. And these factor loadings were significant at 0.05 and 0.01 levels. In other words, the value of t associated with each factor load is greater than its critical value (1.96) at the 0.05 level and (2.58) at the 0.01 level. Then, in the quantitative section, 389 faculty members and non-faculty members were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling and answered the questionnaires. Findings from first and second confirmatory factor analysis showed that culture quality of factors; "Structural / managerial elements"(0.388), "Cultural/ psychological elements" (0.248), "Leadership" (0.500), "Communication" (0.584), "Trust"(0.457), "Commitment"(0.150) and responsibility"(0.528),"Participation"(0.176), "Empowerment"(0.312), "Infrastructure reform"(0.161), "Results of quality culture"(0.458) has been formed and its native model has a suitable structural validity for establishment in Farhangian University. As a result, it can be said that the structural model under study is of good quality and the observed values are well reconstructed and the model has a good predictive ability.