Faculty Members’ Attitudes and Practices: How They Responded to Forced Adoption of Distance Education?

Merfat Ayesh Alsubaie, Layla Nasser Alzarah and Fatmah Abdulrahman Alhemly

SAGE Open, 2022, vol. 12, issue 3, 21582440221108165

Abstract: In 2020, the world faced a sudden change and general disruption that included all aspects of life because of the corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic. It has made the whole world adopt general and comprehensive emergency measures that have affected every sector, including health, business, and especially education. In order to continue the education process, educators have responded by adopting distance education. This paper explored the attitudes, practices, and emotions of faculty members in a college of education toward the forced adoption and educational transformation to distance education during the corona pandemic. A coding approach was used to analyze 20 reflective articles, which revealed main themes related to difficulties and challenges. The findings highlight skills and experiences that were gained. Hence, the findings promote that faculty members understand professional practices and behaviors in using distance education as an emergency solution for supporting the education process.

Keywords: COVID-19; distance education; pandemic; professional practices; difficulties and challenges; coding approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440221108165

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