scholarly journals The perceptions of female breadwinner parents regarding their children’s distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hibah Khalid Aladsani
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Technological Support ◽  
Educationally Disadvantaged ◽  
Face To Face Learning ◽  
Low Income Families

AbstractCovid-19 has affected the everyday educational lives of students, teachers, administrators, and parents. Parents who are living in low-income and disadvantaged communities are probably more likely than others to have been affected by the pandemic in relation to their children’s distance learning. This study focused on the perceptions, predictions, and suggestions of female breadwinner parents from low-income families regarding their children’s distance learning. Data were collected from 12 mothers who participated in a three-stage focus group study. The data from the focus group discussions were thematically analyzed into three categories: (1) financial issues, (2) social and cultural issues, and (3) educational issues. Additionally, the findings presented the breadwinners’ general and technological reasons for their predictions for enhancing education in the future if schools return to face-to-face learning or pursue a blended learning approach. The breadwinners suggested three approaches to teaching and learning for the following academic year. The findings of this study may be useful in the development of educational policies and training programs to provide essential social and technological support to low-income families to address their needs in the online learning environment and to improve digital equity for low-income families who are likely to be educationally disadvantaged.

scholarly journals Teacher Education Freshmen Applicants’ Current State in the New Normal’s Learning Delivery Platforms

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 1528-1536
Author(s):  
Mark Angelo C. Reotutar
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Current State ◽  
Learning Platforms ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The University

The online learning platform (OLS) is currently the new normal learning setting amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Teachers need to look on the other side of the traditional classroom-based learning mode to make teaching and learning in the new normal possible. It aimed to analyze the current state of the teacher education freshmen applicants concerning the new normal learning platforms. This study employed a descriptive method of research and considered a sample of 85 freshmen applicants in the College of Teacher Education in the academic year 2020-2021. The frequencies and percent value was used to analyze the data gathered. The following are the verdicts of the study, the bulk of the respondents belong to low-income families with farming as their family source of income. Most of the respondents have their mobile phones while the great majorities are using mobile data only. All of the respondents do not have any idea about the different platforms in online learning. Based on the findings, the researcher concluded that the freshmen applicants in the College of Teacher Education cannot totally survive and are not yet ready to embrace the new normal learning platforms due to poverty and lack of resources. It is therefore recommended that the University administration needs to open other sources of learning platforms such as the use of printed learning materials of which will be delivered door-to-door to the students. Besides, the College of Teacher Education should plan and initiate on how to make learning flexible and more engaging.

scholarly journals Who are the Assistant Cooks at the Community Child Centers in South Korea? Focus Group Interviews with Workfare Program Participants

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-453
Author(s):  
Jiyoung Park ◽  
Chongwon Park ◽  
Sanghee Kim ◽  
Gill A. Ten Hoor ◽  
Gahui Hwang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
After School ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Job Responsibilities ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Tailored Interventions ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Group Interviews

Purpose: Community child centers (CCCs) were introduced to provide after-school activities and care, including meal services to children from low-income families. The assistant cooks, who have the main responsibility for making and serving food at CCCs, are a major factor influencing the eating habits of children using CCCs. In this study, we tried to identify and understand who the assistant cooks are, what their job responsibilities are, and what they need in order to be able to provide children with healthy meals.Methods: Three focus group interviews were held with 17 workfare program participants who worked as assistant cooks at CCCs, and content analysis methods were applied using the NVivo 12 qualitative data analysis software.Results: The assistant cooks reflected on their perceptions of the children's health at the CCCs, their own cooking style, and their role at the CCCs. Additionally, barriers to the optimal provision of their services were pointed out, and improvements were suggested.Conclusion: The results of this study can be used as a fundamental resource for the development of tailored interventions that consider a child's unique environment to address health disparities, specifically with respect to childhood obesity.

