Background & Aim: Social competence is one of the determining criteria for establishing interactions. Health-promoting lifestyle components are related to the studentschr('39') academic performance and quality of life. On the other hand, the ability of academic adjustment can increase the efficiency and academic adequacy of students. The present study aimed to survey the relationship between he...

Background and Purpose: The competence of clinical instructors is regarded as the most significant factor in achieving training goals. Competence is not a single, uniform concept, and different definitions have been proposed by educational organizers including instructors and students. Therefore, this study was performed to review the experiences of nursing students and clinical trainers regard...

the application of a comprehensive model of communicative language ability (cla) to language teaching and testing has always been an imperative in l2 education since hymess proposal of communicative competence in the 1970s. recent l2 research has clearly underscored the importance of sufficient pragmatics representation as an essential component of cla in pedagogical and testing practices in l2...

Background & Aims: Motivation for the cosmetic surgery has its roots in a combination of psychology, emotional, and personal factors. The aim of the present study was to compare the social competence and cognitive emotion regulation in rhinoplasty cosmetic surgery applicants and normal individuals. Materials & Methods: The study was a causal comparative research. Statistical population ...

Background: Today, attention to the social competency of students with mental disability is so necessary. Physical education is so effective in improving social competency. The study examines the effectiveness of teaching physical education program on improvement of the social competence of students with intellectual disabilities. Method: This study is a quasi-experimental study with pretest-po...

Background & Aims: Today, attention to the clinical competence of nurses is increasingly important as clinical competence seems to be influenced by several factors, such as the ability of critical thinking. The present study aimed to evaluate the association of competence and critical thinking in the nurses in Imam Khomeini Hospital, affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. M...