Combating the Coronavirus Pandemic in Small Schools

Martina Maněnová, Janet Wolf, Martin Skutil and Jitka Vítová
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Martina Maněnová: Faculty of Education, University of Hradec Králové, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Janet Wolf: Faculty of Education, University of Hradec Králové, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Martin Skutil: Faculty of Education, University of Hradec Králové, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Jitka Vítová: Faculty of Education, University of Hradec Králové, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 13, 1-15

Abstract: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the issue of distance education in primary schools has become a much-discussed topic. It is therefore no surprise that the issues related to it have come to the forefront of many researchers. There is, however, at least one group that has stayed relatively unnoticed, and it is so-called small schools. Thus, we conducted a qualitative study based on the phenomenological approach, searching for answers to our research question: What has been the experience of the directors of small schools with distance education during the pandemic? Our findings offer an in-depth insight into the life of six schools through the eyes of their directors. Semi-structural interviews with school directors helped us reveal three key factors that, in our opinion, had the greatest influence on the form of distance education. These are (1) the factor of ICT competence of all actors, (2) the factor of organization of educational settings, and (3) the factor of the teaching methods and forms used in education. Furthermore, we conclude the result section with a subchapter that captures the positive aspects of distance education as perceived by the addressed school directors.

Keywords: distance education; small schools; pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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