Research Article

Managing the Classroom in the Digital Age: Challenges and Solution Suggestions

Volume: 13 Number: 2 July 30, 2025
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Managing the Classroom in the Digital Age: Challenges and Solution Suggestions

Abstract

The digitalization of education has complicated classroom management processes, making it necessary for teachers to develop new strategies. The primary objective of this research is to explore the evolving roles of teachers, the classroom management challenges they encounter, and the strategy they employ to address these issues holistically within the context of classroom dynamics that have undergone transformation with digitalization. The study employed phenomenological research design. The study group consisted of 32 teachers, selected through the maximum variation sampling method, during the 2023–2024 academic year. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic content analysis. The findings revealed that teachers encounter multilayered problems in classroom management caused by psychological, social, and physical factors due to the impact of the digital age. They have developed strategies such as maintaining motivation, applying disciplinary measures, and fostering communication and collaboration to cope with these problems. In addition, teachers made suggestions for effective classroom management, such as simplifying curricula, improving their digital competencies, and strengthening the technological infrastructure of schools. The participants also stated that they adopted a holistic approach that provides a more systemic perspective against the variability created by digitalization in the classroom. In this respect, the study goes beyond the limited perspective frequently emphasized in the existing literature, which focuses on digital competence, and addresses multilayered dimensions such as changing student behaviors, teacher–student interaction, in-class communication, and school–family collaboration. It also offers original, thematic, and practice-based contributions to classroom management processes through the views of teachers.

Keywords

Digital Age, Classroom Management, Teacher, Qualitative Research

Ethical Statement

This study has been approved by the Ethics Committee of Social and Human Sciences at Trabzon University with the decision dated 31.05.2024 and numbered 2024-5/3.8.

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APA
Tuti, G., Hüseyinoğulları, S., & Sezer, Ş. (2025). Managing the Classroom in the Digital Age: Challenges and Solution Suggestions. International Journal of Turkish Education Sciences, 13(2), 855-894. https://doi.org/10.46778/goputeb.1662446
AMA
1.Tuti G, Hüseyinoğulları S, Sezer Ş. Managing the Classroom in the Digital Age: Challenges and Solution Suggestions. IJTES. 2025;13(2):855-894. doi:10.46778/goputeb.1662446
Chicago
Tuti, Gamze, Samet Hüseyinoğulları, and Şenol Sezer. 2025. “Managing the Classroom in the Digital Age: Challenges and Solution Suggestions”. International Journal of Turkish Education Sciences 13 (2): 855-94. https://doi.org/10.46778/goputeb.1662446.
EndNote
Tuti G, Hüseyinoğulları S, Sezer Ş (July 1, 2025) Managing the Classroom in the Digital Age: Challenges and Solution Suggestions. International Journal of Turkish Education Sciences 13 2 855–894.
IEEE
[1]G. Tuti, S. Hüseyinoğulları, and Ş. Sezer, “Managing the Classroom in the Digital Age: Challenges and Solution Suggestions”, IJTES, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 855–894, July 2025, doi: 10.46778/goputeb.1662446.
ISNAD
Tuti, Gamze - Hüseyinoğulları, Samet - Sezer, Şenol. “Managing the Classroom in the Digital Age: Challenges and Solution Suggestions”. International Journal of Turkish Education Sciences 13/2 (July 1, 2025): 855-894. https://doi.org/10.46778/goputeb.1662446.
JAMA
1.Tuti G, Hüseyinoğulları S, Sezer Ş. Managing the Classroom in the Digital Age: Challenges and Solution Suggestions. IJTES. 2025;13:855–894.
MLA
Tuti, Gamze, et al. “Managing the Classroom in the Digital Age: Challenges and Solution Suggestions”. International Journal of Turkish Education Sciences, vol. 13, no. 2, July 2025, pp. 855-94, doi:10.46778/goputeb.1662446.
Vancouver
1.Gamze Tuti, Samet Hüseyinoğulları, Şenol Sezer. Managing the Classroom in the Digital Age: Challenges and Solution Suggestions. IJTES. 2025 Jul. 1;13(2):855-94. doi:10.46778/goputeb.1662446