This study aims to a comparative study of development plans of Iran and South Korea over the past four decades with an emphasis on economic and political development using comparative historical; research method. Theoretical framework is derived from Amartya Sen, Shils and Adrian Leftwich theories. Results of this study depict that under development approach of South Korea, priority has been co...

Despite recent interest in the brain/mind problem and the possible organic correlates of mental disease, relatively few case studies have examined the problem concretely. This article examines the effectiveness of neurotherapy for a 68-year-old male schizophrenic patient whose psychotic symptoms displayed qualitative and quantitative changes after a closed-head injury. We hypothesized that ther...

Nowadays, there is an agreement among organizations that reinforcing of education leads to the improvement of organizational performance. The emphasis on the human capital in organizations reflects the view that market values depend less on tangible resources, but more on intangible ones, particularly human resources. The main purpose of this study was to design a model for faculty members in p...

Abstract Research on the relationship between students’ language learning motivation (LLM), strategies (LLS), self-efficacy beliefs (SEB), and achievement in non-European languages has been both limited overwhelmingly cross-sectional, often with little attention paid to their multilingualism. Combining complex dynamic systems sociocultural perspectives, this article reports a study that explore...

In this article, I examine changes in the field of cognitive development and in my own thinking over the past 40 years. The review focuses on three periods. In the first, Piaget’s theory was dominant, and my research and that of many others was aimed at understanding the many fascinating changes in children’s thinking that Piaget documented, and correcting inaccuracies in his theory. In the sec...