Framework for the Structuring of Distance Education in Higher Education Institutions in the COVID-19 Pandemic Process

2022 ◽  
pp. 315-329
Author(s):  
Ali Kürşat Erümit ◽  
İsmail Çetin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Normal Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Process Communication ◽  
Communication Problems ◽  
Problems And Solutions

The aim of this study is to examine the structure, tasks, and resources of distance education centers of Turkey universities to determine the changes occurring in the centers during the pandemic process by interviews with center employees and to create the framework for the tasks and responsibilities of centers. For this purpose, the organizational structure, tasks, and resources of distance education centers were examined by websites and a variety of documents by content analysis. Then, new tasks, problems, and solutions in the COVID-19 pandemic process were examined with semi-structured interviews with center employees, and changes in the structuring of center were determined. According to results, it is seen that there are more support requests coming to the assessment and evaluation unit than the normal process, communication problems with instructors, slowing and delayed question checks, and technical problems.

scholarly journals Online Courses in the Higher Education System of Iran: A Stakeholder-Based Investigation of Pre-Service Teachers’ Acceptance, Learning Achievement, and Satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 117-142
Author(s):  
Reza Dashtestani
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
University Instructors

This study focused on the acceptance level of higher education stakeholders of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) of online courses in Iran and pre-service teachers’ learning achievement in online courses. Three cohorts of participants who were teaching or learning in online courses included pre-service teachers of TEFL (n=104), TEFL university instructors (n=23), and heads of TEFL departments (n=10). A questionnaire was designed. The Kruskal Wallis test was used to detect differences among the perspectives of the participants. Semi-structured interviews were also utilized. Results indicated that there were significant differences among the perspectives of the three groups of participants about online courses. The pre-service teachers appeared to be relatively positive about online learning, while the university instructors and heads of departments showed a lower level of satisfaction. The participants pointed out several challenges, including the lack of rigor of online courses, the incredibility of the certificates, the lack of technological infrastructures, technical problems, the impractical content of the lessons, the lack of human interaction, the low competence levels of online learning students, and employers’ lack of interest in employing graduates of online courses. The participants also mentioned that pedagogical and technological training was required for both university instructors and pre-service teachers of TEFL. The comparison of pre-service teachers’ mid-term and final scores in the online courses showed a significant difference and improvement of students’ learning achievement in online courses with medium to large effect sizes. In the interviews, the participants also confirmed that online courses could improve student learning.

scholarly journals A internacionalização das instituições de ensino superior sob a luz da teoria de Uppsala: estudo de casos em escolas de negócios

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. e18153
Author(s):  
Patricia Mara Simões Andrade ◽  
Marcello Romani-Dias ◽  
Caio Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Internationalization Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Uppsala Model ◽  
Classic Approach ◽  
Initial Categorization ◽  
Current Reality

Objective: Propose an unprecedented initial categorization structure on the internationalization process of Brazilian HEIs, according to the Uppsala model Methodology: With the qualitative method, semi-structured interviews were conducted with representatives of the HEIs, reviewing and articulating the literature with content analysis on all data obtained.Originality: The study links a classic approach to internationalization with the current reality of higher education institutions. Thus, it is expected that there will be a new conception on how HEIs can optimize their strategies for international insertion.Main results: The internationalization of HEI can be analyzed by three main categorized elements, they are: i) the drivers; ii) enablers and, iii) obstacles to the internationalization of HEIs, each with their own specific characteristics. Theoretical Contributions: The research presents a conceptual categorization for the essential factors of the internationalization of HEI's, this articulation allows advancing in the literature on internationalization and also on the management models of higher education institutions.

scholarly journals MITOS E FATOS DE RELATOS GERENCIAIS SOB O OLHAR DA TEORIA CRÍTICA

Revista Foco ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Luiz Da Costa Alves Filho
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Critical Theory ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Management Science ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Micro And Small Enterprises

Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar os relatos dos gestores de micro e pequenas empresas de João Pessoa-PB sob a perspectiva da Teoria Crítica, discutindo aspectos destes relatos associados aos mitos e fatos defendidos por Mintzberg (1990). A fundamentação teórica aborda três aspectos centrais: a importância da ciência da administração nos contextos teórico e prático; os mitos e fatos gerenciais e; a perspectiva da Teoria Crítica (TC) e suas reflexões no âmbito organizacional. Participaram da pesquisa 12 gestores, divididos em: graduados em administração, outra graduação e gestores sem formação superior. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas, sendo, posteriormente, analisadas por meio da análise de conteúdo. Os resultados revelaram alguns aspectos peculiares entre os grupos de entrevistados, tais como: a necessidade dos mesmos em ter auto responsabilidade dentro e fora da empresa para buscar as informações e os conhecimentos necessários para garantir a sua sobrevivência ou ascensão no mercado atuante. Além disso, verificou-se que a abertura da gestão frente às propostas, sugestões ou críticas dos funcionários é um aspecto fundamental para tornar o ambiente de trabalho um lugar mais democrático e favorável às discussões pertinentes aos interesses de todos os colaboradores.  This study aims to analyze the reports of the managers of micro and small enterprises of João Pessoa-PB from the perspective of Critical Theory, discussing aspects of these reports associated to the myths and facts defended by Mintzberg (1990). The theoretical framework addresses three main aspects: the importance of management science in theoretical and practical contexts; the myths and facts and management and; the perspective of Critical Theory (CT) and its reflections on the organizational level. The participants were 12 managers, divided into: managers degree in business administration, with other graduate and managers without higher education. Semi-structured interviews, and later analyzed using content analysis were performed. The results revealed some peculiar aspects of the interview groups, such as the need for them to have self-responsibility inside and outside the company to find the information and knowledge needed to ensure their survival or rise in the active market and the sense of constant learning. Furthermore, it was found that opening the front to management proposals, suggestions or criticisms of the employees is a key aspect to make the workplace a more democratic and favorable place to discussions relevant to the interests of all employees.

scholarly journals Declining Desire for Childbearing in Couples with Higher Education: A Qualitative Study in Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 604-621
Author(s):  
Babak Moeini ◽  
◽  
Malihe Taheri ◽  
Samane Shirahmadi ◽  
Marziyeh Otogara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Population Policy ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Highly Educated ◽  
The Past ◽  
Conventional Content Analysis

Iran has experienced a significant decline in the fertility rate over the past decades. One of the principal reasons for this decline is decreased willingness to bear children, especially in the highly educated couples subset. For that reason, developing and implementing a successful population policy is essential to increase fertility in this subpopulation. The study aimed at explaining the unwillingness to bear children in this subgroup. The qualitative research was conducted using a content analysis approach based on the data acquired using in-depth and semi-structured interviews with couples with an educational level of master’s and above, and without children or having one child. In this study, in total, 40 couples (40 women and 40 men) were interviewed. Of the participants, 57.5% had one child. Four main themes were developed using conventional content analysis: rationality and awareness, gender equality and willingness to bear children, cultural and social renovation, and concern about the child’s future. The results indicated that different factors such as economic, social, and cultural reasons and less hope in the future affect unwillingness to bear children in highly educated couples. Taking into account, these factors are essential at the time of development and implementation of pro-natalist policies.

scholarly journals O Diálogo com estudantes com deficiência visual (Dv’s ) como Instrumento Formativo para um Ensino de Matemática InclusivoThe dialogue with visually impaired students as a formative tool for an inclusive mathematics teaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-311
Author(s):  
Tiago Pereira ◽  
Fábio Alexandre Borges
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Teaching Support ◽  
Visually Impaired Students ◽  
Inclusive Schooling

