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A Qualitative Analysis of Implementing E-Learning during the COVID-19 Lockdown

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  • Carlos Peñarrubia-Lozano

    (Department of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain)

  • Manuel Segura-Berges

    (Colegio Compañía de María, 50004 Zaragoza, Spain)

  • Manuel Lizalde-Gil

    (Department of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain)

  • Juan Carlos Bustamante

    (Department of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain)

Abstract

The existing literature evidences the potential of the e-learning methodology, although some call it into question. Our study aimed to analyse the real scope of applying this methodology type to a lockdown situation like that caused by COVID-19. It could provide the scientific and educational community with useful novel information on e-learning and its real adequacy for schools in pre-university educational stages. This qualitative study was designed using questionnaires with open-ended questions for students and semistructured interviews for teachers, management board members, and families of students of Primary and Secondary Education. The scripts of data collection tools were made ad hoc. The thematic analysis was carried out in accordance with the study dimensions by relating the access and use of technological resources in classrooms, implementing the e-learning methodology during face-to-face teaching, and finally knowing the effects of its application during remote teaching in the lockdown situation. The results clearly show a need to adapt and adjust the implementation of this methodology by considering not only its specificities, but also a combination of e-learning and traditional teaching methodologies can help to introduce information and communication technologies (ICT) into classrooms. To conclude, including such a methodology in the educational context can be argued for, provided that specific training is received to allow the potential of both online and traditional teaching to be leveraged.

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  • Carlos Peñarrubia-Lozano & Manuel Segura-Berges & Manuel Lizalde-Gil & Juan Carlos Bustamante, 2021. "A Qualitative Analysis of Implementing E-Learning during the COVID-19 Lockdown," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-28, March.
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