Research Article

The Future of Distance Education in Primary Schools During COVID-19 Pandemic

Volume: 7 Number: 3 December 31, 2021
  • Sabri Sidekli
  • Sedat Altıntaş
  • Esra Çetin Altıntaş
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The Future of Distance Education in Primary Schools During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The aim of this study assess the distance education applications used in primary schools in Turkey via teachers’ views, and to present a suggestion for distance education model as referring both teachers’ and instructors’ views on this field. In this study, phenomenological research design, one of qualitative research approaches, is used as a research model. The sample of the study consists of 139 primary school teachers and 58 instructors. According to research findings, the participant teachers generally state that the distance education process applied in Turkey is enough and effective solution for the current issue. Distance education and learning applications are the most significant elements in order to supply the continuity of education in the pandemic process. For this reason, improving the effectiveness of distance education and finding solutions for the problems faced in this process are some of the priority targets in all countries. In this difficult period, a road-map is needed for the aim of directing this process correctly and effectively, and educational activities should go on being active in this process as adopting equality of opportunities in education as a basic principal. It is thought that the distance education model which is specifically designed for this study by the researchers as collecting data on the views of practitioner teachers and expert instructors, searching related literature and analyzing other researches in this issue can draw a road-map for this process.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Sabri Sidekli This is me
0000-0003-3202-6451
Türkiye

Sedat Altıntaş This is me
0000-0003-4637-561X
Türkiye

Esra Çetin Altıntaş This is me
0000-0002-8810-4079
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 31, 2021

Submission Date

June 15, 2021

Acceptance Date

July 5, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 7 Number: 3

APA
Sidekli, S., Altıntaş, S., & Çetin Altıntaş, E. (2021). The Future of Distance Education in Primary Schools During COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research, 7(3), 328-342. https://izlik.org/JA67GY87KN
AMA
1.Sidekli S, Altıntaş S, Çetin Altıntaş E. The Future of Distance Education in Primary Schools During COVID-19 Pandemic. JETPR. 2021;7(3):328-342. https://izlik.org/JA67GY87KN
Chicago
Sidekli, Sabri, Sedat Altıntaş, and Esra Çetin Altıntaş. 2021. “The Future of Distance Education in Primary Schools During COVID-19 Pandemic”. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research 7 (3): 328-42. https://izlik.org/JA67GY87KN.
EndNote
Sidekli S, Altıntaş S, Çetin Altıntaş E (December 1, 2021) The Future of Distance Education in Primary Schools During COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research 7 3 328–342.
IEEE
[1]S. Sidekli, S. Altıntaş, and E. Çetin Altıntaş, “The Future of Distance Education in Primary Schools During COVID-19 Pandemic”, JETPR, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 328–342, Dec. 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA67GY87KN
ISNAD
Sidekli, Sabri - Altıntaş, Sedat - Çetin Altıntaş, Esra. “The Future of Distance Education in Primary Schools During COVID-19 Pandemic”. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research 7/3 (December 1, 2021): 328-342. https://izlik.org/JA67GY87KN.
JAMA
1.Sidekli S, Altıntaş S, Çetin Altıntaş E. The Future of Distance Education in Primary Schools During COVID-19 Pandemic. JETPR. 2021;7:328–342.
MLA
Sidekli, Sabri, et al. “The Future of Distance Education in Primary Schools During COVID-19 Pandemic”. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research, vol. 7, no. 3, Dec. 2021, pp. 328-42, https://izlik.org/JA67GY87KN.
Vancouver
1.Sabri Sidekli, Sedat Altıntaş, Esra Çetin Altıntaş. The Future of Distance Education in Primary Schools During COVID-19 Pandemic. JETPR [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 1;7(3):328-42. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA67GY87KN