Examining the competencies of the teaching profession from the perspective of student teachers of Farhangian University

Document Type : Original Article

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Assistant Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences at Farhangian University, Karaj, Iran

10.48310/edup.2025.15864.1409

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The purpose of this article is to examine the competencies of the teaching profession from the perspective of student teachers of Farhangian University. The understanding and knowledge that student teachers have of the competencies of the teaching profession affect their professional performance and educational activism in the education system. The research method in this article is a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. The statistical sample of the research is the students of Farhangian University of Alborz. The samples were selected based on targeted sampling from 19 student teachers of Alborz Farhangian University. The number of samples was determined based on the principle of theoretical saturation. The data collection method is semi-structured interview and the data analysis method is thematic analysis. After implementing the collected interviews, the student teachers' narratives about the competencies of the teaching profession were coded. The extracted codes were categorized into 6 main themes: teaching skills, social skills, personal skills, scientific ability, technological skills, and ethical characteristics. Teaching skills, social skills, and ethical characteristics were considered the most important teacher competencies from the perspective of student teachers.

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Volume 6, Issue 3
July 2023
Pages 77-92
  • Receive Date: 23 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 28 August 2025
  • Accept Date: 24 September 2025