This explanatory research was done with the aim of studying the factors affecting the University of Tehran Agricultural Colleges’ faculty members’ professional development as based on a survey research. The population of the research consisted of agricultural faculty members engaged at Tehran University (n=103), using random samplings methods. A questionnaire was developed by researchers as the tool for gathering data. Calculated coefficient of Cronbach’s Alpha (0.83) was considered as indicating the reliability of the questionnaire. Using SPSS/Win analysis, factor analysis, factor-score analysis as well as correlation methods, four principal components were extracted. In total, the extracted factors explained 55.64 percent of variance, including: 1- Institutional factor (17.57%), 2- Management factor (14.69%), 3- Individual factor (12.46%), and 4- Social factor (10.91%). Also the results of factor- score analysis, indicated the correlation and interaction influence among of those factors.
hejazi, Y., & rostami, F. (2010). A Study of the Factors Affecting the University of Tehran Agricultural Colleges’ Faculty Members’ Professional Development. Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research, 2-41(3), 347-358.
MLA
yousef hejazi; farahnaz rostami. "A Study of the Factors Affecting the University of Tehran Agricultural Colleges’ Faculty Members’ Professional Development", Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research, 2-41, 3, 2010, 347-358.
HARVARD
hejazi, Y., rostami, F. (2010). 'A Study of the Factors Affecting the University of Tehran Agricultural Colleges’ Faculty Members’ Professional Development', Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research, 2-41(3), pp. 347-358.
VANCOUVER
hejazi, Y., rostami, F. A Study of the Factors Affecting the University of Tehran Agricultural Colleges’ Faculty Members’ Professional Development. Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research, 2010; 2-41(3): 347-358.
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