Iranian EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Obstacles to Implementing Student-Centered Learning: A Mixed-Methods Study
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Abstract:
Recent studies within the past four decades have confirmed the effectiveness of Student-Centered Learning (SCL) over Teacher-Centered Learning (TCL). Furthermore, the emergence of ۲۱st-century learning skills and competencies necessitates education systems to change their previous practices and equip their students with these skills and competencies. However, implementing SCL has not gained considerable attention among education authorities and EFL teachers in Iranian high schools. This study aims to explore EFL teachers' understanding of SCL and their perceptions of the obstacles to implementing it in Kermanshah, Iran. To this end, the study employed a convergent mixed-methods design that combined ۲۴-item questionnaire data with ۹ structured interviews using the NVIVO Software Version۱۰. The questionnaire analysis revealed that there is a wide gap between the participants’ perceptions of SCL and their practices in the classroom. Moreover, the analysis of the interviews led to extracting three main themes of institutional, teacher-student-parent, and socio-cultural obstacles that impede implementing SCL in EFL classes and indicate that TCL practices are still running. The results revealed that teachers hold general perceptions of SCL. However, due to some constraints, they adhere to the TCL.
Keywords:
Student-Centered Learning (SCL) , English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teachers , Social constructivism , Mixed Methods study
Authors
Mohammad Hemmati
English Department, Malayer Branch, Islamic Azad University, Malayer, Iran
Faramarz Aziz Malayeri
English Department, Malayer Branch, Islamic Azad University, Malayer, Iran