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:: Volume 10, Issue 2 (8-2021) ::
MEO 2021, 10(2): 51-78 Back to browse issues page
Lived Experience of Teachers ':union: Members' Activities and Problems of Teachers ':union: (Case Study: Members of East Azerbaijan Teachers' :union:)
Esmail Ebrahimi Doushtoor , Rouhollah Mahdiuon * , Mohsen Rafiee , Mohammad Razzaghi
Associate Professor of Educational Administration, Department of Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract:   (2040 Views)
The purpose of the present study was to identify the lived experiences of the members of the East Azarbaijan Teachers 'Union of the challenges and problems of the teachers' union. The nature of this research was a qualitative descriptive phenomenology based on the lived experiences of the members of the teachers' union. The statistical population of the study included all members of the East Azarbaijan Teachers' Union, where 12 people were invited to participate using purposive sampling method and in terms of theoretical saturation among teachers who had experience in union activities. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. To confirm the validity and accuracy of the research, the validity, reliability and verifiability of the data were examined. Data were analyzed using Klaizi method. . In general, the research findings included two general dimensions: 1- activities of Teachers' Union (including 5 main themes:  improving teachers , Cultural-political interaction and bargaining , Correcting the problems of the educational system ,Improving the professional identity of teachers , Organizing and managing protests), 2- problems and challenges of Teachers' Union( including 3 main themes: government problems and obstacles, Problems within the union of activists , Problems related to teachers). The results showed that teachers are trying to present their demands to the government and create the necessary pressure by forming civil and non-political classes. Among these, the most important of these organizations, which has no affiliation with the government and politics, is the Independent Teachers' Union, which works to fulfill the rights and demands of teachers.
Keywords: Lived Experience, Teachers :union:, East Azarbaijan
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: managing education in education
Received: 2021/04/21 | Accepted: 2021/07/7 | Published: 2021/08/1
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