Experiences of students on virtual education in Iranian medical science universities during the COVID-19 pandemic : A qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Due to the changing environment and responding to the needs of the society, change in the traditional education system is inevitable. Also, the occurrence of events such as the COVID-19 pandemic showed that the existence of a virtual education system to prevent the cessation of education is the need of today's society.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the students' experiences of virtual education in Iranian universities of medical sciences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
METHODS: This qualitative study was conducted on 28 students studying in Iranian universities of medical sciences from October 2021 to January 2022 to investigate their experiences of virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants were selected by purposive sampling. An interpretive phenomenological approach and semi-structured, face-to-face, in-depth interview were used to collect the data. The data were analyzed by Colizzi's seven-step method.
RESULTS: Students' experiences of virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic were categorized into three themes and seven sub-themes, including the strengths of virtual education (sub-themes: individual and educational dimensions), the weaknesses of virtual education (sub-themes: infrastructural, educational, tests and assignments fields), and suggestions to improve education virtual (sub-themes: infrastructural development and educational planning).
CONCLUSION: According to the study results, the virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic led to students staying away from the crowded centers. However, some weaknesses were also mentioned by the participants. Therefore, by anticipating requirements and needs, planning and policy making, and seriously reviewing human, financial, and support resources, virtual education can be developed and used as a supplement to face-to-face education in the future.
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2024 |
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Work (Reading, Mass.) - (2024) vom: 28. Feb. |
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Salmani, Roghayeh [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Revised 15.03.2024 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status Publisher |
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10.3233/WOR-230328 |
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| 520 | |a BACKGROUND: Due to the changing environment and responding to the needs of the society, change in the traditional education system is inevitable. Also, the occurrence of events such as the COVID-19 pandemic showed that the existence of a virtual education system to prevent the cessation of education is the need of today's society | ||
| 520 | |a OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the students' experiences of virtual education in Iranian universities of medical sciences during the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 520 | |a METHODS: This qualitative study was conducted on 28 students studying in Iranian universities of medical sciences from October 2021 to January 2022 to investigate their experiences of virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants were selected by purposive sampling. An interpretive phenomenological approach and semi-structured, face-to-face, in-depth interview were used to collect the data. The data were analyzed by Colizzi's seven-step method | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: Students' experiences of virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic were categorized into three themes and seven sub-themes, including the strengths of virtual education (sub-themes: individual and educational dimensions), the weaknesses of virtual education (sub-themes: infrastructural, educational, tests and assignments fields), and suggestions to improve education virtual (sub-themes: infrastructural development and educational planning) | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSION: According to the study results, the virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic led to students staying away from the crowded centers. However, some weaknesses were also mentioned by the participants. Therefore, by anticipating requirements and needs, planning and policy making, and seriously reviewing human, financial, and support resources, virtual education can be developed and used as a supplement to face-to-face education in the future | ||
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