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<p>In March 2020 a state of emergency was declared in the Czech Republic in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which that resulted in the closures of schools. The provision of education continued through mandatory remote home-based education. The aim of this study is to use in-depth interviews to show how Czech families with children at the primary levels of education have coped with this situation. Based on a qualitative analysis, it is possible to state that the families who participated in the research were coping well with the situation and had come up with effective arrangements both for providing education and for fulfilling other responsibilities. The research also revealed that many families consider this to be very demanding time. At the same time, we identified that the way how families tackled the situation of home-based education depended on several factors. The key role was played by the school factor, namely the quality of remote education offered by school and the communication between the school and the parents. The analysis showed that although the quality of communication and remote education offered by school improved between spring 2020 and autumn 2020, schools still have much room to improve the education provided.</p>
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In March 2020 a state of emergency was declared in the Czech Republic in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which that resulted in the closures of schools. The provision of education continued through mandatory remote home-based education. The aim of this study is to use in-depth interviews to show how Czech families with children at the primary levels of education have coped with this situation. Based on a qualitative analysis, it is possible to state that the families who participated in the research were coping well with the situation and had come up with effective arrangements both for providing education and for fulfilling other responsibilities. The research also revealed that many families consider this to be very demanding time. At the same time, we identified that the way how families tackled the situation of home-based education depended on several factors. The key role was played by the school factor, namely the quality of remote education offered by school and the communication between the school and the parents. The analysis showed that although the quality of communication and remote education offered by school improved between spring 2020 and autumn 2020, schools still have much room to improve the education provided.

Remote home-based education as a new phenomenon in the time of the covid-19 pandemic – the experience of Czech families

Ph.D. Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Arts

Journal of Pedagogy

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In March 2020 a state of emergency was declared in the Czech Republic in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which that resulted in the closures of schools. The...

Remote home-based education as a new phenomenon in the time of the covid-19 pandemic – the experience of Czech families

Published Online: Jul 27, 2021

Page range: 141 - 164

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jped-2021-0007

Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns, remote education, home-based education

© 2021 Yvona Kostelecká et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Remote home-based education as a new phenomenon in the time of the covid-19 pandemic – the experience of Czech families

Published Online: Jul 27, 2021

Page range: 141 - 164

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jped-2021-0007

KeywordsCOVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns, remote education, home-based education

© 2021 Yvona Kostelecká et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns, remote education, home-based education