Samaneh Sadat Musavian; Shirindokh Habibzadeh; Sofia Haidary; Naser poorhabiby
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This study aims to explore the professional competencies of novice teachers based on their lived experiences in the teaching profession. The participants were novice teachers from the field of Persian language and literature from Farhangian University, selected using purposive sampling. This ...
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Abstract
This study aims to explore the professional competencies of novice teachers based on their lived experiences in the teaching profession. The participants were novice teachers from the field of Persian language and literature from Farhangian University, selected using purposive sampling. This research followed a qualitative, data-driven grounded theory approach, combining classical and comparative methods. The data were collected through the analysis of undergraduate theses, and the coding process was performed using the MAXQDA software. Initially, the data were analyzed through an inductive-exploratory method, followed by comparative analysis. In this study, the concept of competency was derived from the theoretical foundations of the Fundamental Reform Document of Education, and four key competency areas were identified from the curriculum: content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, practical modeling, and religious knowledge. The second step involved exploratory analysis and classification of the data. In the third step, five dimensions—systemic, interactive, attitudinal, cognitive, and skill-related—were identified from the data, and these were compared and mapped against the four competency components. The findings suggest that the novice teachers demonstrated competence in most of the dimensions, especially in the critical aspect of analysis in instructional design. However, in the area of content knowledge, they only achieved competence in the systemic dimension, failing to reach higher levels in this component. Furthermore, it was concluded that the novice teachers in this study lack sufficient subject-specific knowledge and skills in their professional field.