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This study is qualitative research with a phenomenological design that aims to reveal perceptions of students and teachers about distance education carried out during the Covid-19 epidemic period. 135 teachers and 128 students participated in the study. Research data were collected online via Google forms with a data collection tool developed by the researchers. Content analysis was used in the analysis of the data. As a result, it was concluded that both students and teachers had positive perceptions about distance education. When the metaphors about distance education created by the participants were examined, the categories of access, flexibility, education, interaction and affective were emerged. When metaphors were examined, it was found that both students and teachers generally had positive perceptions of distance education. While most of the students had positive perceptions in the education, access and flexibility categories, it was concluded that they had negative perceptions in the interaction and affective categories; on the other hand, teachers had positive perceptions in all categories except access. In this context, in the decisions to be taken during the design, integration and implementation of distance education systems, it is suggested to consider the negative perceptions in affective, access and interaction categories s and positive perceptions in education and flexibility categories.

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