Parents’ Perspectives on Remote Learning in the Pandemic Context (original) (raw)

Parents' Opinions about their Children's Distance Learning during the First Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic

c. e. p. s. Journal, 2021

• Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, distance education became the only official form of instruction in all schools in Croatia for a period commencing 16 March 2020. This situation changed the expectations, roles and responsibilities of parents with regard to the teaching and learning process of their children. Understanding parents' experiences during school closure is important for the development of recommendations for similar situations. This paper presents part of the results of an online survey investigating the opinions of 1,205 parents of primary school children on various aspects of distance education. The responses were analysed by researchers using the thematic analysis approach. The initial answers of parents regarding the positive and negative aspects of education during the lockdown were grouped into categories. The results indicate that distance education positively contributed to the development of children's selfregulated learning and to providing greater parental support in learning, as well as empowering children in using ICT. Parents emphasise positive changes in the quality of family relationships, which are partly the consequence of joint learning with their children and partly due to changes in the way of life during the lockdown. Negative aspects can be divided into two general categories, the first of which is linked to children (e.g., lack of support from school, lack of children's interest in learning), while the second refers to the challenges faced by parents (e.g., fear of school failure, undertaking the double role of custodian and teacher). The findings suggest the need for the development of recommendations that would provide support for parents and children in situations where the teaching and learning process take place in an online environment.

A Forced, Necessary Inconvenience" – Distance Learning in the COVID-19 Pandemic Situation from the Parents' Perspective

Konteksty pedagogiczne, 2020

Parents involved in their child's distance education process during the COVID-19 pandemic situation reflected on their acquired experiences and described them for this study. A qualitative analysis of 169 statements of respondents showed their critical attitude towards the way distance teaching is being implemented. Parents point out the inconveniences they face during their everyday help in their children's learning process and organising family life. They assess the quality of remote teaching, highlighting its advantages and shortcomings. Respondents assess the teachers' work thoroughly, appreciating their efforts but also pointing out deficiencies in their commitment and didactic skills. They emphasise the advantages of online teaching.

Parents’ Perceptions of Their Children’s Experiences With Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021

This study aimed to investigate the perceptions of primary and secondary students’ parents in Jordan toward the distance learning process implemented in light of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. To achieve the study objectives, the researchers used the descriptive survey method to collect and analyze data and interpret the results. After developing the study instrument (questionnaire) and ensuring its validity and reliability, it was distributed to a selected sample, consisting of 470 parents, by random cluster method during the second semester of the 2019–2020 academic year. The study results show that primary and secondary students’ parents were moderately satisfied with the distance learning process implemented in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the results reveal statistically significant differences in the parents’ perceptions attributed to the variables of the child’s grade, in favor of grades 5–7;teacher’s gender, in favor of female teachers;and schoo...

Parents’ Views on Distance Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2021

This study was conducted to reveal how parents perceive the distance education process during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study group consists of 15 participants in Lüleburgaz district of Kırklareli province. The case study design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the study and data were collected online with a semi-structured interview form. Demographic characteristics, problems experienced by parents in distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic, positive and negative experiences, and opinions were interrogated via "Google Forms". The descriptive analysis and content analysis methods were preferred to analyse data. The results showed that parents attributed the inability to learn efficiently during the Covid-19 process to the inefficacy of online education, distraction, anxiety, environment, and noise. Trainings can be given to parents so that they can help their children efficiently in the distance education process. It is recommended that internet infrastructure be strengthened to deal with connection problems. Research Article

The Impact of Parents Attitudes on Their Children’s Distance Learning during COVID-19 Outbreak

DWIJA CENDEKIA: Jurnal Riset Pedagogik

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak that spread throughout the world, many activities were carried out at home, especially learning conducted online. The purpose of this study was to describe the impact of parents' attitudes on children in online learning. This study used a qualitative method by conducting interviews with four seventh grades parents, three of seventh grades teachers as representatives of the school, and three of seventh grades students. The results obtained are that parents need guidance in teaching children, extraordinary patience. On the other sides, teachers as facilitators can provide collaborate with parents to educate students. In contrast, students can convey their opinions to teachers about how to learn with parents, and teachers can help parents and students in online learning. Hence, learning for the COVID-19 outbreak can run smoothly so that student education will not be left behind due to the COVID-19 outbreak

