Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of Virtual Education during the Corona Pandemic (Case study: Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University)

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Crop Sciences, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, sari, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Crop Sciences, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, sari, Iran

3 Graduate PhD. Agricultural Extension, Department Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

 The purpose of this study was to identify and explain the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of virtual education in Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University during the Corona pandemic. The data collection tool was in-depth and semi-structured interviews and qualitative content analysis technique With Maxqda softwarewas used to analyze the extracted information. The statistical population of the study was 15 faculty members of Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University who were selected by purposive sampling. To determine the validity, the technique of triangulation includes the use of confirmatory sources, researchers and various methods during the process of data collection and analysis were used, and to ensure the accurate guidance of interviews, creating a structured process for conducting and interpreting interviews and forming a specialized committee were used. The research findings were presented in the form of four main themes (concept) strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and 23 sub-themes (code). The results of qualitative content analysis revealed 6 strengths, 8 weaknesses, 4 opportunities and 5 threats facing virtual education in Sari University by faculty members that can be the foundation of strategies and operational plans for the prosperity and development of e-learning. According to the research, improving the evaluation system of virtual education through improving and upgrading the Sama Live system or using local and foreign systems with regard to access to international experiences, improving the virtual education system and designing simulators and virtual reality spaces for practical lessons and workshops, using laboratories and Practical virtual tours and visits, benefiting from the implicit experience of successful professors in the field of practical education and student evaluation are among the most important ways to improve the virtual education system.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 53, Issue 3
January 2022
Pages 805-823

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