Open AccessSchool Management During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study
Author(s) -
Eren Kesim Ceyhun Kavrayıcı
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kuramdan uygulama eğitim yönetimi/eğitim yönetimi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2148-2403
pISSN - 1300-4832
DOI - 10.17762/kuey.v27i1.4
Subject(s) - pandemic , qualitative research , covid-19 , psychology , medical education , content analysis , pedagogy , mathematics education , sociology , medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , social science , pathology
The aim of the research was to reveal the school management process during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was designed on the basis of case study in qualitative research paradigm. Maximum variation sampling was used in the study. As such, 15 school principals with various years of experience, serving at various school levels were included in the study. Data was obtained from a semi structured interview form with 11 items. Inductive analysis was utilized in data analysis. The primary finding of the study was the precautions taken by school principals during the pandemic. These are physical precautions, informative precautions, and productive precautions. Another finding was that school principals made their best effort to fulfill their duties and responsibilities in-school, out of school, and regarding their leadership roles. Lastly, school principals problems mainly revolved around two groups: the resources of the school and students, and the decisions made, regarding educational and instructional processes.