Student-Teacher Experiences from a New practicum Program in Tabriz Farhangian University: A Phenomenological study

Aims: The purpose of this study was to study student-teacher experiences on implementing a new internship program at Tabriz Farhangian University. Methods: The population of this study is students-teachers of Farhangian University of Tabriz campus during the academic year of 2017-2018. They were 1641 Students-teachers. Sampling method is purposeful and the number of interviewees were 17. A semi-organized interview was used. It continued until data saturation. The text was extracted from the interviews using MAXQDA10 software, the main themes and sub-themes were extracted. Smithchr('39')s proposed method is used to analyze the data. Results: The findings include the five main themes of employability, the necessity of internship, the weaknesses of the new internship plan, the merits of recording the internship, the role of the student at the end of the effectiveness of the project. The findings showed that, through the combination of theory and practice, active participation of the school and university, the use of teachers and professors, a well-trained guide, the continuing presence of the professor of guidance at internship sessions, the assessment of internship after each session, an accurate assessment of student reports - The teacher justifies the student-teacher about internship. One of the factors that will make them more focused during internship programs can be to improve internship and increase student-teacher skills at a desirable level. Conclusion: Improvement of the new practicum program depends on the degree of cooperation between the factors associated with the program during the implementation of the internship program.