Studying the Social Context of Online Education

Authors

1 Department of Media Management, Faculty of Humanities, Yazd Branch, Yazd Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran

2 Sociology Department, Social Sciences Faculty, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

3 Department of Management, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Yazd Branch, Yazd, Iran

4 Department of Human Sciences, Meybod Branch, Islamic Azad University, Meybod, Iran

10.22059/jisr.2024.373107.1489

Abstract

Online education is the link between education and technology and is considered one of the main axes of the transformation of society and education. The fundamental question of this research is: What social conditions and strategies does the formation of online education in the context of educational platforms require?
The methodology of this research is qualitative and grounded theory. The target group consisted of teachers from Yazd city (Iran), of whom 15 were selected for in-depth interviews through theoretical and targeted sampling. The interviews continued until theoretical saturation was reached. Based on the model of Strauss and Corbin, the data collected was analyzed in three stages: open coding, axial coding, and selective coding.
The research findings were presented in 15 main categories and 1 core category. The results indicate that the “purposeful organization of online education” is a central phenomenon that is influenced by a variety of factors, including age-oriented online education, purposeful action of individuals in the field of education, a diverse array of resources for the supply and demand of education, as well as a number of contextual and intervention factors.
This form of education necessitates strategies such as creativity and communication in education and online education competition, leading to decentralization in education and unboundedness in online education

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Quarterly of Social Studies and Research in Iran
Volume 13, Issue 4 - Serial Number 53
December 2024
Pages 575-595

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