ResumoNeste trabalho discutimos alguns aspectos apresentados por estudantes com deficiência visual quanto às suas respectivas escolarizações inclusivas enfocando a disciplina de matemática. Foram entrevistados quatro sujeitos, atuais acadêmicos no ensino superior, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, que foram norteadas por um roteiro de perguntas construído com subsídios de uma revisão bibliográfica anterior. Na análise, empregamos os pressupostos da análise de conteúdo, e para expormos nossos resultados, utilizamos categorias elencadas por meio das convergências existentes nas falas dos entrevistados. As categorias identificadas foram: a diferenciação docente de conteúdos e atividades escolares entre estudantes com deficiência visual e videntes; o desconhecimento docente das necessidades educativas do aluno com deficiência visual; negligências/omissões docentes no ensino de estudantes com deficiência visual, incluso quanto aos seus aprendizados; tentativas isoladas de apoio docente como reflexo da falta de um trabalho coletivo escolar mais amplo.Palavras-chave: Deficiência visual, Ensino de matemática inclusivo, Narrativas de estudantes.AbstractIn this paper, we discuss some aspects presented by visually impaired students about their inclusive schooling focusing on mathematics. Four subjects, current higher education students, answered semi-structured interviews we prepared guided by a script of questions constructed with subsidies from a previous bibliographic review. In the analysis, we used the assumptions of content analysis, and to expose our results, we used categories listed through the convergences existing in the statements of the respondents. The categories identified were: the teaching differentiation of school content and activities between visually impaired and sighted students; the teachers' lack of knowledge of the educational needs of the visually impaired student; negligence/omissions in teaching visually impaired students, including their learning; isolated attempts at teaching support as a reflection of the lack of broader collective school work.Keywords: Visual impairment, Teaching of inclusive mathematics, Narratives of students.ResumenEn este artículo se discuten algunos aspectos presentados por estudiantes con discapacidad visual sobre su escolarización inclusiva con enfoque en matemáticas. Cuatro sujetos, estudiantes actuales de educación superior, respondieron entrevistas semiestructuradas que preparamos basados en un guión de preguntas construido con subsidios de una revisión bibliográfica previa. En el análisis, usamos los supuestos del análisis de contenido, y para exponer nuestros resultados, usamos categorías listadas a través de las convergencias existentes en las declaraciones de los encuestados. Las categorías identificadas fueron: la diferenciación docente del contenido y las actividades escolares entre estudiantes con discapacidad visual y con videntes; el desconocimiento de los profesores sobre las necesidades educativas del alumno con discapacidad visual; negligencia / omisiones en la enseñanza de estudiantes con discapacidad visual, incluido su aprendizaje; intentos aislados de apoyo a la enseñanza como reflejo de la falta de un trabajo escolar colectivo más amplio.Palabras clave: Discapacidad visual, Enseñanza inclusiva de las matemáticas, narrativas de estudiantes.

scholarly journals At the Intersections: International and Multicultural Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (Winter) ◽  
pp. 96-99
Author(s):  
Lauren Chow
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Significant Bias ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Balanced Model ◽  
Different Origins ◽  
Analyze Data

Within the United States, the areas of international and multicultural higher education have similar goals but different origins, and there have been historical areas of tension between the two even as many scholars and practitioners have sought ways to link them. Much literature on the intersections between the two areas was published in the 1990s and early 2010s, but the landscape of higher education has shifted significantly in recent years; furthermore, most previous research focused on theoretical reasons for why the two areas did not intersect and offered broad suggestions for how they could be merged. This study investigated research questions related to what the language used by international and multicultural offices to describe their work can reveal about how they partner or compete to create inclusive institutional environments, using the lens of Kretzmann and McKnight’s assets-based community development theory. The study used content analysis to analyze data collected from the websites of ten institutions in Massachusetts. Key findings include a slight bias towards international offices in asset-based framing and a significant bias towards multicultural offices in deficit-based framing. These findings largely reflect old tensions between the two areas despite nearly three decades of scholarship on the topic and significant changes in climate for higher education, demonstrating the need for a more intentional dialogue between these areas and a balanced model of framing both areas’ work. This research is currently being expanded upon using semi-structured interviews with administrators who work at the ten institutions used in the content analysis.

scholarly journals The Concept of Social Justice from the Perspective of University Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nesip Demirbilek ◽  
Fulya Atila ◽  
Celalettin Korkmaz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Justice Perception ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social

The aim of this study is to reveal how university students conceptualize their perceptions of social justice. 393 university students were included as the sample of the research. An interview form was sent to the students online. The content analysis technique was used in the analysis of the data. As results, it was stated that every student is equal, opportunities are provided equally, there is no discrimination, social activities are equally benefited, every student is given the same rights, interests and needs are cared for, and every student is treated fairly. They expressed as the most unjust incidents are "necessity of distance education due to the Covid-19 pandemic," "getting unworthy points," "discrimination," "lack of justice in scoring," "unfair scholarship distribution" and "no course exemption." In addition, since it is not in the literature, a scale can be developed regarding the social justice perception levels of students studying in higher education.

