MSc Educational Management, Islamic Azad University Electronic Campus, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Department of Pediatrics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , m-sheidaei@farabi.tums.ac.ir
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Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and research performance of faculty members in the educational departments of the Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran 2019".
Methods: This study is a descriptive- correlation research. Among 311 faculty members, 173 members were selected as the sample from Imam Khomeini Hospital based on Morghan table. The researcher made two questionnaires, the faculty members’ ICT usage and the research performance along with demographic information for both with 0.91 and 0.98 Cronbach’s alpha reliability, respectively. Two methods, descriptive (frequency, percentage) and inferential (Pearson correlation coefficient, independent t-test, ANOVA, Multiple Linear Regression, Scheffe Post Hoc) statistics used to analyze the data.
Results: The research results showed the faculty members’ used ICT (Information and Communication Technology) for their education and research in average. There is a direct relationship between faculty members’ ICT usage and their research performance; means that the increasing of the ICT usage relates to the research performance. Finally, the results of the impact of the ICT usage and faculty members' educational and research performance based on the demographic variables (age, gender, position, academic background, recruiting status and departments) showed the significant differences.
Conclusions: The ICT usage has a significant impact on the faculty members’ research performance. Therefore, the increasing in ICT usage by the academic members, systematically, increases the faculty members’ academic status.
Saadattalab A, Fazel M, Sheidaei Duzduzani M, Sheidaei Duzduzani A, Akhlaghi Kalahroodi M. The Relationship between the Faculty Members’ ICT Usage and Research Performance among Educational Departments of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran 2019. IJNR 2020; 15 (4) :1-12 URL: http://ijnr.ir/article-1-2425-en.html