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Department of Psychology and Counseling, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran
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Bachelor of Elementary Education, Farhangian University, Isfahan, Iran
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Abstract
The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the role of content knowledge and it’s pedagogical in the internship of student teachers in the field of teaching students with special needs. The current research is of a qualitative type, which was carried out using the phenomenological method. The participants were selected using the purposeful sampling method from among students in the field of education for students with special needs were selected at Farhangian University of Isfahan, and there were 13 of them. The research tools included the articles available in IranDoc SID, Magiran, ISC, Science Direct, Scopus, PubMed, Medline, and Google scholar databases and the curriculum of the field of education for students with special needs, and a semi-structured interview was used to collect data. The Colaizzi method was used for data analysis. Findings: After thematic extraction, the interview results were classified into 3 main themes and 17 sub-themes. The main themes included developing professional knowledge, developing professional skills and increasing the motivation of student teachers. Based on the findings of this research, content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge play an important role in the quality of internship of student teachers in the field of teaching students with special needs. Conclusion: Therefore, by preparing a rich curriculum based on content knowledge and content knowledge pedagogy, it is possible to increase the efficiency of these students in the field of teaching students with special needs.
Jalil-Abkenar, S. S. and Gorgi, A. (2026). The role of content knowledge and it’s pedagogical in the internship of student teachers in the field of teaching students with special needs. Theory and Practice in Teachers Education, (), -. doi: 10.48310/itt.2025.17762.1039
MLA
Jalil-Abkenar, S. S. , and Gorgi, A. . "The role of content knowledge and it’s pedagogical in the internship of student teachers in the field of teaching students with special needs", Theory and Practice in Teachers Education, , , 2026, -. doi: 10.48310/itt.2025.17762.1039
HARVARD
Jalil-Abkenar, S. S., Gorgi, A. (2026). 'The role of content knowledge and it’s pedagogical in the internship of student teachers in the field of teaching students with special needs', Theory and Practice in Teachers Education, (), pp. -. doi: 10.48310/itt.2025.17762.1039
CHICAGO
S. S. Jalil-Abkenar and A. Gorgi, "The role of content knowledge and it’s pedagogical in the internship of student teachers in the field of teaching students with special needs," Theory and Practice in Teachers Education, (2026): -, doi: 10.48310/itt.2025.17762.1039
VANCOUVER
Jalil-Abkenar, S. S., Gorgi, A. The role of content knowledge and it’s pedagogical in the internship of student teachers in the field of teaching students with special needs. Theory and Practice in Teachers Education, 2026; (): -. doi: 10.48310/itt.2025.17762.1039
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