The Opinions of Teachers on Distance Education Quality Standards During the Covid-19 Pandemic

The aim of this study is to examine teachers’ views on the quality standards of the Education Information Network (EBA) during the Covid-19 pandemic according to their career stages. This study was designed in accordance with the general qualitative design. The study group consisted of 48 teachers determined by criterion sampling, eight teachers from each career stage. The data were collected through semi-structured interview questions. The research data were analyzed using content analysis. The data analysis revealed four themes: “readiness”, “process”, “quality standards” and “professional perception”. The theme of readiness includes teachers’ perceptions and experiences of distance education before the pandemic, the theme of process includes their experiences of distance education process, the theme of quality standards includes distance education quality and quality evaluations, and the theme of professional perception includes changes in their professional roles. As a result of the analysis of the data obtained, the study concluded that teachers’ opinions differed according to their career stages in terms of quality standards of distance education practices carried out in Türkiye. To improve the quality of distance The aim of this study is to examine teachers’ views on the quality standards of the Education Information Network (EBA) during the Covid-19 pandemic according to their career stages. This study was designed in accordance with the general qualitative design. The study group consisted of 48 teachers determined by criterion sampling, eight teachers from each career stage. The data were collected through semi-structured interview questions. The research data were analyzed using content analysis. The data analysis revealed four themes: “readiness”, “process”, “quality standards” and “professional perception”. The theme of readiness includes teachers’ perceptions and experiences of distance education before the pandemic, the theme of process includes their experiences of distance education process, the theme of quality standards includes distance education quality and quality evaluations, and the theme of professional perception includes changes in their professional roles. As a result of the analysis of the data obtained, the study concluded that teachers’ opinions differed according to their career stages in terms of quality standards of distance education practices carried out in Türkiye. To improve the quality of distance education, it was suggested that the distance education competencies of educational components should be increased through various trainings, cooperation with international distance education accreditation institutions, accreditation certificates should be given to schools that achieve success, and incentives should be given with various awards.