Ravanshenasi & Din

The aim of this research is to study the perception and understanding of Minab’s junior high school teachers of the concept of "religious identity" using the "phenomenography" method. The research population included junior high school teachers (with 15 to 25 years of experience) working in junior high schools in Minab city, Hormozgan province. Using the "purposive sampling" method, participants were selected and the data collection process continued until finally, based on the theoretical saturation model, 16 teachers were studied using a semi-structured interview. The data were examined using thematic analysis. After identifying categories, the main codes and their prominent themes, the internal and external horizons were drawn and the research result space was designed. In the conclusion section, the perceptions and experiences of working teachers were studied and identified using the “analysis” method. The perceptions of teachers were categorized into four main themes: “being a religious role model”, “building an identity”, “the ability to interact and communicate positively with others”, “the ability to influence the environment”, and “appearing in multiple roles while observing professional principles”.