Examining the status of Well-Being in the MA TEFL Curriculum in Iran (Viewpoints of Students and Professors)

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Given the high importance of students’ wellbeing in the higher education system and their life, this descriptive research aimed at investigating MA TEFL curriculum in Iran from the approach of Wellbeing Theory. As such, 101 participants (34 professors and 67 MA TEFL students) were conveniently chosen from 28 public universities in Iran. A 5-item researcher-made questionnaire (wisdom, courage, humanity, justice and mediation) was used as the data collection tool in this study. The results of T-test revealed significant differences between male and female students in terms of the current program, between male and female professors in terms of the recommended program and between students and professors in terms of the current and the recommended programs. Professors and students believed that the forenamed five factors should be more important than what they were currently observed. Professors and students presented some strategies and suggestions for improving students’ well-being.

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