Emergency Remote Education

Abstract

 The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic compelled several countries to follow severe protocols and led to school closures. With schools under the pandemic, distance learning and Emergency Remote Education (ERE) have come to be the only method of schooling accessible. Learners, parents, and teachers in Iran like other countries have faced many difficulties in remote teaching and learning as a result of the existing restrictions related to procedural, educational, and social problems. This mixed-method investigation explored the opportunities and challenges of primary to high school students, parents, and teachers during ERE. Thus, an explanatory design was developed to expansively explore the perceptions of teachers, parents, and students on distance learning and homeschooling throughout the lockdown. Overall, this study revealed that a significant number of students, parents, and teachers preferred classroom-based schooling to homeschooling and distance learning. The minority considered the ERE style an acceptable method and likewise more solutions should be provided for boosting the effectiveness of teaching and educational conditions.