ERIC Number: EJ1390150
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0158-7919
EISSN: EISSN-1475-0198
Issues and Challenges of Inclusion in Distance Teaching and Learning from the Perspective of University Students and Teachers
Distance Education, v44 n2 p342-361 2023
This paper attempts to present the challenges and issues of inclusion in distance teaching and learning as experienced by Czech university teachers and students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article offers analytical insights into how the virtual university environment and classrooms were affected by the pandemic crisis. Although several international studies have been conducted on COVID and distance education, only a few have explored in detail the topic of inclusion by covering both the perspectives of university teachers and students. Our results are based on a questionnaire survey of teachers and a pilot questionnaire survey of students administered at a public university in the Czech Republic. Further, the findings highlight the inclusion of students with special needs in the context of the pandemic crisis to provide up-to-date perspectives from university teachers and students on issues related to inclusivity in the teaching and learning environment. The study indicates that more support and further training to teachers are needed regarding issues of inclusion to help bring online learning to the same level as education in brick-and-mortar schools.
Descriptors: Inclusion, Distance Education, College Students, College Faculty, COVID-19, Pandemics, Foreign Countries, Virtual Universities, Virtual Classrooms, Special Needs Students, Electronic Learning, Access to Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Czech Republic
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