Abstract:

This research aims to answer the question of how and in what way the digital transformation processes in the field of education affect the roles of educators and families, and to reveal the problems faced by educators and families in this process and the appreciated and criticized aspects of distance education practices. Within the framework of this main purpose, the research was confined to the parents of elementary school students and educators working in elementary schools, based on the hypothesis that elementary school students could receive more support from their families in distance education and education technologies. The study group of the research was determined by considering the criterion-based sampling technique, which is among the purposeful sampling methods. Each of the participants in the study group of the research consists of elementary level educators and parents of elementary school students appointed in a particular geographical region. Qualitative research methodology was applied in the study and a semi-structured interview technique was used. A semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers was used as the data collection tool. Interviews were conducted with 14 people, 7 elementary school educators and 7 parents of elementary school students, with different ages and educational backgrounds.