What did school administrators learn from the pandemic? A qualitative research
Information and Learning Sciences
ISSN: 2398-5348
Article publication date: 27 August 2024
Issue publication date: 19 November 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to determine gains acquired by school administrators in the process of emergency remote teaching based on problems they experienced and strategies they used in the process, as well as skills that increased in importance with this process.
Design/methodology/approach
This study was designed as a case study, which is one of the qualitative research methods.
Findings
After the analysis of the data, the themes are as follows: problems experienced, administrative gains provided by the process and administrative skills that increase in importance. In this study, it was found that school administrators used different strategies to solve the problems encountered in the emergency remote teaching process, and these strategies provided them with different perspectives.
Originality/value
This crisis can be turned into an opportunity and that it is necessary to suggest new ways by drawing lessons from this crisis.
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Acknowledgements
This article was reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief rather than being reviewed by two anonymous referees.
Data availability statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon request.
Citation
Koçak, S. and Sümer, M. (2024), "What did school administrators learn from the pandemic? A qualitative research", Information and Learning Sciences, Vol. 125 No. 11/12, pp. 911-928. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILS-10-2023-0150
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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