The Role of the Family in the Distance Learning Process During the Corona Pandemic: Challenges and Ways to Confront

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the role of the family and the challenges it faced during the distance learning process during the Corona pandemic, and to identifying the most important proposals to reduce the challenges faced by the distance learning system during the Corona pandemic from the point of view of parents. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researchers developed a questionnaire consisting of three axes, in the form of a scale consisting of (52) items. The study sample included (324) parents from Asir region, who were chosen by the stratified sampling method. The results of the study showed an active role for parents in helping their children in the distance learning process during the pandemic, and the results showed that there were several challenges faced by parents during the distance learning process to a moderate degree. The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the role of the family and the challenges it faced during the distance learning process during the Corona pandemic attributed to the study variables (school qualification, educational stage, monthly income, place of residence, and number of children).