Coping with the COVID-19 Education Crisis: An Investigation of the Experiences and Challenges of Parents in Supporting Distance Learning

Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal , 2023

This study contributes to the growing body of literature on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on basic education in the Philippines by investigating the experiences and challenges faced by parents in supporting their children's distance learning. The study used a qualitative research approach and semi-structured interviews with ten parents chosen via purposive sampling. The investigation revealed five significant themes: changes in parents' daily routines, an absence of formal teaching training, challenges accessing technological resources, learning with their child, and gratitude for educators and the education sector. The findings underscore the pandemic's considerable impact on the daily lives of parents and their children, as well as the difficulties parents have in assisting their children's learning due to a lack of formal education training and access to technology. Furthermore, the study emphasizes the beneficial results of distant learning, such as deeper and more meaningful interactions between parents and their children, as well as parents' recognition for educators' efforts in responding to the pandemic's challenges. The report finishes with practical recommendations for educators and politicians on how to effectively support families in distress.

Parents' perspectives on their children's and their own distance learning experiences during Covid-19 lockdown

Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2021, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically changed teaching and learning practices. Quarantines and social distancing regulations have encouraged the implementation of distance learning using various information technologies. Over the past year, most studies have focused on the experiences of teachers and students. This exploratory and descriptive study focuses on the experience of parents who have become learning mediators, especially for younger children. It examines parents' perspectives on their children's learning experiences, their own challenges, and their perceptions of the best practices for distance learning. Participants were 249 parents of primary school children who responded to an online questionnaire. The parents perceived distance learning to be important, as their children could keep their daily routine, maintain their social connections, and continue their education; however, it failed to address their children's emotional needs. Parents also reported having technical problems and experiencing tension within the family because of distance learning. We discuss the findings and offer suggestions for promoting distance learning.

PARENTS' PERCEPTION TOWARD DISTANCE LEARNING DURING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC

IJARST, 2023

The alarming rise of COVID-19 positive cases forced the Philippines to suspend the teaching and learning process in the traditional face-to-face delivery modality. It is very evident that the rapid change in learning delivery mode significantly increase academic demand and workload. In the study conducted by Talidong & Toquero (2020), Negative effects of the above-mentioned challenges manifest on how educators and parents, as well as learners, fully embrace the new landscape of education. Hence, the purpose of this research was to explore the perception of the parents on the implementation of distance learning at BPES that served as a basis to improve its implementation on the coming academic year. The present study employ the quantitative research model anchored on the survey-model. The results obtained from the online survey for each areas of concern (1) that parents struggled adjusting to online learning environment, (2) parents agree (x̄ = 3.59) that they are adjusting to changing study environment, (3) parents partially agree (x̄ = 2.89) that their children were unable to interact with teachers and (4) parents partially agree (x̄ = 3.12) that teachers give unclear instructions.These results present the following opportunities for BPES as it continues to provide quality education despite the pandemic.

Analysis of the Role of Parents in Online Learning in the Covid-19 Pandemic

During the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia, the learning system in schools offline was changed to an online learning system, commonly called Distance Learning. This online learning not only involves educators and students but also involves parents. Because parents directly accompany their children while studying at home. For this reason, there is a need for assistance from parents to children in the online learning process. But of course, there are several positive and negative causes in this online learning process. Because the things parents feel are different, students and educators are foreign. Some feel effective with, and some feel less effective with this online learning.

Educational Processes and Learning at Home During COVID-19: Parents’ Experiences with Distance Education

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning

Due to the lockdown measures and severe restrictions taken to reduce COVID-19 transmission, which has globally been inflicted on people since March 2020, a new type of education in the form of online homeschooling has brought the role of parents to the forefront. Using online semi-structured interviews, this study aimed to investigate parents’ views on the implementation of distance education during COVID-19 in Istanbul, Turkey. The data obtained from parents with different socioeconomic backgrounds and whose children were at public and private schools were coded using initial, process, and emotion qualitative coding techniques. The data were categorized into three main themes: beginning of distance education, process of distance education, and outcomes of distance education. The beginning theme was further analyzed under three subcategories: problems related to the child, problems related to parents, and problems related to public schools. The problems encountered during the proces...