The aim of this study is to examine the reflections of the distance education process carried out during the coronavirus pandemic on the roles of science teachers and how teachers are perceived by society during this process according to the teachers' views. The study may contribute to the research on distance education during the coronavirus pandemic in terms of the changes in teacher roles and the way they were perceived by the society according to the opinions of the science teachers.
The qualitative research was used in the study. The study group consisted of 12 science teachers working in schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education was and selected through typical case sampling. The data were collected via structured interviews. Interviews were held online with the participants using the zoom platform. The interviews lasted approximately 15 minutes. The data obtained from the interview were analyzed by thematic content analysis.
The findings obtained in the study were interpreted and presented under two main research questions. As for the first research question, namely the reflections on the distance education process on the roles of teachers, three main themes were developed: learning activities, assessment and evaluation, and reflections on the profession. The research results are presented within the framework of these themes.
The teachers mostly mentioned problems as not being able to reach students, not getting feedback, problems in classroom management, passive learning, lack of interaction in teacher-student relations, and the absence of attendance.
The teachers mentioned that they could not perform these activities due to the problems of not reaching the students due to the lack of infrastructure in the process of carrying out the measurement and evaluation activities.
Teachers mostly stated the inadequacies related to the reflections of distance education on their professions as the inadequacy in the use of technology. In addition to these, problems such as not getting feedback due to lack of interaction with students, not being able to conduct experiments, and not doing their homework are some of the difficulties they experience in distance education. In the distance education process, teachers experienced various difficulties and this process also contributed to them. Some of the gains were gaining technological experience and resource diversity.
As a result, distance education causes general changes in the roles of teachers such as providing learning and measurement and evaluation activities, and not all of these changes are positive. In addition, the vital problems experienced by teachers in the process are infrastructure problems and the inability to reach students, and these are the aspects that need to be improved first in the distance education system. The most important contribution of the process to them was to start using technology more effectively.
In this study, the perception of society, which is the theme obtained in relation to the second research question of how teachers are perceived by society in distance education, is as follows; In the distance education process, the perceptions of society towards teachers were stated primarily as negative by all teachers. Although one teacher stated that the perception of those around him was positive, another teacher stated that the Ministry of National Education supported them during the pandemic, other teachers are generally perceived as not doing their job by society. Teachers also stated that they are perceived as babysitters among the negative perceptions of the society towards them, such as getting used to comfort, vacation time, and appearing to be sitting at home.
Bu çalışmanın amacı koronavirüs (covid-19) salgınında gerçekleştirilen uzaktan eğitim sürecinin öğretmen rollerine yansımalarının neler olduğu ve bu süreçte öğretmenlerin toplum tarafından nasıl algılandığını tespit etmektir. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden temel nitel araştırma deseni kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verileri yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniğiyle toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu tipik durum örneklemesi ile seçilen 12 öğretmen oluşturmuştur. Araştırma verileri tematik içerik analizi yoluyla analiz edilmiştir. Öğretmenler, derslerinde aktif olarak teknolojiyi kullanabiliyor olmalarının uzaktan eğitim sürecinin olumlu tarafı olduğunu belirtmişlerdir. Her öğrenciye ulaşamamalarını, alt yapı yetersizliklerinin fırsat eşitsizliğine neden olmasını sürecin olumsuz yönleri olarak belirtmişlerdir. Ayrıca toplum tarafından genel olarak iş yapmıyor şeklinde algılandıklarını ifade etmişlerdir.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Studies on Education |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | June 30, 2022 |
Published in Issue | Year 2022 |