Background: The aim of current study was to identify the most suitable strategies for faculty development and improving educational potential of faculty members in medical sciences. Methods: The study was cross-sectional. First, using the literature and with the help of experts, a list of all suitable strategies for faculty development was extracted. Then the questionnaire was created based on ...

introduction: development of nursing profession is faced with new challenges. role of education is important for advancement of nursing. faculty members are experienced in education, and they are authentic sources for determining of the educational challenges in nursing. the aim of this study was to determine the educational challenges in nursing from the viewpoint of faculty members of nursing...

background and purpose: faculty members are the most important assets and resources of each country and information literacy refers to a set of capabilities that enable people to recognize the need for information and after placement and access to information needed, they evaluate and effectively use them, and since scientific production is one of the important indicators of faculty members’ pe...

background and objective: one way to promote education quality is to evaluate faculty activities by students, departmental heads, and the dean. the degree of correspondence between students' and departmental heads' evaluation shows how honest they are in their assessment. the current paper intends to find the truth.     materials and methods : questionnaires were used to conduct the s...

introduction: social capital is multidimensional and it is about the value of social networks and relations between people. social capital refers to the relationships that forms the quality and quantity of the society’s social interactions. this study was designed to determine the relationship between social capital and faculty member’s job satisfaction in shiraz medical school. method: social ...

background: universities are the most important setting for science production and organizing academic research is one of the most effective strategies in society development. this research was performed to determine the research barriers from the viewpoint of isfahan university of medical sciences faculty members. methods: this descriptive study was conducted in 2008.faculty members on isfahan...