A Comparative Study on the Missions and Methods of Training in Professional Development Centers in the World Top Universities.
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بتول جمالی زواره
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Ahmadreza Nasr Esfahani
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Mohammad reza Nili
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3 - Allameh Tabataba’I University
Keywords: Professional development centers, missions, Learning and teaching, training methods,
Abstract :
Purpose of this article was comparative study the missions, goals and methods of training the faculty professional development centers in the world top universities. The 15 world top universities, based on the Shanghai ranking, was selected by targeted sampling method from 5 continents of the world, and studied the missions, goals and methods of training in professional development centers. The Bereday model used in this comparative study, in this method, the needed information for the research is collected by using existing documents and then, they were categorized into separate categories and analyzed and compared. The results showed that promoting the quality of teaching and learning, promoting university researches in teaching and learning and using new technologies in teaching and learning were three main goals of the establishment of learning and teaching centers in these universities. The most important training methods was workshops, conferences, seminars and counseling, mentoring and training courses.
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