Thesis:

Identifying Opportunities and barriers of Creating Job Optimism among Primary School Teachers in District One of Mashhad

This study was conducted with the aim of identifying the opportunities and barriers to create career optimism among elementary school teachers in the first district of Mashhad. In this research, qualitative approach and interpretive phenomenological method were used. The statistical population of the research was made up of all the elementary school teachers of the first district of Mashhad in the academic year of 1400-1401. The sample was selected through purposive sampling and 15 people were interviewed according to theoretical saturation. In order to collect data, in-depth semi-structured interviews were used. The data was analyzed by thematic analysis method. Data analysis was done during three stages of primary, secondary and final coding. Opportunities to create career optimism from the perspective of elementary school teachers in the first district of Mashhad in 10 main themes (economic benefits; school management; educational facilities of the organization; interaction with colleagues; comfort and job security; interest; personal characteristics; education; respect; working environment situation) , 4 sub-themes (organizational, psychological, social and economic) and 55 open codes were identified. Obstacles to creating career optimism from the perspective of elementary school teachers in the first district of Mashhad in 6 main themes (economic benefits; school management; organizational problems; adverse interactions with colleagues; job insecurity; lack of interest in teaching; personal characteristics; parents of students; work environment. inappropriate), 4 subthemes (organizational, psychological, social and economic) and 58 open codes were identified. The results indicate the existence of opportunities and obstacles to create career optimism. Removing the

Keywords: Keywords: Opportunities, obstacles, career optimism, primary school teachers, one district of Mashha