CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ELITE INSTRUCTOR: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Instructor is one of the most effective elements in training process. Researches
indicated that instructor plays an important and essential role in learning progress. University students
who are the basic beneficiaries of university education have specific criteria in their expectations from
elite and professional instructors. Accordingly, this study aimed to specify characteristics of an elite
instructor from the viewpoint of medical science students.
Materials & Methods: This is a qualitative study with inductive - conventional reasoning method
which had investigated students’ viewpoints on the basis of Naturalism Philosophy. The participants
are 19 students who are studying different majors in Tehran Medical Sciences University. Individual
semi-structured deep interview was employed for data gathering. These data were analyzed through
conventional content analysis.
Result: The results lead to indicate three interrelated theme of knowledge & rhetoric, ethical
requirements in training, and mutual relation and cooperation with students. The last theme includes a
subcategory of flexibility in handling a class.
Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that university instructors not only play an important
role in training young academic generation, but also they can significantly affect the students’
behavioral patterns.