JMEP Journal of Management and educational perspective

Paying attention to learning styles and its determining components [determinants] for students plays a crucial role in teaching and education of today’s world. Therefore, the current study’s goal was to explore the relations between learning styles (with respect to its basic components) and language learning skills (English language). For this purpose, statistical population of this research is a total of 1260 male students from high schools in Chalous province among which 154 subjects are selected randomly, by Morgan-Krejcie’s Table. This research is conducted based on Vermont and Rijswijk’s theory (for assessment of learning styles) and language learning skills (the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing) in English language. Main tool for data collection is standardized questionnaire of learning styles, and data analysis of current research is done by using of Pearson coefficient and stepwise regression. Results from this research indicate that all learning styles have a positive and direct relationship with language learning skills, but two types of learning styles, namely decentralized with a coefficient of 0.497 and meaning and goal based learning style with a coefficient of 0.283 has got the highest importance. Hence it can be said that for as much enhancement and comprehension as possible, if educational system considers decentralized and meaning and goal based learning styles, it will be more helpful for students to achieve the language learning skills. In the other word, importance of learning styles’ role recognition in anticipating of students’ language learning skills is confirmed.

n today's complicated and dynamic world, in order to maintain their competitive advantage, the organizations need to be integrated into one entity so that they can learn faster than their competitors. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of transformational leadership on learning organization development in the applied universities of the west of Mazandaran province. The statistical population of the study consisted of 220 staff members of Mazandaran province. The sample consisted of 136 of them who were selected by simple random sampling. Data collection tools were Watkins & Marseille Learning Organization Questionnaire (1996) and Bass & Avolio Transformational Leadership Questionnaire (2000). Data were analyzed using regression analysis. The results showed that subjective motivation, ideal influence, inspirational motivation, and personal considerations have positive effects on learning organization development in the applied universities of the west of Mazandaran province. Also, transformational leadership style has positive effect on learning organization development in the applied universities of the west of Mazandaran province.

Choosing a field of study is one of the most important decisions that students make during their studies so that it can determine their career prospects. The aim of the present study was to investigate the factors affecting students' choice of educational field in Noshahr. The research method was descriptive and the statistical population consisted of both male and female high school students studying in three fields of high school mathematics physics, empirical sciences and humanities in the academic year 2015-2016. 200 subjects were selected according to the Krejcie and Morgan table using stratified random sampling. The research instrument used in this study is a researcher-made questionnaire of factors affecting educational field choice. Data were analyzed using one-sample t-test and Friedman test. The findings of this study showed that the opinion of the educational advisor, student interest, educational background, family opinion, and academic aptitude were effective in choosing the field of study in Noshahr city (P <0.05). Also, the opinion of the family has the highest rating and the opinion of the secretary and the academic advisor is the lowest.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of quality of in-service training on citizenship behavior of teachers in Tonekabon. This study was a descriptive-correlative one whose community consisted of all the teachers in Tonekabon in the academic year of 2018-2019 for both male and female students. The sample was 207 according to Morgan table. The sampling method was simple. Data collection tool was in-service quality of education questionnaire and organizational citizenship behavior questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using ANOVA and Bonferroni post hoc test. Findings showed that the difference between the qualities of in-service education was 45-31 with 91-76 at P ≤ 0.01 level and also, the 60-46 with 91-76 at P ≤ 0.05 level was significant and the quality of in-service training affects the organizational citizenship behavior of Tonekabon teachers