The Problems and Opinions of School Administrators during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study from Turkey
The Problems and Opinions of School Administrators during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study from Turkey

Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to describe the problems faced by some school administrators during COVID-19 pandemic in different cities and to present their opinions regarding the process. As one of the qualitative research methods, phenomenology pattern was used in the research. Data of the study were collected by using the interview technique through semi-structured School Administrators Interview Form. The study group consists of 32 school administrators selected by using purposeful criterion sampling technique. As a result of the research, it is observed that school administrators evaluate the application of Education Information Network (EBA) TV and education portal, which was put into practice by the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) due to COVID-19 pandemic, as a positive and urgent measure. School administrators expressed that the most common problems faced during COVID-19 pandemic are low learning motivation of students, parents' inability to create a learning environment at home, and the lack of access to live broadcasts from the EBA TV/education portal. The majority of school administrators observed that teachers were reluctant to teach in live lectures using the EBA education portal or other programs for various reasons and their motivation gradually decreased in the process. It is observed that half of the school administrators did not have an emergency action plan regarding the pandemic process, and they followed the instructions given by MoNE. School administrators stated that skills of technology leadership and crisis management are important requirements during the pandemic process.

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