Introduction: Psychological well-being is one of the important components of mental health in the elderly, and it is important to study the factor affecting on it. Therefore, the current study was conducted in Iran with the aim to investigate the role of self-directed learning readiness and the internal locus of control in predicting the psychological well-being of the elderly. Methods: This st...

Introductiiion: qualitative analysis of self-directed learning components can help to better and more effective learning. The purpose of this study was to identify self-directed learning components in nursing students. Methods: Attride-Stirling (2001) qualitative method of thematic analysis was used for Identification of self-directed learning components where basic themes identified inductivel...

Introduction: The ongoing rapid changes in science bring about the need of higher education to indepen-dent and self-directed learners. This study seeks the effect of meta-cognition package training on self-directed learning in medical records students. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study using two group design with pre-test and post-test, 24 female and male medical records students were...

Abstract Introduction: E-Learning is one of the most important and favorable topics in the scientific society and they attempt to facilitate the complexities aspects of human being learning.This research aimed to investigate the mediating role of life orientation on the effect of metacognitive learning and self-directed learning on e-learning level in universities’ managers.The present study wa...

Introduction: In order to adjust to fast changes and developments in providing health services, nurses must be able to make decisions and solve problems in different situations. Hence, nursing students must learn to be responsible for their own education. To reach this goal, self-directed learning methods are suggested. One of these methods is learning contract. This study aimed to investigate ...

Introduction: Depressed female students suffer many problems such as social anxiety and poor communication skills. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of positive directed mindfulness therapy(PDMT), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy(MBCT) and cognitive-behavioral therapy(CBT) on social anxiety and communication skills of female students with depression. Methods: This was a ...