Effectiveness of E-School System Application: Meta Synthesis Study

Year 2022, , 184 - 198, 19.10.2022

Savaş Varlık , İlhan Günbayı

https://doi.org/10.53506/egitim.1169806

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of e-school system application by meta synthesis method. The paradigm of this research, which was carried out in the qualitative research approach, is interpretive paradigm based on the philosophy of nominalism. Qualitative studies conducted between 2010-2022 on the effectiveness of the e-school system, which was selected by criterion sampling, one of the purposive sampling methods, were included in the research. For this purpose, in order to reach the thesis and articles on the internet, "e-school" keyword was searched in the Council of Higher Education National Thesis Center, TR Index, Turkish Education Index, Academic Index databases. It was seen that the studies planned to be included in the research were qualitatively educational studies between 2010 and 2022, had a sampling within the borders of Turkey, the articles were published in peer-reviewed journals, and the thesis was included in the thesis bank. Studies that could be suitable for meta-synthesis were carefully examined, and a total of 7 studies, 2 Articles and 5 Theses, which met the inclusion criteria of the research, were included in the research. The studies included in the study were examined by thematic analysis, descriptive analysis and content analysis in terms of publication year and type, purpose, research model, sampling selection, data collection tools, data analysis methods, distribution of working and processes of the e-school system and the results achieved. In the study, it was found out that the majority of studies were carried out in the recent decade, their objectives generally included the evaluation of e-school application in line with the opinions of stakeholders, a holistic single case and embedded multiple case designs were used in the context of the research model, sampling method were purposive sampling, semi-structured interview form were used for data collection tools, data were analyzed based on content analysis and the effectiveness of the application of the e-school system were at high level.

Keywords

E-school, Educational Technologies, Effectiveness, Meta Synthesis

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