Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bhutan: The School Principals’ Perspective
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Bhutanese Education, Educational Challenges, COVID-19, Online Learning, Principalบทคัดย่อ
The goal of this study was to look at online learning in Bhutan during the worldwide COVID-19 from the perspective of school principals. This research used a qualitative case study with semi-structured interviews as the data gathering approach. The information was gathered from 18 school principals that were chosen through the purposive sampling method. In order to generate themes from the data acquired through the semi-structured interview questions, Braun and Clarke’s (2006) six-step thematic analysis process was used. The study findings revealed that online learning was beneficial during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it was ineffective because of several challenges regarding parental support, resource constraints at home and at school, teacher-student competency in using online learning tools, and accountability in terms of student task assessment. School principals, on the other hand, were offering support through professional development for teachers and students on how to use online learning resources, as well as communicating with parents, students, and teachers with
a monitoring system put in place. As a result, rapid support and collaboration from key stakeholders are critical in order to make online learning more effective.
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