Research Article

Mixed Method Analysis of University Students' Perspectives on Distance Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Volume: 6 Number: 1 June 30, 2023
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Mixed Method Analysis of University Students' Perspectives on Distance Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This study, designed with a convergent parallel mixed method, was conducted to assess the views of health sciences faculty' students on distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Quantitative data were applied in a web-based form with the socio-demographic form and the Views on Distance Education Scale. Qualitative data were collected by computer interviews using a video conference tool. Analyses were conducted using nonparametric test methods. For comparisons involving more than two groups, the Kruskal-Wallis H test was applied, and the Mann-Whitney U test was applied for comparisons involving two groups. The Spearman Correlation test was used to examine how the dimensions related. In the qualitative section, the content analysis method was preferred. Comparative analyses of the total scale dimension, sub-dimensions, and socio-demographic characteristics revealed significant differences (p<0.05). In the qualitative part of the study, six themes emerged in analyzing students' views on distance education. It was seen that the results of predisposition and eligibility for distance education determined in the quantitative part were parallel to the results of qualitative data.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2023

Submission Date

March 10, 2023

Acceptance Date

June 12, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 6 Number: 1

APA
Uysal, B., Mercan, N., & Ulusinan Çubukçu, E. (2023). Mixed Method Analysis of University Students’ Perspectives on Distance Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Scholars in Education, 6(1), 52-68. https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1263363
AMA
1.Uysal B, Mercan N, Ulusinan Çubukçu E. Mixed Method Analysis of University Students’ Perspectives on Distance Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic. IJSE. 2023;6(1):52-68. doi:10.52134/ueader.1263363
Chicago
Uysal, Burhanettin, Neşe Mercan, and Ebrar Ulusinan Çubukçu. 2023. “Mixed Method Analysis of University Students’ Perspectives on Distance Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic”. International Journal of Scholars in Education 6 (1): 52-68. https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1263363.
EndNote
Uysal B, Mercan N, Ulusinan Çubukçu E (June 1, 2023) Mixed Method Analysis of University Students’ Perspectives on Distance Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Scholars in Education 6 1 52–68.
IEEE
[1]B. Uysal, N. Mercan, and E. Ulusinan Çubukçu, “Mixed Method Analysis of University Students’ Perspectives on Distance Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic”, IJSE, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 52–68, June 2023, doi: 10.52134/ueader.1263363.
ISNAD
Uysal, Burhanettin - Mercan, Neşe - Ulusinan Çubukçu, Ebrar. “Mixed Method Analysis of University Students’ Perspectives on Distance Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic”. International Journal of Scholars in Education 6/1 (June 1, 2023): 52-68. https://doi.org/10.52134/ueader.1263363.
JAMA
1.Uysal B, Mercan N, Ulusinan Çubukçu E. Mixed Method Analysis of University Students’ Perspectives on Distance Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic. IJSE. 2023;6:52–68.
MLA
Uysal, Burhanettin, et al. “Mixed Method Analysis of University Students’ Perspectives on Distance Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic”. International Journal of Scholars in Education, vol. 6, no. 1, June 2023, pp. 52-68, doi:10.52134/ueader.1263363.
Vancouver
1.Burhanettin Uysal, Neşe Mercan, Ebrar Ulusinan Çubukçu. Mixed Method Analysis of University Students’ Perspectives on Distance Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic. IJSE. 2023 Jun. 1;6(1):52-68. doi:10.52134/ueader.1263363