Proposing a Teaching Model for Technical and Practical Courses at the Faculty of Arts in Iraq

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to propose a teaching model for the technical and practical courses at the Faculty of Arts in Iraq.   Methodology: The research is applied-developmental in nature and follows a non-experimental (descriptive) design, using a cross-sectional survey method for data collection. To achieve the research objective, a qualitative research design was employed. The participants in the qualitative phase included faculty members, teachers, school administrators, and art education specialists in Iraq, who were selected through purposive sampling. After conducting 10 interviews, theoretical saturation was reached. Data collection in the qualitative section was carried out using semi-structured interviews with experts. The validity of the qualitative section was assessed and confirmed based on Lincoln and Guba's four criteria: credibility, transferability, confirmability, and dependability, as evaluated by reviewers. The reliability of the qualitative phase and coding of the interviews was estimated using Holsti's coefficient, which was found to be 0.712, indicating acceptable reliability. Grounded theory was used for data analysis with the help of MAXQDA software. The final model was presented based on the extraction of primary and secondary categories using the results of qualitative grounded theory analysis.   Findings: The results indicated that causal conditions included environmental, organizational, educational, and human factors. Intervening conditions were identified as the traditional education system, while contextual conditions were related to the foundations of technical and practical education.   Conclusion: Additionally, the findings showed that the central phenomenon was the teaching of technical and practical courses, the strategies involved strategic teaching planning, and the outcomes included educational, individual, and social consequences.