Ghost Surgery: A Frank Look at the Issue and How to Address It.

Review of Reviews/ A Review on Criticism: A Response to “The Review of the Book A Look at Carpet Weaving in Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Province" by Frank Kabiri

A look at phenomenon of dissertation ghost writing in Iran: Policies and the condition of possibility

The phenomenon of the theses and dissertation ghost writing is based on a number of conditions, overlapping procedures, conjuncture of policies and all kinds of policies, legislation, and practices in the academic institution. In this study, first, the growth trend of universities and academic institutions in the last two decades and then, the transformation in the policy of promoting professor...

I'm No Longer a Child: A Closer Look at the Interaction Between Iranian EFL University Students' Identities and Their Academic Performance

Although university EFL students represent a wide array of social and cultural identities, their multiple and diverse identities are not usually considered in foreign language classrooms. This qualitative case study attempted to examine identity conflicts experienced by Iranian EFL learners at the university context. To this end, two Shiraz University students' identities were investigated. Sem...

A Dialogue of Two Books on Film and Philosophy Mehrdad Pourelm

The books Philosopher or Director and Film as Philosophy, in their own way, address the issues of film and philosophy and their relationship. From the outset, Philosopher or Director takes on an evaluative approach and tries to project this relationship as a false and constructed concept but Film as Philosophy, tries to approach this issue from different angles with an analytical approach and, ...

A comparative analysis on the results of different methods in assessment land use mix in Mashhad

In recent years, land use mix has become an important issue of ​​research in urban studies. One of the important issues related to land use mix is how to measure it in urban areas. Given that many studies have assumed land use mix as an independent variable affecting other urban life dimensions, Therefore, how it is measured is crucial for achieving reliable results. The purpose of this researc...