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Which Criterion? An Anthropological Study of Humanities Scientific Production and Its Challengs in Iran

nematollah fazeli

Volume 12, Issue 30 , August 2005, Pages 1-44

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Recent records of the Institute of Scientific Information (ISi) show that Iranian scientific productions in humanities are poor. Also, Shanghai University in China released a list of 500 most productive and internationally credited universities of the world in 2003. There was no mention of any Iranian ... Read More Recent records of the Institute of Scientific Information (ISi) show that Iranian scientific productions in humanities are poor. Also, Shanghai University in China released a list of 500 most productive and internationally credited universities of the world in 2003. There was no mention of any Iranian university in this list. Also, recent statistics show that even the number of Iranian articles in humanities disciplines have been lessened since 1979. All these evidences are based on Iranian recorded articles in the ISi. Regarding these facts, humanities disciplines in Iran are currently facing a big challenge. Due to this challenge, the question that I want to examine and focus on in this article is "can we assess the sate of scientific production in Iranian humanities disciplines based on that criterion, meaning the article published in international journals and recoded in the ISi?" I have discussed that examining this question is theoretically and practically significant to development of Iranian humanities because it is related to some policies that· are now going on in Iranian higher education system, and it is epistemologically relevant to the nature of theses disciplines in Iran. I have argued that although publication in international academic journals is important and can show part of a country's contribution to world scientific community, it is by no means an adequate criterion to assess the overall state of humanities in Iran in particular and other non-Western countries in general. Doing so, I have argued that humanities disciplinary functions and culture are different from those of natural science disciplines. Humanities disciplines are comparatively Jess universal and more local than other disciplines. Also, there are some discourse and social differences between Western and non-Western humanities disciplines. These differences do not easily allow to non-Western academics to participate to European based knowledge discourses. In my opinion humanities disciplines are not science in the sense that we attribute this term to natural science disciplines. Therefore, we should evaluate the functions of humanities based on their role in a society's cultural dialogue, and how these disciplines help people to make sense their Iifeworld, rather than explaining and discovering universal laws. In the last section of the article I have proposed and discussed some policies and strategies such as internationalization of the higher education system, promoting academic socialization and literacy, and strengthening academic autonomy and freedom. These policies may provide an appropriate ground for promoting and advancing humanities in Iran.

Father's Brother's Daughter Marriage in Iran A Sociologic • Antbropologic Analysis

ahmad ketabi

Volume 12, Issue 30 , August 2005, Pages 45-66

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Father's brother's daughter marriage has been popular among Iranians since ancient times and is broadly reflected in their folklore. This type of marriage is the product of the same factors that have made endogamic marriages popular in general; but, the impact of economic factor, i.e preserving the property ... Read More

Hermeneutics in Town Planning: A Heideggerian Perspective

gholamreza latifi

Volume 12, Issue 30 , August 2005, Pages 67-89

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This paper aims to study Heidegger's hermeneutic thoughts in town planning by means of phylosophcal and cognitive arguments. Hermeneutics in lexicon means interpreting sacred book and approaches this understanding from a phenomenological perspective. Hermenutics is the science or theory of interpretation. ... Read More

A Comparative Analysis of the Approches of the Students in Isfahan and Shahre-Kord Universities about Iran's The Four Network Television Programs

rahman saidi

Volume 12, Issue 30 , August 2005, Pages 91-121

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This study tries to show the comparative views of the students at Isfahan and Shahre-Kord Universities about Iran's four network television programs and productions. Isfahan and Shahre-Kord Universities are different in view of economical, cultural, social and geographical situations. Statistical community ... Read More

Public Relations and the Factors Affecting It Case Study: Education Departments at Golestan Province

gholamreza khoshfar; alireza khajeh shahkui; seyed reza hoseyni; ali akbar mohammad rezaee nodeh

Volume 12, Issue 30 , August 2005, Pages 123-150

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For the dialectic confections of the departments with people and take the customers ideas, an especial unit was created under the name of public relations which departments with that explain their aims, point of views, criticise the performance of them (departments), take people's ideas and use them ... Read More

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Which Criterion? An Anthropological Study of Humanities Scientific Production and Its Challengs in Iran

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Father's Brother's Daughter Marriage in Iran A Sociologic • Antbropologic Analysis

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Hermeneutics in Town Planning: A Heideggerian Perspective

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A Comparative Analysis of the Approches of the Students in Isfahan and Shahre-Kord Universities about Iran's The Four Network Television Programs

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Public Relations and the Factors Affecting It Case Study: Education Departments at Golestan Province

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