Title: COVID-19 pandemic period reflections on problems experienced in distance education at the primary school level: teacher opinions

Authors: Nefise Celik Omeraga; Nurdan Ozrecberoglu; Sema Yilmaz Genc; Rui Alexandre Castanho

Addresses: Department of Education Administration and Supervision, Social Sciences Institute, Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University, Mersin 10, Turkey ' Department of Education Administration and Supervision, Social Sciences Institute, Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University, Mersin 10, Turkey ' Department of Economics, Kocaeli University, Turkey ' Faculty of Applied Sciences, WSB University, 41-300, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in December 2019 and quickly spread throughout the world, led to the closure of the world as well as our country and affected all sectors, including the education sector. As a result of the impact of COVID-19, face-to-face education was interrupted all over the world and distance education systems were initiated. During this whole process, various problems occurred in education; consequently, this study aims to investigate the opinions of teachers in primary schools in TRNC working during this time to determine the nature of these problems. Information was gathered using the qualitative research scanning model; for this purpose, an easily accessible sample group selected on a volunteer basis was studied and their views on the subject were determined using a semi-structured interview form. The data obtained from the research were analysed by content analysis.

Keywords: COVID-19 distance education; COVID-19 distance education teacher opinions; distance education in TRNC.

DOI: 10.1504/WRSTSD.2023.127265

World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 2023 Vol.19 No.1/2, pp.20 - 39

Received: 28 Sep 2020
Accepted: 02 Dec 2020
Published online: 30 Nov 2022 *