Analyzing the lived experiences of secondary school students of educational challenges in the corona and post-corona era

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Master of Curriculum Studies, University of Tabriz , Tabriz, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/ise.2024.17287.1127

Abstract

With the spread of the corona virus and the closure of schools, the educational system faced many challenges. As one of the vulnerable groups, secondary school students gained unique experiences from this era. In this regard, the present study investigated educational challenges in the corona and post-corona period based on the lived experiences of students in the academic year 1404-1403 using the qualitative research method of Content analysis. The target group of the research included the second high school students of district 2 of Zanjan city, 24 of them were subjected to a semi-structured interview through purposeful sampling. In order to achieve the validity of the interview questions, the opinions of the professors of the Department of Educational Sciences were used. To ensure the validity of the research data, the themes extracted from the interviews were presented to the interviewees so that after their approval, the analysis could be continued. Finally, the content of the interviews was extracted and classified in the form of six main themes and 19 sub-themes. According to the results of the research, virtual education during the Corona era as well as face-to-face education immediately after the Corona epidemic subsided, students have faced serious challenges. Challenges caused by attending virtual classes during the Corona era (reduced academic progress, reduced physical mobility in the educational environment, lack of proper interaction between students and teachers, etc.), challenges of returning to face-to-face classes after the Corona virus (decrease in self-confidence and weak communication) social, the stress of contracting Corona, etc.) and the challenges related to the special rules and discipline governing the atmosphere of face-to-face education in schools after Corona (difficulty in following the rules of classrooms and face-to-face school, difficulty in using masks and shields and alcohol in school, etc. ..) were among the most important ones that point out the need to review educational policies in order to optimize them for students in different days.

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