“May you teach your own children” – parents of the youngest pupils on distance learning
during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic Cover Image

„Obyś swoje dzieci uczył” – rodzice najmłodszych uczniów o edukacji zdalnej podczas pierwszej fazy pandemii COVID-19
“May you teach your own children” – parents of the youngest pupils on distance learning during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic

Author(s): Dorota Zaworska-Nikoniuk
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Uniwersytet Gdański
Keywords: distance education; online education; cooperation between parents and teachers; parents’ assessment of remote education; pandemic – COVID-19; learning; early childhood education

Summary/Abstract: In the conducted research, I was interested in the assessment of selected aspects of distance learningby parents of pupils in grades 1–3 of primary schools, on which I focused my attention in the undertakenresearch. Their aim was to diagnose the needs and expectations of parents regarding distancelearning in the future, based on their experiences during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.The research was conducted with the use of qualitative interviews conducted on 157 people, andsupplemented by the analysis of the “Librus” distance learning reports. They showed that parents didnot question the purposefulness of introducing distance learning model, but were critical of the formsof its administration, especially when lessons were not conducted online. Parents were very reluctantto send tasks to students via the Electronic Journal by teachers and the requirement to fill them in andsend them back for evaluation. The teacher’s involvement in conducting online lessons, while activatingstudents, was assessed positively. In the case of such young children, parents were disturbed bythe lack of care in day-care centres, the closure of schools and the need to educate children at home.

  • Issue Year: XVII/2021
  • Issue No: 2 (53)
  • Page Range: 91-105
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish