mohsen noghani dokht bahmani; Mahla Mohammadi
Abstract
Given the breadth and severity of the consequences of student dropout for educational equity and socio-economic development, identifying the factors influencing this phenomenon is a critical necessity. Accordingly, this study aims to identify the factors affecting student dropout in Iran through a systematic ...
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Given the breadth and severity of the consequences of student dropout for educational equity and socio-economic development, identifying the factors influencing this phenomenon is a critical necessity. Accordingly, this study aims to identify the factors affecting student dropout in Iran through a systematic review of the research literature. The study adopts an integrative systematic review approach and follows three stages of review: antecedent, process, and outcome. After the screening procedures, 25 articles published between 1991 and 2025 were selected for analysis. The findings indicate that the factors influencing student dropout fall into two broad categories: in-school factors, including institutional weaknesses in education, low levels of social capital, and inadequate educational infrastructure; and out-of-school factors, including limited family economic and cultural capital, low individual capability and motivation, family dysfunction, constraints of the physical environment, weakened functioning of cultural capital, and social limitations. Given the dynamic interaction among these factors, effective intervention requires a systemic approach that attends to the network of causal relationships among them. Accordingly, future research is recommended to adopt a systemic and holistic perspective that considers the interrelationships among components and stakeholders, thereby enabling more effective interventions to address student dropout.
Sociology
yarmohammad ghasemi; fatemeh havas beigi; reza vahdati
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to understand the students' narrative of the educational system. The research paradigm is interpretive; the approach is qualitative, and the method is narrative research. The field of study was male students of the first secondary school (Ilam city), and in-depth interviews ...
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The purpose of this study was to understand the students' narrative of the educational system. The research paradigm is interpretive; the approach is qualitative, and the method is narrative research. The field of study was male students of the first secondary school (Ilam city), and in-depth interviews were used to collect information and continued until theoretical saturation in 12 interviewees. Coding was used to analyze the data, and thematic analysis was used to categorize the codes. A total of 120 sub-themes, 33 main themes, and 10 meta-themes were obtained. These are: the conflict between coercion and freedom in presence, the institution of school as an island of imprisonment, empathetic educational leadership in school, the decline of cultural-social capital in school, in the pursuit of the ideal, the need to review disciplinary technology, blocking creativity and expertise, total inadequacy (educational infrastructure), lack of coherence in educational policies and inequality in the educational system. It can be said that students' evaluation of the educational system is twofold. This evaluation has a positive aspect due to the intimacy and friendship among students in school, and the second aspect is a negative evaluation with a more pronounced aspect.
Cultural Studies
Sayed Musa Hosseini
Abstract
The largest group of migrants in Iran is Afghans. Migration presents various challenges for individuals. However, even with relatively equal conditions, some of these migrants may be more successful in life, work, and various aspects of social interactions. The key issue is to understand what do factors ...
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The largest group of migrants in Iran is Afghans. Migration presents various challenges for individuals. However, even with relatively equal conditions, some of these migrants may be more successful in life, work, and various aspects of social interactions. The key issue is to understand what do factors influence on their psychological and socio-cultural adaptation in Iran? This research proposal aims to study the psychological and socio-cultural adaptation experiences of Afghan migrants who are living in Iran through a qualitative approach by using a descriptive phenomenological method. Twenty-one participants were selected to use as targeted sampling. Deep semi-structured interviews were employed to collect data. The study samples have achieved a positive balance among their individual, social, occupational, cultural, and national identities and have navigated effective psychological and socio-cultural adaptation paths. The main theoretical concepts of this research include the stress and coping theory, coping styles, integration theory, and adaptation theory. After analyzing the data, 24 sub-themes were extracted under three main themes: migrants' psychological status, migrants' skill capabilities, and migrants' situational contexts.
Sociology
Sattar Parvin; Mofid K ourdi Borojeni; Mohammad Ali Haghdin
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This article employs a critical-empathetic approach to examine the pain and suffering of mine workers. The adverse conditions in iron ore mines are shown to disrupt workers' lives across physical, psychological, social, and economic dimensions. Using a qualitative phenomenological methodology, this study ...
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This article employs a critical-empathetic approach to examine the pain and suffering of mine workers. The adverse conditions in iron ore mines are shown to disrupt workers' lives across physical, psychological, social, and economic dimensions. Using a qualitative phenomenological methodology, this study explores the lived work experiences of 30 workers from a mine in eastern Iran, selected through purposive sampling and interviewed via semi-structured interviews.The findings indicate that workers' experiences consist of both negative aspects (relating to the individual, family, social, and workplace spheres) and positive aspects (at the individual and social levels). Additionally, the social consequences of work life are categorized into both positive and negative outcomes across these same dimensions. The research further reveals that mine workers experience social alienation and a low quality of work life. Therefore, the insights from this study can inform the development of support programs aimed at improving quality of work life indicators for mining workers in Iran.
Sociology
Qader balakhani
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The research problem is based on the insignificant share of people with disabilities in the social sciences literature. The research methodology is based on an integrated approach. Quantitative data was collected using a standard questionnaire from a statistical sample of 374 people. The research method ...
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The research problem is based on the insignificant share of people with disabilities in the social sciences literature. The research methodology is based on an integrated approach. Quantitative data was collected using a standard questionnaire from a statistical sample of 374 people. The research method is a qualitative approach of thematic content analysis. The analysis of quantitative data shows the concentration of basic needs that remain unanswered. Poverty, illness, worry, desirefulness, striving for dignity, being neglected, exclusion and humiliation are the extracted basic themes which were organized in the form of three themes of helplessness, striving to get past the limited body, the un-generalized other. Based on quantitative and qualitative findings, the overarching theme of "struggle to be with constrained embodiment" was used to describe the life world of these people. The life world of a person with a disability cannot be reduced to a disability, nor can one ignore his limited body in understanding his life world. The encounter of this human being with his own needs due to his limited tightness is a pure experience of subjectivity, an experience that can be a way to know the human kind.
Social Work
sirous ghanbari; mahdi naderianfar
Abstract
The rural population of Iran faces numerous challenges such as unemployment, poverty, and migration, necessitating the strengthening of economic empowerment strategies. In this context, the employment loans provided by the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee (IKRC) serve as an effective tool for fostering ...
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The rural population of Iran faces numerous challenges such as unemployment, poverty, and migration, necessitating the strengthening of economic empowerment strategies. In this context, the employment loans provided by the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee (IKRC) serve as an effective tool for fostering sustainable employment and improving the livelihoods of impoverished households. However, assessing the satisfaction levels of loan recipients and evaluating the effectiveness of these loans can offer valuable insights for optimizing support policies and programs. Accordingly, this study aims to examine the satisfaction of rural households in the Nahzatabad Rural District of Rudbar-e Jonub County with IKRC employment loans. The research adopts a descriptive–analytical and applied approach. Data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed using one-sample t-tests and multiple regression analysis. The statistical population included all 220 households who had received employment loans in the district. Results indicated that the mean satisfaction level (mean = 3.89) was significantly above the benchmark value, categorized as moderate to high satisfaction. Furthermore, regression findings revealed that larger loan amounts had a positive and significant impact on self-employment, income levels, and overall economic conditions of rural households.
