Examining the Problems and Challenges of Dormitory Life from the Perspective of Married Student Teachers of Farhangian University

The student teachers of Farhangian University spend their study years in dormitory. Some of them are married and have many problems. Therefore, this research, has examined the lived experiences of married female student teachers living in Farhangian University dormitories and their problems. The current study was qualitative in method and phenomenological in type. The population of the study included all teacher students of Imam Sajjad (A) Campus. Based on the nature of the study, purposive criterion-based sampling was adopted, and the data was collected using deep individual and semi-structured interviews. After data saturation, the number of participants reached 6. The data from teachers' lived experiences were analyzed using Claizi (2002) method. To evaluate the results of the present study, Gooba and Linken’s criteria were used; Findings from teachers' lived experiences was categorized into 9 main themes: "increasing the power of understanding and tolerance", "cost management challenges", "commuting conditions", "difficulty of remote problem solving", "educational problems", "interference" Dormitories", "plans being delayed", and "emotional problems". Married student teachers' experiences of dormitory life show that student teachers experience problems and challenges in dormitory life that affect their joint life and studies causing lack of concentration and their intellectual conflict.