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This non-experimental study aimed to figure out if Iranian novice and expert EFL teachers had differing attitudes regarding professional identity (PI). It also measured if gender and various social statuses of high, mid and low had any mediating role in novice and expert teachers’ attitudes towards PI. Therefore, a 20-item PI questionnaire to which demographic variables of, teaching experience, gender and social status attached was distributed through various means, including emails, social media platforms, and personal contacts due to sanitary protocols and in the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. These results indicate that regardless of experience level, gender, or social status, teachers' attitudes towards professional identity remain consistent. The study suggests that factors such as gender and social status do not play a significant role in shaping teachers' perceptions of their professional identity. Also, the findings of the study can be beneficial for teachers by highlighting that their attitudes towards professional identity are not significantly influenced by gender or social status. This can help alleviate concerns or biases related to these factors and encourage teachers to focus on their individual growth and development

This study investigates the crucial components propelling the integration of green technology and blockchain technology within electronic education (e-learning). Employing a mixed-methods research design, the inquiry blends quantitative and qualitative methodologies for comprehensive analysis. The qualitative phase draws upon the expertise of 125 purposefully sampled academic experts, subject-area specialists, and e-learning professionals through semi-structured interviews. Content analysis dissects these qualitative data, while structural equation modeling and factor analysis illuminate the quantitative dimension. The findings unveil five key components orchestrating green technology development in e-learning with blockchain integration: causal conditions, central phenomena, strategies, background conditions, and intervening conditions. Further analysis within each component identifies critical sub-components, informed by expert insights. Collectively, the study's predictor variables, encompassing both green technology development components and blockchain technology utilization, demonstrate a significant predictive influence (0.36, p < 0.01) on the mediator variable, green technology development. Additionally, they exhibit a nuanced yet statistically significant predictive effect (0.16, p > 0.05) on the criterion variable, e-learning and educational software performance enhancement. These positive and direct associations suggest a robust model for integrating blockchain technology to propel green technology advancements within e-learning. The proposed five-component model sheds light on the interplay between key factors, emphasizing the substantial impact of its application in guiding effective integration strategies.

This study aimed to investigate the Embodiment in the virtual technical and vocational education of the SHAD System using the post-phenomenological method. The lived experience of several students of the art schools in Malard County was examined using interviews. The result is that the mediation of the SHAD System has expanded the temporal and spatial possibilities and the degree of freedom of action of the students; moreover, in this system, due to the substantive, implicit, and environmental differences of the practical training of specialized courses, additional challenges have arisen depending on the theoretical courses. Here, due to the change in the type of physical connection and the physical absence of the student, the learning conditions were different and were not as available as in face-to-face education. The set of senses could not be reproduced and simulated to the same extent in the SHAD Space. The quality and speed of coordination of different senses and the connection of the mind, emotions, and hands were different, and learning required more repetition and practice. Considering physical movement, angle of view, and work steps, achieving a new physical balance in the SHAD System was time-consuming and experimental. The degree of freedom of the student's body has led to improved performance in some situations and has disrupted learning in others. In this space, the body in action has created a kind of physical expertise that combines face-to-face learning and virtual. Physical presence and close physical contact between the students and the student, as in workshop training, are not provided and have led to changes. The emotions arising from the students' embodiment have played a role in achieving the goals of the SHAD system. In this system, the pace of education, learning style, student-centeredness, self-regulation, and communication outside of school have been strengthened. Finally, improving and redesigning the SHAD system in this area with a post-phenomenological approach has been proposed to facilitate learning in this system.

There appears to be a link between EFL teachers’ personality traits, teaching techniques, and classroom management strategies. This survey study aimed to investigate the differences between the extroverted and introverted Iranian EFL teachers’ specific teaching techniques of classroom management. Accordingly, forty male and female Iranian EFL teachers teaching at the ILI (Iran Language Institute) from Mazandaran, Iran were selected through non-probability convenience sampling. Based on the scores they obtained from the Persian translation of the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) Questionnaire, they were grouped as extroverted and introverted participants. Then the Teacher Classroom Management Strategies Questionnaire (owned by The Incredible Years, Inc. USA, 2012) was used to see how often the participants use specific teaching techniques and how useful they find each technique for managing their classroom. The independent samples t-test indicated a significant difference between the extroverted and introverted Iranian EFL teachers’ specific teaching techniques of classroom management. Based on the results, extroverted EFL teachers were better than introverted ones at using specific teaching techniques of classroom management. The findings suggested that teachers should be aware of their personality traits in order to better understand themselves and to find the best types of techniques for better classroom management.