An Analysis of Online Teaching of Primary School Teachers in Sanandaj in the Shad Network during the Corona Crisis: A Qualitative Study

Subject Areas : Virtual Learning

rafigh hasani ¹ , farhad saidi ²

1 - Department of Educational Sciences, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran
2 - PhD Student in Higher Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2021-05-17 Accepted : 2022-09-04 Published : 2022-09-23

Keywords: Primary schools, challenges, Qualitative Research, Corona virus, Online Teaching, SHAD Network,

Abstract :

This study was conducted to understand the experience of online teaching of primary school teachers in Sanandaj in the context of the shad network during the coronavirus crisis.The present study was conducted in a qualitative and in the form of descriptive phenomenology with purposive sampling, with the participation of 21 primary school teachers in Sanandaj in the academic year 2020-2021. Data collection tools were semi-structured interviews. Findings from teachers'' experiences in three main themes and 17 sub-themes including positive and satisfying experience, utilizing the power and expertise of others (teachers, parents and students), familiarity with up-to-date educational technologies, Skills in creating effective communication and interaction with the use of new technologies in the field of education, skills to motivate students, relative satisfaction of teachers with program updating (process of adding facilities), improving the ability and interest in using new technology in Education, teachers'' synergy with each other, lack of cooperation of effective factors in learning, lack of favorable interaction (teacher, student and parents), lack of motivation of students and parents, hardware problems, unfamiliarity of teachers, parents and students with teaching And the lack of a virtual electronic board, providing challenging assignments to students and holding in-service courses has been extracted.

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