Parents' Perceptions of Distance Learning during COVID-19 in Rural Indonesia

Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), Vol. 16, No. 1, February 2022, pp. 103~113

11 Pages Posted: 29 Jul 2021 Last revised: 26 Feb 2022

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Delipiter Lase

STT BNKP Sundermann

Trisa Genia Chrisantiana Zega

Universitas Kristen Maranatha

Dorkas Orienti Daeli

STT Banua Niha Keriso Protestan Sundermann Nias

Sonny Eli Zaluchu

Indonesia Baptist Theological Seminary

Date Written: February 25, 2021

Abstract

This study was developed to investigate parents' perceptions and attitudes towards distance learning in response to many schools' closures due to the COVID-19. This research employed a qualitative approach. The research subjects consisted of parents of elementary school students in the City of Gunungsitoli, Indonesia, determined by purposive sampling technique, totaling twenty-four people. The data were collected using semi-structured interview techniques and analyzed using thematic analysis techniques. This study shows that distance learning or learning from home in a research context takes the form of online and offline learning. The learning approach implemented during the COVID-19 emergency must be lived and supported without other options for parents. Although parents do not have negative perceptions, distance learning has increased the economic, psychological, and social burden on parents or families. The lack of parental involvement and support in children's learning process at home is generally due to the lack of time and parents' inability to become teachers for their children. Actions to accompany and support children's learning process at home are carried out to provide internet packages, help children master the material, and participate in completing assignments or tests given by the teacher. The surprising finding from this study is the decline in children's learning motivation and cognitive abilities. Parents hope that distance learning is not extended.

Keywords: COVID-19, distance learning, parents’ perception, rural Indonesia, study from home

Suggested Citation

Lase, Delipiter and Zega, Trisa Genia Chrisantiana and Daeli, Dorkas Orienti and Zaluchu, Sonny Eli, Parents' Perceptions of Distance Learning during COVID-19 in Rural Indonesia (February 25, 2021). Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), Vol. 16, No. 1, February 2022, pp. 103~113 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3890610 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3890610

Delipiter Lase (Contact Author)

STT BNKP Sundermann ( email )

Jl. Pendidikan No. 19
Gunungsitoli, North Sumatera 22815
Indonesia

Trisa Genia Chrisantiana Zega

Universitas Kristen Maranatha ( email )

Surya Sumantri St. 65
Sukawarna, Sukajadi
Bandung, IN West Java
Indonesia

Dorkas Orienti Daeli

STT Banua Niha Keriso Protestan Sundermann Nias

Jl. Pendidikan No. 19
Gunungsitoli, North Sumatera 22815
Indonesia

Sonny Eli Zaluchu

Indonesia Baptist Theological Seminary

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