Educational Development of Judishapur

Educational Development of Judishapur

Experiences of post-graduate students of Shiraz University regarding online education during Covid-19 crisis: A phenomenological approach

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mehdi Mohammadi 1
Fahimeh Keshavarzi 2
Reza Naseri Jahromi 3
Ftemeh Mirqafari 4
Rahil Naseri Jahromi 5
Faezah Roosta 6
Maryam Khosrozadeh 7
1 Faculty Member,, Department of Educational Planning and Management of Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
2 Faculty Member, Department of Educational Planning and Management of Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
3 Ph. D of Curriculum Development, Department of Educational Planning and Management of Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
4 M.A. Student of Educational Administration, Department of Educational Planning and Management of Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
5 M.A. of General Psychology, Firoozabad Islamic Azad University, Firoozabad, Iran.
6 B.S. Student of Family Counselling, Fatemiyeh Shiraz Higher Education Institute, Shiraz, Iran.
7 M.A. Student of Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
10.22118/edc.2020.230957.1373
Abstract
With the outbreak of the coronavirus and the subsequent closure of universities and higher education centers in Iran, higher education officials were forced to offer education through learning management systems and online education systems. The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the lived experience of postgraduate students of Shiraz University regarding online education during the Covid-19 crisis, relying on phenomenological methods. Data collection was done using semi-structured interviews. Accordingly, based on a targeted sampling approach and standardized method, graduate students who used online education were selected, and 22 students were finally interviewed upon reaching data saturation. Interview analysis was performed using a Colaizzi model and thematic analysis method. After extraction and categorization of the themes, 4 main themes including 14 sub-themes were obtained.  The main themes included education (including five sub-themes: creating new educational opportunities and experiences, promoting media literacy, changing learning responsibility, changing teaching methods, and reducing participation in learning) , infrastructure (including four sub-themes: Internet connection issues, lack of public access to the Internet, poor quality of audio and video, and poor system support), flexibility (including two sub-topics: student freedom of action and lack of time and space restrictions), and economy (including four sub-themes: Internet connection fees, buying hardware, saving time, and transportation cost). Due to the problems and disadvantages mentioned by the students, it is necessary to upgrade the network infrastructure to provide quality online education.
Keywords
Lived experiences
Students
Postgraduate course
Online education
Coronavirus
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Educational Development of Judishapur
Volume 12, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Quarterly Journal of Spring 2021
Spring 2021
Pages 281-295