Covid-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Ailelerinin Uzaktan Eğitimle İlgili Görüşleri

Abstract

Aim: Distance education is an interdisciplinary field that aims to remove the limitation between educator, learner, and learning resources and of uses existing information and communication technologies for this purpose. Maintaining social distance, especially during the pandemic, has been instrumental in protecting and maintaining the health of both students and educators. However, distance education's entry into our lives as a necessity during the pandemic has brought many problems. The fact that the education environment left the classroom and came into the home, and that time shared with family members is now used for education, makes it necessary to conduct studies to determine families' experiences, attitudes, and opinions about distance education. This study aimed at determining families’ opinions of undergraduate and graduate nursing students on distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. The study was conducted with 407 participants. The data were collected between the 9th and 10th months of the pandemic, with the data collection tool developed by the researchers. Results: The families have a negative opinion on distance education, and these opinions were affected by their negative experiences and problems. The families found the low costs and the increased time the students spent with their families to be positive aspects of distance education. The families complained about connection problems, the student spending too much time on the computer and about the home environment needing to be more suitable for education. However, negative opinions of the families included that distance education is insufficient in conveying professional skills and that distance education is not suitable for nursing education. The opinions of Y-generation family members, those with graduate education, and those with a permanent internet connection at home had more positive opinions than the others. Conclusions: Distance education has become an integral part of our lives. Therefore, it is essential to unearth problems regarding distance education and develop solutions. Study results on the opinions, attitudes, and experiences of all distance education stakeholders will contribute to distance education practices.