An Educational Leader’s E-Mails to the Parents During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine what kinds of e-mails an education leader (school principal) sent to the parents of the students at the beginning, during, and end of the term during the COVID-19 pandemic process. In this study, the expression “educational leader” was used instead of the school principal. The reason for this is that the school principal fully assumes the role of educational leadership during the pandemic period. The subject of the study is the transformation process in communication due to the pandemic. This transformation is e-mails, one of the digital communication tools that aim to reach everyone at the same time. The e-mails in this study were chosen from non-personal and non-private e-mails. The data included from 74 e-mails sent to the parents by an educational leader in Ohio State in the United States. E-mails were analyzed using document and content analysis method. Most of the e-mails contained more than one subject. In each of the e-mails was written the education leader’s good wishes and not be hesitate from contact. The education leader sent e-mails about health, and cleaning, technology, information, activities, family-related, and other topics. At the end of the study, recommendations such as sending a survey to the parents to determine communication preferences at the beginning of the school year, and e-mails translated into their own language were offered who did not speak English.

Keywords

• education
• educational leader
• COVID-19 pandemic
• school principle
• e-mail communication

COVID-19 Salgını Sırasında Bir Eğitim Liderinin Velilere Gönderdiği E-Postalar

Abstract

Bu çalışma, COVID-19 salgını sürecinde bir eğitim liderinin (okul müdürünün) dönem başında, esnasında ve sonunda öğrencilerin velilerine ne tür e-postalar gönderdiğini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmada okul müdürü yerine “eğitim lideri” ifadesi kullanılmıştır. Bunun nedeni, ilgili okul müdürünün pandemi sürecinde eğitim liderliği rolünü tam olarak üstlenmesidir. Çalışmanın konusu salgın nedeniyle iletişimde yaşanan dönüşüm sürecidir. Bu dönüşüm herkese aynı anda ulaşmayı hedefleyen dijital iletişim araçlarından birisi olan e-postalardır. Araştırmadaki e-postalar kişisel ve özel olmayan e-postalardan seçilmiştir. Veriler, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin Ohio Eyaletindeki bir eğitim lideri tarafından ebeveynlere gönderilen 74 e-postayı içermektedir. E-postalar, dokuman ve içerik analizi yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Maillerin çoğu birden fazla konu içermektedir. E-postaların her birinde eğitim liderinin iyi dilekleri ve velilerin iletişimden çekinmemeleri yazılmıştır. Eğitim lideri velilere sağlık ve temizlik, teknoloji, bilgi, faaliyetler, aile ile ilgili ve diğer konularda e-posta göndermiştir. Çalışmanın sonunda okul yılı başında iletişim tercihlerinin belirlenmesi için velilere anket gönderilmesi ve İngilizce bilmeyen velilere e-postaların kendi dillerine çevrilmesi gibi öneriler sunulmuştur.

Keywords

• eğitim
• eğitim lideri
• COVID-19 salgını
• e-posta iletişimi
• okul müdürü

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