The purpose of this research is to determine the views of social studies teachers and primary and secondary school students about the distance education process. Positive and negative views on distance education were discussed, and solution suggestions for problems were tried to be determined. In this study, the phenomenology design, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used. The study group of the research consists of 40 social studies teachers working in different schools and 40 primary-secondary schools 4-7. students studying at the grade level. Semi-structured interview form is used in data collection. Descriptive analysis technique is used for the analysis of study data. Study findings reveal that distance education is useful and effective system having a rich content, arousing interest, and accelerating learning, which are some of the significant positive opinions regarding distance education. Some of the significant negative opinions related to distance education, on the other hand, are technological infrastructure deficiencies, problems experienced during the students’ participation in lessons, health problems occurring due to staying in front of the screen during education, and peer learning deficiencies. In terms of solving the problems experienced in distance education, some suggestions such as updating the social studies education program and regulating the in-service training for distance education are made.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Other Fields of Education |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Early Pub Date | December 24, 2021 |
Publication Date | December 25, 2021 |
Acceptance Date | November 24, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Issue: 7 |