Explanation and Prioritization of Required Skills for Teaching in Farhangian University from Authorities and Professors’ Point of View

Abstract

The present research mainly aims to identity and prioritize the skills required for teaching in Farhangian University. The research is of applied type, and the method is descriptive-analytical and survey. Qualitative and quantitative methods have been used in order to carry out the research. The statistical population was the qualitative part of all authorities in education throughout the country out of whom 19 were purposefully selected as samples. The statistical population in the quantitative part consisted of 181 academic members and instructors of Farhangian University in 6 provinces in the 4th pole of the country out of whom 150 people were randomly selected. The research data were collected from semi-structured interviews and realized questionnaires. It is worth mentioning that the findings reveal that the results obtained in the quantitative part are in agreement with those obtained in the qualitative part. According to these results, in both parts, the most important pedagogical needs of academic members in teaching skills consist of: 1)Ability to transfer the knowledge and concepts to student teachers, 2) Acquaintance with practical experiences of professors with high quality of teaching, 3) Ability to select teaching methods appropriate to the course subjects and type of class, and 4) Acquaintance with the psychological fundamentals of teaching. Moreover, the findings in this research in the quantitative part showed that the academic members’ need for learning “teaching skills” is more than medium.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3s3p221