iran in recent decades with the steep fall in fertility is facing a demographic issue. according to the movement of iranian society towards modernity as a result of lifestyle changes, the big question raised in the present research is that ”what lifestyle changes can affect reproductive attitudes of activists?” this study was designed aiming at investigating the attitudes toward childbearing, w...

conclusions: according to our results and the views of the employees of the iranian ministry of health, “countrywide services management law” positively affected the personnel's work motivation regarding all the factors associated with motivation including: organizational structure, information technology, training patterns, salary and bonus system and re-engineering pattern. finally, to enhanc...

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Construction of a questionnaire, which was assumed to be reliable and easy to use, for the investigation of temporal changes of learning motivation based on the 3 component theory of Bradford's was proposed. 2 topics were discussed: (a) Collection of items consisting of adjectives or short sentences, and (b) their final classification based on an orthooblique type of factorization. Several tech...

Background: Findings and published statistical data show that the fertility rate and the tendency towards childbearing are decreasing in many countries, including Iran. Many personal, social, economic, and cultural factors can cause this decline. Nonetheless, cultural changes have flourished, among other factors in recent years. Therefore, the study aimed to investigate the role of cultural cha...

humanizing language learning materials helps language teachers to design activities that are linked to learn- ers’ lives and experiences. this can result in higher motivation and engagement in the process of foreign language learning. self-determination theory-based instruction enhances learners’ engagement and motiva- tion through supporting the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competen...

Background and Purpose: Using self-determination theory as an analytical framework, the present study investigated the influence of coaching behaviors in handball on different types of motivation of the players. As several authors have outlined the importance of the coach as a social factor which has an influence on motivation and its mediators, the three main goals of the study were to (1) ana...

PURPOSE The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) quality indicators for epilepsy are designed to monitor quality, identify gaps, and ultimately drive improvements in clinical care. Appreciation of electronic patient records (EPR) to support such performance management is growing. This study aimed to demonstrate the use of an epilepsy-specific EPR in applying the AAN measures to objectively monit...