Focus Group Study of Ethnically Diverse Low-Income Users of Paid Personal Assistance Services

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph T. Mullan ◽  
Brian R. Grossman ◽  
Mauro Hernandez ◽  
Alice Wong ◽  
Rani Eversley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Personal Assistance ◽  
Personal Assistance Services

scholarly journals When school comes home: How low-income families are adapting to distance learning

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen J Aguilar ◽  
Hernan Galperin ◽  
Clare Baek ◽  
Eduardo Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Learning Space ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Minority Families ◽  
Learning Measures ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Multiple Challenges ◽  
Remote Learning

School campus closures due to COVID-19 forced transition to remote learning in March 2020, which continues in Fall 2020. Remote learning measures presents multiple challenges for low-income, minority families, and these families have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 crisis. We sought to understand the challenges they faced, including the lack of Internet access and devices, digital skills and lack of appropriate learning space at home.

Reaching low-income families: Focus group results provide direction for a behavioral approach to WIC services

2004 ◽  
Vol 104 (8) ◽  
pp. 1277-1280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Birkett ◽  
Donna Johnson ◽  
John R. Thompson ◽  
Donna Oberg
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Behavioral Approach ◽  
Low Income Families

Low-Income Children's Reported Motivators of and Barriers to Healthy Eating Behaviors: A Focus Group Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 103 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 941-951 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lillian B. Kaye ◽  
Carolyn M. Tucker ◽  
Marie A. Bragg ◽  
Angela C. Estampador
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Healthy Eating Behaviors

scholarly journals UPAYA MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATA PELAJARAN MATEMATIKA DENGAN PEMBELAJARAN TATAP MUKA TERBATAS MELALUI METODE BLENDED LEARNING PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID–19

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-173
Author(s):  
SITI ROFINGAH
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Face To Face Learning

The main priority of providing education during Covid-19 pandemic to prioritize health and safety of students, educators, education staff, families, and the community in general, as well as considering the growth of the students and their psycho social conditions. The continuity of teaching and learning process that is not carried out in the school has potential to have a long lasting negative impact. Anticipating the negative consequences and issues of distance learning, SMA Negeri 1 Kota Depok, according to government guidelines, has implemented two new policies for limited Face-to-face learning and an emergency curriculum ( under special conditions). During the Covid-19 pandemic, online and offline learning must be done side by side. On the other hand the student learning outcomes are expected have good final result. The writer conducted Classroom Action Research as an effort to improve students' learning outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic by using Blended Learning method which combine Face-to face learning method with distance learning. Based on the cycle 1 and cycle 2, there were found that Blended learning can improve students' learning outcomes in Mathematics subject for 12 graders of Science subject at SMAN 1 Kota Depok. ABSTRAKPrioritas utama penyelenggaraan pendidikan pada masa pandemi Covid–19 adalah untuk mengutamakan kesehatan dan keselamatan peserta didik, pendidik, tenaga kependidikan, keluarga, dan masyarakat secara umum, serta mempertimbangkan tumbuh kembang peserta didik dan kondisi psikososial. Kelangsungan belajar mengajar yang tidak dilakukan di sekolah berpotensi menimbulkan dampak negatif yang berkepanjangan. Mengantisipasi konsekuensi negatif dan isu dari pembelajaran jarak jauh, SMA Negeri 1 Kota Depok sesuai panduan pemerintah mengimplementasikan dua kebijakan baru Pembelajaran Tatap Muka Terbatas dan Kurikulum darurat (dalam kondisi khusus). Pada masa pandemi Covid–19 mengharuskan mengharuskan pembelajaran daring dan luring berjalan beriringan. Di sisi lain hasil belajar siswa yang diperoleh diharapkan tetap baik. Penulis melakukan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas sebagai upaya untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar pada masa pandemi Covid–19 dengan menggunakan pembelajaran Campuran (Blended Learning) yang mengkombinasikan metode pembelajaran tatap muka dengan pembelajaran jarak jauh. Berdasarkan hasil temuan pada siklus I dan siklus II ternyata pembelajaran Campuran (Blended Learning) dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran matematika Kelas XII IPA di SMAN 1 Kota Depok.

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