Quarantine and Education: An Assessment of Iranian Formal Education during the COVID-19 Outbreak and School Closures

Autor/inn/en	Tajik, Farnaz; Vahedi, Mahdi
Titel	Quarantine and Education: An Assessment of Iranian Formal Education during the COVID-19 Outbreak and School Closures
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 17 (2021) 1, S.159-175 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-0556
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Elementary Secondary Education; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Social Media; Distance Education; Teaching Methods; Age Differences; Educational Television; Online Courses; Teacher Characteristics; Gender Differences; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Unterrichtsmedien; Soziale Medien; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Bildungsfernsehen; Schulfernsehen; Online course; Online-Kurs; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	During the period of school closures in Iran, the authors were interested in the different types of platforms being used during quarantine associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the instructors and educators' point of view while using them in formal education. Student and teacher surveys assisted the authors to gain information about the work carried out during the school closures. The surveys were administered online and were designed to obtain information on the educational gateways, television channels, social media, and MOOCs, which were used during the school closures in Iran. Ninety-two K-12 instructors and five hundred and ninety-three K-12 students participated in the surveys. The results showed that the method most used was social media. The correlation between age and continuing teaching, gender, and continuing teaching during school closures by distance education methods, and age and using technologies, in the instructor surveys were evaluated to show any meaningful relationship. Students' surveys revealed that older students (in upper grades) use social media more for meeting educational purposes. Due to reasons such as culture and accessibility of technology, participants reported using social media for educational purposes making it more popular than other platforms. Further, the results indicate cause for concern in that every student cannot benefit from all types of Distance Learning. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology. University of the West Indies Open Campus, Cavehill, Bridgetown, Barbados, BB11000, West Indies. e-mail: chiefeditor-ijedict@open.uwi.edu; Web site: http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01