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In this study, it was aimed to determine the concerns of the parents of students whose children attend primary school during the pandemic period, based on their experiences in face-to-face and distance education, the precautions they took and their expectations for this process.This research, which adapted a qualitative research method, was carried out using a phenomenological design. The participants of the study are 20 parents whose children were attending a basic education school in a western province of Turkey, Afyonkarahisar. They were chosen through the criterion sampling technique, one of the purposive sampling techniques. The data of the study were collected using a semi-structured interview form which included open-ended items. The data obtained were examined through the thematic analysis. The ethics committee approval, written approval from the related institutions and verbal approval from the participants were obtained before the data collection process. In the study, it is found based on the parental reports that the students could not be motivated towards the lessons during the pandemic period, and that they moved away from the school culture and had various psychological problems. It is also found that the parents are worried about this situation, taking certain precautions and that they have various expectations from teachers.

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