Factors affecting educational reforms aimed at empowerment of high school math teachers

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting educational reforms aimed at empowerment of high school math teachers. The present study was a qualitative research using meta-synthesis and was done in two phases. The first phase involved the synthesis research method, and in the second phase, deductive content analysis method was used based on Fullen's (2010) theory of teacher empowerment. The sample studied in the first phase included 47 publications in the field of identifying educational reforms in high school mathematics curriculum based on Fullen's approach (2010), and the sample studied in the second phase included 7 publications on extracting educational reforms based on Fullen's approach (2010). The samples were selected by purposive sampling method, and sampling continued until data saturation. Also, 5 experts in the field of curriculum and mathematics education were purposefully selected in order to determine the validity of the identified components. Content validity ratio (CVR) was used for validation. According to the findings, the factors influencing educational reforms aimed at empowerment of high school math teachers include the use of appropriate digital tools and methods in education, improving teaching methods, promoting learning collaboration, and improving learning environments.