scholarly journals Research Trends in Turkish Distance Education: A Content Analysis of Dissertations, 1986-2014

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aras Bozkurt ◽  
Evrim Genc Kumtepe ◽  
Alper Tolga Kumtepe ◽  
İrem Erdem Aydın ◽  
Müjgan Bozkaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Turkish Higher Education ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Doctoral Dissertations

Abstract This paper presents a content analytic approach on doctoral dissertations in the field of distance education in Turkish Higher Education context from the years of 1986 through 2014. A total of 61 dissertations were examined to explore keywords, academic discipline, research areas, theoretical/conceptual frameworks, research designs, research models, tests and analyses, data collection tools, participants, variables/research interests, and leading contributor institutions. It is believed that this study can be beneficial to the field of distance education in Turkish context to identify research trends and set a research agenda by exploring dissertations that were published between 1986 and 2014.

scholarly journals EDUCAÇÃO A DISTÂNCIA NO BRASIL: uma análise da experiência da UFMA do Maranhão

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 549
Author(s):  
Josie Amaral Bastos ◽  
Valéria Ferreira Santos Almada Lima
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
Methodological Procedures ◽  
State Capital ◽  
Evaluative Research ◽  
Education In Brazil

O objetivo do artigo é apresentar os resultados de pesquisa direcionada a avaliar o processo de implementação da Política da Educação a Distância (EAD) no Ensino Superior, tendo como referência empírica a experiência do Núcleo de Educação a Distância (Nead) da UFMA nos municípios de São Luís e Humberto de Campos, com vistas a identificar a interferência de diferentes contextos socioeconômicos, culturais, políticos e institucionais na dinâmica de tal processo. Adota-se o método crítico dialético para apreender a EAD como fenômeno inserido na totalidade da sociedade capitalista contemporânea. Desenvolve-se uma pesquisa avaliativa tendo como objeto o processo de implementação da referida política, a partir da experiência dos municípios selecionados. Além de pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e análise de dados secundários adota-se como procedimentos metodológicos, na pesquisa empírica.Palavras-chave: Estado. Capital. Educação a Distância. Educação Superior. Universidade Federal do Maranhão.DISTANCE EDUCATION IN BRAZIL: a study about the experience of the Federal University of MaranhãoAbstractThe objective of the article is to present the results of the research directed to evaluate the process of implementation of the D.E Policy in Higher Education, having as an empirical reference the experience of the Distance Education Center (NEAD) - UFMA in the municipalities of São Luis and Humberto de Campos, with a view to identify the interference of different socioeconomic, cultural, political and institutional contexts in the dynamics of this process. The dialectical critical method is adopted to apprehend D.E as a phenomenon inserted in the broader of contemporary capitalist society. An evaluative research is developed having as object the process of implementation of the referred policy, from the experience of the selected municipalities. In addition to bibliographic, documentary and secondary data analysis, it is adopted the following methodological procedures in empirical research such as: focus groups involving policy beneficiaries and semi-structured interviews with managers, teachers and tutors of Nead and the studied poles.Keywords: State. Capital. Distance Education. Higher Education. Federal University of Maranhão.

scholarly journals EFL Students’ Views on Distance English Language Learning in a Public University in Turkey

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Dilek Altunay
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Public University ◽  
Study Data ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Efl Students

<p><em>This study investigated first year Turkish EFL students’ views about learning English through distance education. The participants were on-campus students in a public university in Turkey who took compulsory English language courses through distance education. A total of 62 students from different majors were involved in the study. Data was collected through an 18-item </em><em>online Likert-Scale questionnaire</em><em> and semi-structured interviews. The questionnaire revealed that students did not have clear views about distance English language learning and that they preferred face-to-face instructional setting to learn English. Interviews revealed that students were happy with distance language learning setting because they liked flexibility of time and place, but they suffered from lack of equipment and technical problems. The study also revealed that students had problems with English language learning in general. New studies should be carried out with distance EFL learners on issues such as autonomy, motivation, academic procrastination, and technical and pedagogical support.</em></p>

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