The situation of online preschool "learning" from early childhood teachers' perspective

Tünde BARABÁSI, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (Romania). E-mail: tunde.barabasi@ubbcluj.ro "
2021 Acta Didactica Napocensia  
"Abstract: The closure of educational institutions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted early childhood teachers to review educational practices used in early childhood education. The present study provides a picture of the home education period from the point of view of early childhood teachers, reflecting on how different elements of the preschoolers' digital diet could prevail during the aforementioned period. Research data was collected via questionnaires (N=423). Data was
more » ... ted from early childhood teachers who teach in Hungarian. Research results show a strong tendency in early childhood teachers to adapt to the needs of parents and children, and at the same time, a strong correlation between the use of online platforms and the teachers' level of digital skills. The early childhood teachers' adaptive and openminded approach to the situation is also enhanced by the rich repository of elements that are transferable to offline education."
doi:10.24193/adn.14.2.16 fatcat:v7j634zebzekrafy7sl7s7ulea