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Title: Greek Teachers' Difficulties & Opportunities in Emergency Distance Teaching
Language: English
Authors: Perifanou, Maria, Economides, Anastasios A. (ORCID 0000-0001-8056-1024), Tzafilkou, Katerina
Source: E-Learning and Digital Media. Jul 2022 19(4):361-379.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Elementary Education
High Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emergency Programs, Pandemics, COVID-19, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Barriers, School Closing, Elementary School Teachers, High School Teachers, Opportunities, Teacher Response, Teacher Attitudes
Geographic Terms: Greece
DOI: 10.1177/20427530221092854
ISSN: 2042-7530
Abstract: During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, most schools worldwide were closed and online teaching replaced face-to-face teaching. This study reports the results of a survey among 845 teachers of primary and secondary education in Greece who taught their students fully remotely during the pandemic lockdown. These Greek teachers expressed the difficulties that they faced as well as the opportunities that they gained during this emergency distance teaching (EDT). Through qualitative content analysis this study found that everyone (students, teachers, and state) involved in EDT faced various difficulties due to digital infrastructure's inadequacy, limited support by the state, limited digital educational material, as well as low digital literacy of students, parents, and even some teachers. On the other hand, there were many opportunities for teachers to experiment and apply their prior training knowledge on distance education to EDT. More concretely, teachers managed not only to improve their teaching and digital skills, to enrich and organise their educational material with more interesting online educational resources, but also to collaborate with colleagues, and to maintain effective communication with students. Similarly, students had opportunities to improve their digital and soft skills and receive personalized teaching. However, some teachers believed that their workload and their available free time increased while other teachers believed the opposite. Also, some teachers believed that students' participation and engagement increased while other teachers believed the opposite. Finally, the study suggests actions to be taken to support the teachers in EDT such as improvements in digital infrastructure, digital educational material, teachers' training, as well as support and clear guidelines by the educational authorities.
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