Disadvantaged Students’ Experiences with Social Studies Distanced Learning: A Phenomenological Study

Authors

Supardi Supardi, Yogyakarta State UniversityFollow

Abstract

Distanced learning, for most people, is synonymous with internet-based education and high technology. High technology-based learning in distanced learning contrasts with the distributed learning experienced by children in disadvantaged areas. This topic is complex and requires attention so that no child is left behind; yet it is rarely discussed in literary works, especially the facts of distanced learning without the internet from students' point of view who directly experience the phenomenon. This study aims to explore students’ experiences in disadvantaged areas in Indonesia regarding the implementation of distanced learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the process of in-depth individual interviews with seven participants, I used the Interpretative Phenomenological Approach. The results of this study indicate that although students in remote areas have a passion for learning, the distanced learning process without the support of adequate facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic is felt to be severe for the students. This condition causes psychological problems for junior high school students in remote areas; namely, students feel inferior and suffer a learning loss. In the future, it is necessary to develop an effective distance-learning model without internet-oriented for children in remote areas to develop students’ well-being.

Keywords

distanced learning, student well-being, without internet, disadvantaged areas, phenomenology

Author Bio(s)

Supardi is an associate professor at Yogyakarta State University, who is concerned in the field of education and social sciences. He is active in seminars, training, and education development workshops in Indonesia. Correspondence regarding this article can also be addressed directly to: pardi@uny.ac.id.

Publication Date

5-20-2022

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5237

Recommended APA Citation

Supardi, S. (2022). Disadvantaged Students’ Experiences with Social Studies Distanced Learning: A Phenomenological Study. The Qualitative Report, 27(5), 1460-1478. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5237

ORCID ID

https://orcid.org/ 0000-0003-3642-1029

ResearcherID

AAL-9638-2021