Introduction: Most studies that examine the difference between expectation and perceptions in educational systems evaluate this gap from the perspective of service recipients. However, the opinion of service providers (faculty members) should not be ignored because it can be provide the opportunity to design reformations in order to increase educational service quality. The aim of this study wa...

Background: understanding the patient expectations and perceptions of service quality is one of the requirements for improving quality of health services. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the gap between patient’s expectations and perceptions in five dimensions of service quality in hospitals affiliated with Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. Materials & Methods: This cross-s...

Introduction: Students are the main clients for educational system and their opinions can improve service quality. Thus determination of educational gap based on their viewpoints can trigger quality promotion programs. This project was performed to evaluate educational service quality based on Mashhad medical students' viewpoints. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 216 medic...

The present study aims to evaluate the quality of services provided in library of faculty of Psychology and Education in Allame Tabatabaee University and identification of those service components in this library which require promotion and improvement. In this study, LibQUALTM (final version) has been utilized. Using this tool, service quality is determined by evaluation of the existing gap be...

Introduction: Postpartum service as one of the most important health care is a very important factor in preventing unwanted maternal outcomes. This course is an ideal time to intervene and support mothers in order to improve their health. Today, the most important way to increase the quality of care is to check the quality of the quality, and the clients are an integral part of the assessment o...

  As its main concern is the customers needs, the total quality management (TQM) is of high significance in organizations like insurance wherin customers do not buy companies products voluntarily. Since the implementation of TQM in every organization demands a model to be specific to the organization, researcher has been intended in this research to develop a TQM model for the Iran's insurance ...

Purpose: This study aims to describe the current status of services offered by Tehran municipal public libraries and to determine the users' expectations of libraries. Methodology: This is a survey-analytical research study. Data was collected through a modified version of the SERVQUAL questionnaire. The sample was selected using a random sampling approach,  and the questionnaires were distrib...

Introduction: By studying the gap between expectations and perceptions of students from educational services, we can provide the base for developing appropriate programs for the improvement of educational services. This study was performed to assess the quality of educational services from the viewpoint of students in the School of Public Health at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Met...