The Future of Distance Education in Primary Schools During COVID-19 Pandemic

OpenAlex İngilizce

The aim of this study assess the distance education applications used in primary schools in Turkey via teachers’ views, and to present a suggestion for distance education model as referring both teachers’ and instructors’ views on this field. In this study, phenomenological research design, one of qualitative research approaches, is used as a research model. The sample of the study consists of 139 primary school teachers and 58 instructors. According to research findings, the participant teachers generally state that the distance education process applied in Turkey is enough and effective solution for the current issue. Distance education and learning applications are the most significant elements in order to supply the continuity of education in the pandemic process. For this reason, improving the effectiveness of distance education and finding solutions for the problems faced in this process are some of the priority targets in all countries. In this difficult period, a road-map is needed for the aim of directing this process correctly and effectively, and educational activities should go on being active in this process as adopting equality of opportunities in education as a basic principal. It is thought that the distance education model which is specifically designed for this study by the researchers as collecting data on the views of practitioner teachers and expert instructors, searching related literature and analyzing other researches in this issue can draw a road-map for this process.