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  1 - Elementary Teachers' Experience Of Curriculum decentralization: A Phenomenological Approach
  reza masouminejad Eskandar Fathiazar Yousef Adib Firouz Mahmoudi
  10.30486/jsre.2019.559532.1078
  The present research seeks to explore the common learning experiences of elementary school teachers from the current status of the curriculum decentralization. The purpose of the study was to demonstrate the measures and actions taken to curriculum decentralization.The More

  The present research seeks to explore the common learning experiences of elementary school teachers from the current status of the curriculum decentralization. The purpose of the study was to demonstrate the measures and actions taken to curriculum decentralization.The methodology of this research is qualitative research in the form of interpretive phenomenology and The statistical population of the study included all the teachers of elementary schools in Khoy and Chayparaat cities in the academic year of 1395-96 which were selected through targeted sampling. In this regard, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 educators.The data were analyzed using Smith's phenomenological method (1995). The findings of this research consisted of four main themes including barriers and constraints, teacher's roles, innovations and stakeholder engagement, each of which had several sub themes, which included a total of 20 sub-components, including: Centralized decentralization, the view of the ruling national curriculum, in-service training, The nature of the elementary school, social acceptance, professional identity, teacher culture, teacher as researcher, teacher groups, teacher position, electronic content generation, Integration Curriculum, Educational plans, constructivist theory, provincial secretariats, conferences, Curriculum guiders, head teachers, teachers' councils, parents and educators associations. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Identification of Challenges and Obstacles of Performing Lesson Study from Teachers’ Perspective (A Phenomenological Study)
  Mehri Rezaei Gholam Ali Ahmadi Mehdi Davaei Reza Saki
  10.30495/jcdepr.2023.707536
  The purpose of this study was to understand the lived experiences of teachers about the challenges of lesson study. This qualitative study was conducted using the phenomenological method. Data collection was done via semi-structured interviews of 15 teachers who had &nb More

  The purpose of this study was to understand the lived experiences of teachers about the challenges of lesson study. This qualitative study was conducted using the phenomenological method. Data collection was done via semi-structured interviews of 15 teachers who had   experiences about lesson study. The data analyzed following Strabert and Carpenter’s (2003) method. The analysis revealed four main themes including individual, content, organizational, and methodological challenges and also, 19 sub-themes including teachers’ lack of in-depth knowledge of lesson study, low motivation, teachers’ lack of interest in new methods, biased attitude towards lesson study, teachers’ low education, lack of appropriate resources, improper content organization, imitation and copying, non-native content, content theorizing, centralism, lack of facilities, lack of appropriate training in teacher training courses, organizational perspective on lesson study, lack of appropriate tools to operate lesson study, no sympathetic involvement of the teacher, lack of attention to children’s interests, ignoring the child, the use of traditional methods. According to the findings of the study, it can be concluded that without taking into account the challenges related to lesson study, its implementation will not be very effective. Manuscript profile