Mandatory Digitalization Thanks to or Due to COVID-19: An Empirical Study on Distance Education in Turkey
Abstract
Even before Corona, it was already clear to us that digitization concerns us all. It permeates our everyday life at work as well as in private. Moreover, it increasingly determines the learning location "school", where meaningful digitization based on a well-thought-out strategy has top priority to create a contemporary educational environment. Due to the school closings due to the pandemic in spring 2020, the education system had to take measures as soon as possible to continue lessons in homeschooling or distance learning. This study evaluates how homeschooling works in the current exceptional situation and which weaknesses, challenges, and opportunities can be documented. The aim is to depict the current situation from two different perspectives, teachers and parents, and to be able to draw possible conclusions for learning after the Corona crisis. The results and findings of the homeschooling study are also may be used to plan future courses.
Keywords
References
- Al Fadda, H. (2019). The Relationship between Self-Regulations and Online Learning in an ESL Blended Learning Context. English Language Teaching, 12(6), 87-93.
- Alhabeeb, A. and Rowley, J. (2018). E-learning critical success factors: Comparing Perspectives from Academic Staff and Students. Computers & Education, 127, 1-12.
- Aristovnik, A., Keržič, D., Ravšelj, D., Tomaževič, N. and Umek, L. (2020). Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective. Sustainability, 12(20), 8438.
- Bao, X., Qu, H., Zhang, R. and Hogan, T. P. (2020). Modeling Reading Ability Gain in Kindergarten Children during COVID-19 School Closures. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(17), 6371.
- Benigno, V. and Fante, C. (2020). Hospital School Teachers' Sense of Stress and Gratification: An Investigation of the Italian Context. Continuity in Education, 1(1).
- Bolat, Y. (2016). The Flipped Classes and Educatıon Informatıon Network (EIN) Ters Yüz Edilmiş Sınıflar ve Eğitim Bilişim Ağı (EBA). Journal of Human Sciences, 13(2), 3373-3388.
- Bozkurt, A. (2019). From Distance Education to Open and Distance Learning: A Holistic Evaluation of History, Definitions, and Theories. In Handbook of Research on Learning in the Age of Transhumanism (pp. 252-273). IGI Global.
- Davis, A. (2011). Evolution of Homeschooling. Distance learning, 8(2), 29.
- de Oliveira, M. M. S., Penedo, A. S. T. and Pereira, V. S. (2018). Distance Education: Advantages and Disadvantages of the Point of View of Education and Society. Dialogia, (29), 139-152.
- Durnalı, M., Orakcı, Ş. and Aktan, O. (2019). The Smart Learning Potential of Turkey's Education System in the Context of FATIH Project. In Cases on Smart Learning Environments (pp. 227-243). IGI Global.