ABSTRACT

Over 1.5 billion children from around the world were affected by school or university closures during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and distance learning was introduced for many pupils. The article presents the results of a survey conducted among Polish teachers of early education (N = 239), which aimed at answering an important question: To what extent and in what ways did Polish teachers cope with distance learning during the pandemic? The results of the survey revealed the many problems that teachers faced during ‘remote education’. It was found, that in some cases: there was a lack of information technology equipment in the pupils’ homes, a lack of communication with the pupils and their parents, a lack of motivation among pupils, and health problems had begun emerge amongst children. Nonetheless, teachers noted some positive aspects of this form of education, which enabled them to conduct classes during the pandemic. It was noted that many teachers indicated that the experience they had gained in remote working provided important indications for the further development of distance learning approaches with young children that may help to ameliorate the potential social inequalities that may arise in such a crisis situation.

摘要

在 2020 年 COVID-19 大流行的早期阶段，来自世界各地的超过 15 亿儿童受到学校或大学停课的影响，并且为许多学生引入了远程学习。本文介绍了在波兰早期教育教师中进行的一项调查结果（N  = 239），旨在回答一个重要问题：波兰教师在大流行期间在多大程度上以及以何种方式应对远程学习？调查结果揭示了教师在“远程教育”中面临的诸多问题。结果发现，在某些情况下：学生家中缺乏信息技术设备，与学生及其家长缺乏沟通，学生缺乏动力，儿童开始出现健康问题。尽管如此，教师们注意到这种教育形式的一些积极方面，这使他们能够在大流行期间上课。