A qualitative study of home learning during the Covid-19 pandemic in Turkey: A focus on home environments

Mahmut Kalman, Muhammed Safa Akdaş, Ziya Sansur and Fazıl Emre Can
Gaziantep University, Turkey (Türkiye)

This phenomenological study aimed at exploring home learning experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic by focusing on the home learning environment after school closures during the early days of the pandemic in Turkey. The purposively selected sample included parents (n=16) of 6-13 years old primary and elementary school students and classroom teachers (n=18). The findings revealed that educational inequalities and family socioeconomic characteristics, support, and interest affected home learning experiences and the transformation of homes into learning environments. System-level constraints decreased the contributions of remote learning.
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Authors: Dr Mahmut Kalman (corresponding author) is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Sciences at Gaziantep University, Turkey (Türkiye). He received his PhD in educational administration. His research interests include educational change, educational leadership, school improvement, and qualitative research. Email: mahmutkalman@gmail.com Muhammed Safa Akdaş received his MA degree in the Department of Primary Education at Gaziantep University, Turkey (Türkiye). He is working as a classroom teacher. Ziya Sansur received his MA degree from the Department of Primary Education at Gaziantep University, Turkey (Türkiye). He is working as a classroom teacher. Fazıl Emre Can is an MA student in the Department of Primary Education at Gaziantep University, Turkey (Türkiye). He is working as a classroom teacher. Please cite as: Kalman, M., Akdaş, M. S., Sansur, Z. & Can, F. E. (2023). A qualitative study of home learning during the Covid-19 pandemic in Turkey: A focus on home environments. Issues in Educational Research, 33(2), 631-652. http://www.iier.org.au/iier33/kalman.pdf