articleEducation SciencesSep 3, 2020GOLD OA

An Exploratory Study of the Obstacles for Achieving Quality in Distance Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Bab El Oued · Al-Azhar University – Gaza · +1 more institution

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Abstract

This study aims to reveal the obstacles to achieving quality in distance learning during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and was based on a large sample of professors and students of universities in the Arab world (Algerian, Egyptian, Palestinian, and Iraqi). The primary aim of this research was to investigate the various ways in which students pursued their studies at home during the university suspension as a result of COVID-19. In this paper, the researchers use an exploratory descriptive approach through a questionnaire with a conveniently selected sample of 400 professors and student’s returns out of 600 were distributed. The results indicate that the professors and students faced self-imposed…

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Keywords
  • Pandemic
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Exploratory research
  • Sample (material)
  • Quality (philosophy)
  • Distance education
  • Descriptive research
  • Psychology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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