Research Areas
The Faculty of Education and Psychology at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad conducts a wide range of research activities across its departments, aiming to advance knowledge in psychology, education, information science, and educational management. Faculty members pursue both fundamental and applied research to address national, regional, and global challenges. The main research areas are as follows:
Department of Psychology
Faculty members focus on both clinical and developmental research, exploring innovative approaches in assessment, treatment, and intervention. Key research areas include:
- Clinical Psychology and psychological assessment
- Innovative research in cognitive neuroscience
- Typical growth and development
- The role of parenting in cognitive brain development
- Growth-based interventions across the life cycle (LDI)
- Developmental psychopathology
- Treatment of psychological disorders in children, adolescents, and adults
- New approaches in cognitive-behavioral therapy
- Culture-based couple and family therapy
- Group therapy and somatic psychotherapy
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Cognitive disengagement syndrome: assessment and treatment in children, adolescents, and adults
- Cognitive empowerment and emotion regulation in psychological disorders
- Culture-based pre-marriage educational packages: assessment and treatment
- Developing educational packages on legal and psychological issues before marriage
- Traffic behaviors and promoting safety and health
- Application of psychology in industry and organizations
- Applied social psychology and academic motivation
- Spiritual intelligence and spiritual therapy
- Health psychology
- Addiction: assessment, new treatments, and investigation of relapse causes
- Assessment of psychotic-like experiences in the Iranian population
- Psychiatric disorders related to hardship in divorce applicants
- Social harms and associated psychological problems
Department of Information Science and Knowledge Studies
Faculty members focus on research related to information management, organization, and knowledge development. Main research areas include:
- Libraries and information & communication centers
- Web-based systems and information & communication technologies
- Information and knowledge management
- Organization of information and knowledge
- Information storage and retrieval
- Information behavior and theories of information
- Scientometrics and bibliometrics
- Entrepreneurship in information science and knowledge studies
Department of Foundations of Education
The Foundations of Education Department emphasizes educational philosophy, ethical and moral development, and innovative pedagogical practices. Research focus areas include:
- Philosophy of science and philosophy of psychology
- Research methodology in education
- Neuro-phenomenology of education
- Deep learning approaches in education
- Islamic education and moral education
- Civic education and child-friendly educational projects
- Philosophy for children
- Care ethics and ethical approaches in education
Department of Educational Management and Human Resource Development
This department aims to prepare skilled educational managers and leaders capable of addressing challenges in schools, higher education, and organizational training units. Faculty members conduct both fundamental and applied research, offering specialized services to organizations and society. Research focus areas include:
- Educational management and leadership
- Philosophy of educational management and leadership
- Organizational knowledge management
- Learning development and learning organizations
- School leadership and management in higher education
- Training and human resource development
- Organizational management and leadership development