COVID-19 SALGINI SIRASINDA GÜNEY KORE'NİN K-12 EĞİTİMİNE GENEL BİR BAKIŞ

İnsanlık tarihi daha önce birçok salgın hastalığa tanık olmasına rağmen, günümüz ülkeleri hala COVID-19 için hazırlıklı değildi. Gelişmiş bir ülke olarak; Güney Kore de bu duruma bir istisna değildi. Devlet bir yandan COVID-19’a karşı savaşırken, bir yandan da eğitimin yeni bir yöntemi olarak çevrimiçi derslere ani bir geçiş yapıldı. Bu makalenin araştırmacıları, COVID-19 sırasında Güney Kore’deki K-12 eğitimini ilk çevrimiçi ders uygulamalarından okulların yeniden açılmasına kadar geçilen süreçleri tanımlamak ve izah etmek amacıyla arşiv araştırma tekniği ile işbirliği içinde nitel içerik analizi yöntemini bu çalışma içerisinde kullanmışlardır. Elde edilen sonuçlar beş kategoriye ayrılmıştır; (i) acil durum politikaları, (ii) çevrimiçi öğrenim için devlet yönergeleri, (iii) çevrimiçi öğrenim için donanım ve yazılım hazırlığı, (iv) öğretmenlerin çevrimiçi öğrenim için yetkinliklerini artırma ve (v) çevrimdışı eğitime geri dönme çabaları. Sonuçlar, Güney Kore’nin vatandaşlarının yüksek BİT bilgisi, becerileri ve yetenekleri, sağlam İnternet altyapısı ve yüksek BİT cihaz sahipliği nedeniyle çevrimiçi K-12 eğitimine diğer birçok ülkeden nispeten daha kolay geçtiğini göstermektedir. Güney Kore ayrıca BİT cihazlarını ödünç verdi ve dezavantajlı öğrenciler için İnternet harcamalarını destekledi. Eğitim içeriği sunan devlet eğitim web sitelerini ziyaret etmek için mobil interneti ücretsiz hale getirdi. Bu makale, eğitimin sürekliliğini ve dijital çözümlerin sürdürülebilirliğini sağlamak için benzer acil eylemlerin diğer ülkeler tarafından da verilmesi gerektiğini önermektedir.

AN OVERVİEW OF SOUTH KOREA’S K-12 EDUCATİON DURİNG COVID-19 PANDEMİC

Although the human history has witnessed different pandemics before, thecountries were still unprepared for COVID-19. As a high-developed country;South Korea was no exception. While the government is fighting against COVID-19, there has been a sudden shift to online classes as a new method of education. In this study, the researchers implemented qualitative content analysismethod in cooperation with archival research technique to portray K-12 education in South Korea during COVID-19, from the first implementation of onlineeducation practices to the reopening of schools. The results were grouped intofive categories; (i) emergency policies, (ii) government guidelines for online learning, (iii) hardware and software preparation for online learning, (iv) teachers’competence enhancement for online learning, and (v) efforts to return to offlineeducation. The results showed that South Korea has shifted K-12 education toonline relatively easier than many other countries due to its citizens’ high ICTknowledge, skills and abilities, robust Internet infrastructure and high ICT device ownership. South Korea has also loaned ICT devices and supported Internetexpenses for the disadvantaged students, and made mobile internet free for visiting governmental education websites offering instructional contents. This papersuggests that similar immediate actions should be granted by other countriesto provide the continuity of education and the sustainability of digital learningsolutions.

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