Analysis of Distance Learning during the First Wave of Covid-19 Epidemic in Slovenia, 2020

The study pursued three main objectives: 1. Determining the prevailing views and practices of distance learning among Slovenian teachers at different levels of education during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their perception of cooperation in school collectives. 2. Determining the students’ experiences with distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. 3. Determining how the principals of Slovenian primary and secondary schools implemented pedagogical leadership during distance learning. In the context of each objective, we formulated several research questions. Regarding teachers, among other things: How did the teachers experience distance learning in comparison to classroom lessons, how did they organize and implement distance learning using digital technology, how did they adapt the learning objectives and lesson contents, which didactic approaches and strategies did they use during distance learning, etc. The following research questions were formed with regard to the students: How did primary and secondary school students experience and perceive distance learning, which psychological challenges did they encounter during lessons, and how were they graded? In regard to the principals, we researched how they organized, monitored and assessed distance learning: How the remote conferences were held, how they supported cooperation and dialogue between various parties, how they assessed their own leadership or which approaches to remote leadership they experienced as effective and will continue to use in the future?