Abstract Introduction: Teenagers (especially girls) who are going through puberty are among vulnerable populations whose sexual needs receive little attention. Objective: This study aimed to determine educational needs of 11-14 year old girls on sexual health in Dezful. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 810 middle school girls aging 11 to 14 in Dezful city in 2012....

The main aim of this research was to identify effective components on policymaking based on the market-place in Iran's higher education. The research methodology was qualitative and Grounded Theory, and the data gathering tool was a semi-structured interview. The sampling method was purposive and 40 researchers and specialists of  technology, research and sciences ministry and universities of H...

Background and Aim: Effective educational programs, is one of the most basic methods in prevention of Nosocomial infection. This study aimed to compare the effects of E-learning versus lecture-based education in prevention of Nosocomial infections among hospital staffs. Materials and Methods: A randomized pre and posttest control group design was conducted on 98 hospital staffs in 2013 after...

the term “spirituality” has been proposed to denote the notion of intellectuality. Actually, the former has been derived from the Latin words “spiritus” (means breath) and “spirare” (means inhaling or breathing). Given the Latin translations of the New Testament, the term “spiritualis” or spiritual person is an individual whose life is dominated or influenced by the Holy Spirit or God (1).

the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of instruction through debate on male and female efl learners’ reading comprehension, to examine the differences between the performance of male and female participants on the five dimensions of cctst including analysis, evaluation, inference, deductive reasoning, and inductive reasoning, and to examine the differences between male ...