This paper describes a qualitative study that examined the lived experience of 50 English language instructors who transitioned from in-person teaching to online instruction during the COVID pandemic of 2020. The purpose of this study focused on the contrast between systematic online English language teacher preparation and rapid migration to…

In this study, which was conducted with the qualitative research method, the phenomenology design was used. The study group consists of 107 teachers from various branches who teach in virtual classrooms of schools at different levels during the COVID 19 epidemic. The Snowball sampling method, one of the purposive sampling methods, was used in the…

The main purpose of this phenomenological study is to understand immigrant and refugee students' distance education experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study group consisted of nine participants, four males and five females, using the snowball sampling method. We prepared a semi structured interview form consisting of ten questions…

The aim of this paper is to describe the views of mathematics teachers in Indonesia on the distance learning barriers during the early COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, this paper investigates the barriers that teachers view as significant in distance learning and efforts taken to overcome the barriers during the early COVID-19 pandemic. This study…

The aim of this study is to investigate the attitudes of postgraduate students in the fields of educational science and teaching at universities in Turkiye towards distance learning, in terms of different variables, in the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. Mixed method sequential explanatory design was used in the study. The sample…

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unforeseen event faced by educational institutions across the world. The sudden change for educators and students to shift from face-to-face instruction and into teaching and learning online caused major confusion due to the lack of preparedness from most educational institutions, including colleges and…

Purpose: This study aims to discuss the impact of the physical environment on the quality of distance education from the viewpoint of a number of teaching staff in Jordanian universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 308 lecturers were selected using a snowball sampling method from different social media…

This study aimed to determine the learning patterns and experiences of incarcerated adults within correctional settings and how their prison learning transforms their lives after they are released. In this qualitative research, semi-structured interviews were conducted to obtain the opinions of eight formerly incarcerated people who experienced…

This study aims to examine the quality of distance education activities carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on teachers' feedback from primary and secondary schools. In this context, the research was structured in a phenomenological design by employing a qualitative approach. The study participants consisted of 10 teachers determined…

Background: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students and teachers have transitioned to online learning. The transition required changes in teaching practices to accommodate for an online learning environment. However, there are no studies characterizing physical educators' and school health experts' perspectives on physical education via distance…

This study tries to map educational processes that have to transform into the extraordinary history of the COVID19 pandemic and adapt to the 'new normal', with a relational and metaphoric approach. In the study, the existing physical and mental conditions of the students who are "scattered / dispersed" geographically due to the mandatory…

Background: The unexpected COVID-19 pandemic impacted not only students at institutions of higher learning, but also faculty who often made rapid transitions from face-to-face to online or distance learning. Distance learning has been shown to negatively impact college students' physical activity, screen time, and mental health concerns. Little is…

Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic compelled the education system to switch over to emergency learning-teaching that is organised remotely. The present study investigated the experience of emergency remote learning (ERL) provided to higher-education learners. The study explores learners' perceived experience regarding the quality of learning…

This study examined the lived experiences of educators who reported a transformation in their pedagogical beliefs and practices as a result of the transition to fully online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mezirow's transformative learning theory was used to guide this research study. The transformative learning theory outlines a process of…

This qualitative phenomenological study examined ten Hawai'i State Department of Education educators teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2019-2020 academic school year. It was designed to understand the challenges Native Hawaiian teachers faced by providing their students with learning experiences using technology while preserving…