In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Electronic Learning Association

Document Type : scientific-research

Authors

1 Associate Professor of Observation and Evaluation Center, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology

2 Instructor and Faculty Member of Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University

Abstract

Faculty members are of the main components of the higher education system and universities with a significant role in educating entrepreneurs. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between thinking styles and entrepreneurship characteristics of faculty members of distance learning. The study was descriptive-correlational considering the method and applied in terms of purpose. The population was all faculty members (contractors, covenants, formal and adjunct professors) of distant learning universities in West Azarbaijan, teaching at the university in the first semester of 2012-2013, who were 2000 people. From among the population, 270 subjects were selected as the sample by cluster sampling. The data was collected using two standard questionnaires. One questionnaire was related to thinking styles with Cronbach's alpha of 0.87 and the other one was related to entrepreneurship characteristics with Cronbach's alpha of 0.89. Data were analyzed using SPSS, Pearson correlation, and multivariate regression analysis. The results suggested that pragmatic thinking positively and realistic thinking negatively are related to entrepreneurial characteristics, and other thinking styles have no significant relationship with entrepreneurial characteristics. Moreover, the findings showed that realism and pragmatism have a larger share in explaining the entrepreneurial characteristics of faculty members in the distance education system. Accordingly, it is suggested that the thinking styles of the faculty members be considered while recruiting them.

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Article Title [Persian]

رابطه سبک های تفکر و ویژگی‌های کارآفرینی اعضا هیات علمی در نظام آموزش از دور بایرام آقاپور ، رضا نوروززاده

Authors [Persian]

  • رضا نوروززاده 1
  • بایرام آقاپور 2

1 دانشیار مرکز مشاهده و ارزشیابی وزارت علوم، تحقیقات و فناوری

2 مربی و عضو هیأت علمی گروه علوم تربیتی دانشگاه پیام نور

Abstract [Persian]

اعضای هیات علمی به عنوان یکی از ارکان اصلی نظام آموزش عالی و دانشگاهها است که نقش بسزایی در تربیت افراد کار آفرین دارند . هدف پژوهش حاضر بررسی رابطه سبک های تفکر و ویژگی‌های کارآفرینی اعضا هیات علمی آموزش از دور است. این پژوهش به لحاظ نوع روش تحقیق ،توصیفی از نوع همبستگی وبه لحاظ هدف کاربردی است.جامعه آماری تحقیق شامل کلیه اعضای هیات علمی( قراردادی ،پیمانی و رسمی) و حق‌التدریس دانشگاه‌های آموزش از دور استان آذربایجان غربی، که در نیمسال اول 92-91 در دانشگاه مشغول تدریس بودند که تعداد آنها برابر 2000 نفر بود. از میان جامعه آماری 270 نفر به عنوان نمونه آماری به روش خوشه ای انتخاب شدند. داده های تحقیق به وسیله دو پرسشنامه استاندارد گردآوری شدند یک پرسشنامه مربوط به سبکهای تفکر با آلفای کرونباخ 87 صدم و پرسشنامه دیگر ویژگی‌های کارآفرینی است که آلفای کرونباخ آن 89 صدم برآورد شد. داده‌ها با استفاده از نرم افزار (spss) و با روش‌های همبستگی پیرسون، رگرسیون چند متغیری مورد بررسی قرار گرفت. یافته های تحقیق بیانگر آن است سبک تفکر عمل گرایی در جهت مثبت و سبک تفکر واقع گرایی در جهت منفی با میزان ویژگیهای کار آفرینی رابطه معنی دار دارند و سایر سبکها با ویژگیهای کارآفرینی رابطه معنی دار ندارند .همچنین یافته ها نشان داد که واقع گرایی و عمل گرایی سهم بیشتری را را در تبیین ویژگیهای کارآفرینی اعضا هیات علمی در نظام آموزش از دور را دارند . بر این اساس پیشنهاد می شود .در استخدام اعضای هیات علمی سبک های تفکر آنها مورد توجه قرار گیرد

Keywords [Persian]

  • ویژگی های کارآفرینی
  • سبک های تفکر
  • اعضای هیئت علمی در آموزش از راه دور
  • آموزش از راه دور
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