Barriers Encountered by Turkish Teachers in the Use of Digital Environment and Content in the Distance Education Process

Abstract

This research focuses on identifying the issues that Turkish teachers face in the use of digital environment and content in the distance education process. The study employs a case study design as a qualitative research methodology. The participants of the study consisted of Turkish teachers with various years of professional experience in different provinces. The data of the research were gathered using a semi-structured interview form created on Google Forms. The content analysis method was used to analyze the data collected. Turkish teachers had issues with connection and infrastructure-based access, the inadequacy of digital environment and contents, communication and interaction, motivation, giving and receiving feedback, inadequate length of class hours, the problem of using online environment and contents, problems emerging from the EBA environment and its contents, teaching basic language skills, measurement, and evaluation, according to the study's findings.