Investigation of Attitudes of Teachers Working in Turkish Ministry of National Education towards Distance Education According to Various Variables

Authors : İsmail Coşkun, Cavide Demirci

Pages : 868-887

Doi:10.33206/mjss.1372680

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Publication Date : 2024-07-08

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This research was carried out in order to examine the level of teachers\' attitudes towards distance education and to investigate the attitudes of these teachers according to some variables. This study was carried out using the descriptive survey model, which is one of the quantitative research methods. The universe of the research consisted of teachers working in public schools in Eskişehir in the 2020-2021 academic year. In this study, in which stratified sampling type was used, 921 teachers working in kindergarten, primary school, secondary school and high school serving under the Ministry of National Education were reached. According to the results of the research, it has been determined that most of the teachers have positive attitudes towards distance education. According to the results obtained, it was concluded that female teachers\' attitudes towards distance education were more positive than male teachers. According to the branch variable; in this study, in which there was a statistically significant difference, it was concluded that the attitudes of General Culture Teachers towards distance education were more positive than those of Vocational Courses teachers. Teachers\' attitudes towards distance education differ according to the variables of Faculty of Education, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Technical Education, Faculty of Health Sciences. In the study, it was concluded that the attitudes of teachers working in Primary and Secondary schools towards distance education have a more positive attitude than teachers working in High schools. According to the results of the research, there was no significant difference between the teachers\' attitudes towards distance education according to the degree of education (associate degree, undergraduate, postgraduate, doctorate) and seniority.
Keywords : Uzaktan Eğitim, Öğretmen Eğitimi, Çevrim İçi Hizmet İçi Eğitim Kursları, Tutum