TY - JOUR ID - 108103 TI - A Comparative Study of Employment Competencies of Undergraduate Course of Educational Sciences in Iran and Syria JO - Iranian Journal of Comparative Education JA - IJCE LA - en SN - 2588-7270 AU - Salame, Mamdouhء AU - Karami, Morteza AU - Mahram, Behrooz AU - Amin Khandaghi, Maghsod AD - PhD Student , Department of Curriculum, Faculty of Education and Psychology , Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran AD - Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad AD - Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Mashhad AD - Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Education Studies, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Mashhad Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 3 IS - 2 SP - 704 EP - 723 KW - Competence KW - employment KW - Educational Sciences KW - Iran KW - Syria DO - 10.22034/ijce.2020.212361.1080 N2 - The aim of present study was to investigate competencies of employment in the field of educational sciences in Iran and Syria through comparative research method. In the qualitative section, competencies were collected through documentary study and semi-structured interviews. In this section, the participants included 8 faculty members of Department of Educational Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and 7 members of Tartus University of Syria, which were selected by targeted sampling method. In quantitative section, expert evaluation and questionnaire were used to validate the competencies. Data analysis of qualitative part was done through open and axial coding and quantitative part was performed using mean comparison test (One Sample T-Test). The research findings showed that employability qualifications of undergraduate course in educational sciences of both universities can be divided into two groups of general and professional competencies. General competencies include four categories: intellectual, interpersonal (communication), leadership and individual skills; and specialized competencies include five categories: educational evaluation, psychological skill, technology skill, curriculum and specialized knowledge. The results of single-sample t-test showed that general competencies in both universities are same in intellectual skill, but there is a difference between two universities in individual, communication and leadership skills. The results also confirm that in terms of professional competence, both universities are similar in terms of educational and technological evaluation components, but there is a difference in psychological skills, curriculum and specialized knowledge. UR - https://journal.cesir.ir/article_108103.html L1 - https://journal.cesir.ir/article_108103_73c3359061acd7ff1c270a483a513a32.pdf ER -