A Phenomenological Approach to the Lived Experience of New Teachers

The purpose of this research is to analyze the lived experiences of new teachers of the challenges they face in the schools of Kurdistan province and to provide solutions to reduce these challenges. The research approach was descriptive with a critical paradigm and the phenomenological and documentary-library approach was used. The statistical population included all new elementary teachers with experience of one to five years (2017-2022) in Kurdistan province. Sampling was purposeful, and 21 new elementary school teachers were selected until saturation was reached. The data collection tool was a semi-structured in-depth interview conducted by the researcher and the data analysis was done by deductive-inductive method and with the help of Van Manen's 4 stages. The findings showed that the challenges faced by new teachers were mostly centered around education, interaction with students, multi-level classes, online education, in-service courses, and curriculum content. And naturally, there are solutions in this direction and other prominent cases such as the effective use of active teaching methods, creative solutions in the educational field, increasing study related to the job field, teaching life skills, and general solutions related to the interaction of new teachers with parents and Improving your skills in the field of content analysis and e-learning by using them, you can be effective in your career. Therefore, it can be concluded that by investing in themselves and professional development training, new teachers can strengthen the knowledge, awareness, and skills necessary to become professional teachers. It is also recommended to educational planners design and implement more suitable programs to solve the challenges of new teachers.