Koning, Helena (2021) Experiences of Dutch adolescents engaging in online education at home during the corona pandemic. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Since the worldwide outbreak of the Corona virus in the beginning of 2020 many measures have been taken to stop the spread. One of the taken measures is the shift from physical education to online education at home. Dutch adolescents suddenly had to switch from regular lessons to learning behind a screen at home. This new situation poses challenges for the adolescents and their home environment. The meaning of home has not been studied before in combination with online education at home. Therefore, this research investigates the question: “How do Dutch adolescents aged 14-18 engaging in online education experience the meaning of home during the Corona pandemic?” To investigate the concept of meaning of home, ‘physical home’ and ‘social home’ were used alongside the transition to get a better understanding of the experiences. This research adopted a qualitative research method, utilizing semi-structured in-depth interviews to collect the data. A total of 8 participants were interviewed from 3 different schools. When analyzing the data in an inductive manner the inductive code tree was developed. The results showed that the adolescents experienced a change in the meaning of their comfortable home environment. From the analysis of the transcripts three inductive codes were identified: loneliness, boredom and not enjoying being at home. The insights from this research together with further broader research, enable schools to improve their support for adolescents experiencing feelings of loneliness and boredom.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Cultural Geography |
| Supervisor: | Oosterhoff, A.T. |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Aug 2021 11:48 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Aug 2021 11:48 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3632 |
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