Phenomenology of Secondary School Students' Perspective on Good Teachers: A Case Study

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Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the experience and perception of secondary school students regarding the traits of a good teacher. This study was qualitative research that was conducted with the phenomenological method and within the framework of the interpretive paradigm. The studied population was a secondary public high school, from which 33 people were purposefully selected. The data were extracted through in-depth and semi-structured interviews and analyzed using Graneheim and Lundman's guided qualitative content analysis method. Lincoln and Guba's (1985) evaluation method was used to ensure the validity and reliability of the research. The findings were presented in the form of two main categories (knowledge traits and character traits) and five subcategories (effective teaching, effective classroom management, life skills coaching, behavioral characteristics, and moral characteristics) and 77 concepts. In conclusion, the results of the research examine and analyze the extracted categories, concepts, and traits. And it demonstrates that an effective educator embodies qualities of a proficient administrator, being well-informed, dependable, accountable, sociable, amiable, and empathetic, and recognizes that his responsibilities extend beyond the classroom setting. Instead of concluding at the school premises, this role ought to persist with the teacher in his everyday activities to fortify and enhance these attributes.

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Educational and Scholastic studies

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Available Online from 27 April 2025

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