A phenomenological Analysis of the Teachers Perceptions and Experiences of the elementary managers and teachers of Educational Leadership

The purpose of this study was to explore the viewpoints of elementary teachers on educational leadership . The research design was qualitative with phenomenological method . The potential participants of the present study included the teachers of elementary schools in Shiraz city . Twenty-three Elementary school teachers were selected to determine their views on educational leadership by a targeted sampling approach based on saturation technique . Semi- structured interview was used to collect data.The acceptability and reliability criteria for qualitative data were used to determine the initial validity of the collected data . Thematic analysis method was used to analyze the data.After coding the data using thematic analysis method, basic, organizing, and inclusive themes were extracted . Research findings showed that : some of the basic components of educational leadership in elementary schools in Shiraz are its organizational such as providing educational facilities, empowering teachers, paying attention to students’ psychological needs, and educational features such as: academic achievement, camping and ceremonies, classroom collaboration, and personality traits such as problem solving, relationship with respect right is personality characteristics . The findings of the present study could be an introduction to further attention and understanding of the educational leadership and the improvement of the current situation.