Abstract:

The Covid-19 pandemic represents a challenge for current system of education and requires new roles of teachers and parents of pupils. The aim of the study was to explore the determinants of the quality of distance learning in Slovakia during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in March - April 2020. The research sample consisted of students of the external form of study at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, who also work as teachers in practice. Essays from 58 particpipants were analysed. Qualitative analysis of the data revealed how they perceive online education, the readiness of teachers for online education, the readiness of parents for online education and the quality of cooperation between school and family in these conditions. We present several conclusions in this paper. Teachers expect complex support for distance learning, as the teaching and cooperation with parents is more demanding in distance education. Computer skills are a crucial issue which should be adressed. The distance learning should become an topic in the future teaching practice.

Keywords:

Online education, distance learning, the determinants of the quality, the Covid-19 pandemic, school and family cooperation, teachers, parents.