Distance Education Experiences of Nurse Academician During COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Phenomenological Approach

Year 2021, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 303 - 312, 31.08.2021

Alev Yıldırım Keskin Sibel Şentürk

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to explore the distance education experiences of Turkish nurse academicians during the COVID-19
pandemic. The experiences of nurse academicians about distance education were discussed using a phenomenological approach. The
data were gathered through semi-structured interview forms and in the online setting from 18 nurse academicians. To analyze the
data; Colaizzi’s phenomenological method was employed. As a result of the coding conducted, five themes were established. Distance
education experiences of nurse academicians during the COVID-19 epidemic are discussed under the headings of “1) difficulties
encountered; 2) distance education achievements; 3) coping methods; 4) examination system; 5) views about the future”. Although nurse
academicians underwent some difficulties caused by distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was understood that they
gained achievements, too. It was thought that results would guide academicians and educational institutions that would provide distance
education and would help them take necessary measures against possible difficulties

Keywords

COVID-19, Distance education, Nurse academician, Phenomenological approach

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Türkiye’deki Hemşire Akademisyenlerin COVID-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Uzaktan Eğitime Geçiş Deneyimleri: Fenomonoloji Bir Yaklaşım

Abstract

Çalışmanın amacı, COVID-19 salgını sırasında Türk hemşire akademisyenlerin uzaktan eğitim deneyimlerini incelemektir. Hemşire
akademisyenlerin uzaktan eğitime ilişkin deneyimleri fenomenolojik yaklaşımla tartışılmıştır. Veriler yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formları
aracılığıyla ve çevrimiçi ortamda 18 hemşire akademisyenden toplanmıştır. Verileri analiz etmek için; Colaizzi’nin fenomenolojik yöntemi
kullanılmıştır. Yapılan kodlama sonucunda beş tema oluşturulmuştur. Hemşire akademisyenlerin COVID-19 salgını sırasında uzaktan
eğitim deneyimleri “1) karşılaşılan zorluklar; 2) uzaktan eğitim başarıları; 3) başa çıkma yöntemleri; 4) sınav sistemi; 5) gelecekle ilgili
görüşler” başlıkları altında ele alınmıştır. Hemşire akademisyenlerin, COVID-19 salgını sürecinde uzaktan eğitimin neden olduğu bazı
zorluklar yaşamalarına rağmen kazanımlarda elde ettikleri belirlenmiştir. Sonuçların, uzaktan eğitime geçen akademisyenlere ve eğitim
kurumlarına yol göstereceği ve yaşanabilecek sıkıntılara yönelik gerekli önlemleri almalarına yardımcı olacağı düşünülmektedir

Keywords

COVID-19, Uzaktan Eğitim, Akademisyen Hemşire, Fenomenolojik Yaklaşım

Project Number

Yok

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