improvement in the quality of teacher education is an issue of considerable concern to every country including iran. the challenges that student-teachers face during their education can be highly influential in this regard. consequently, the present study was an attempt to come up with a model for the factors challenging iranian efl preservice teachers using a grounded theory approach. for this...

The competence to change work roles is a key factor for individuals in achieving successful role transition. In this study, we analyzed in-depth interview data of 31 “double-qualified” teachers and related teaching managers higher education institutions using the grounded theory method constructed model structural dimensions teachers’ transition its generation mechanism. was also interpreted th...

this study provides a framework and definition to the notion of talent management process and describes how it fits the human resources architecture of agricultural higher education system in iran. this qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews for data collection and systematic grounded theory methods for data analysis. for this study, we selected and interviewed 15 expe...

Introduction: A hospital is one of society’s most important social institutions; however, poor organizational performance results in delayed treatment, disease progression, or patient mortality. This qualitative study seeks to investigate organizational excellence in Iranian medical sciences universities from the perspective of hospital managers. Material and Methods: The present qualitative s...

Variations in grounded theory (GT) interpretation are the subject of ongoing debate. Divergences of opinion, genres, approaches, methodologies, and methods exist, resulting in disagreement on what GT methodology is and how it comes to be. From the postpositivism of Glaser and Strauss, to the symbolic interactionist roots of Strauss and Corbin, through to the constructivism of Charmaz, the field...

This study provides a framework and definition to the notion of talent management process and describes how it fits the human resources architecture of agricultural higher education system in Iran. This qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews for data collection and systematic grounded theory methods for data analysis. For this study, we selected and interviewed 15 expe...

Recent accountability policies seek to “grade” teacher preparation programs by the teaching evaluations of their graduates. This article addresses the problematic nature of the linear thinking underlying such reforms by examining the construction of teaching practices of Mauro, a first-year secondary science teacher who taught environmental and earth sciences. Drawn from a larger data set, the ...