The Future of Education

The research aims to examine how students of Dicle University Faculty of Education in Diyarbakır experienced online learning processes after the major earthquakes in Türkiye in 2023. In this context, it is aimed to understand the effects of online learning on students' satisfaction and general attitudes, to discuss how student participation can be increased, and to evaluate the difficulties encountered in this process. Major disasters such as earthquakes can significantly affect educational processes in the context of sustainability, and online learning has great potential to prevent interruption of education in extraordinary situations such as natural disasters (Telli-Yamanoto and Altun, 2023; Wang 2024). This study aims to make original contributions to the literature in the context of e-learning, ICT in education and increasing student participation. It will provide important information on how online education systems can be made more efficient in future disasters. In addition, suggestions will be made on how information technologies can be used more effectively in education. It will also provide important data for developing sustainable learning models in crisis situations. The research will be conducted within the framework of the experiential (phenomenological) approach, which is one of the qualitative research designs. This method has been chosen in order to understand the personal experiences of the participants regarding the online learning process and to reveal the common themes of these experiences. Data will be collected through a semi-structured questionnaire. The questionnaire includes items on demographic characteristics (age, gender, department), general attitudes toward online learning, experiences specific to the post-earthquake period at Dicle University, perceived benefits and drawbacks of online learning during this time, interest in continuing online education under normal conditions, and suggestions for improving future online learning experiences. The data will be analyzed using content analysis to identify recurring themes and shared experiences among participants. The findings can provide insights for improving online education systems during future disasters and offer practical recommendations for more effective use of ICT in crisis-driven educational settings.

Keywords: Disaster, earthquake, online learning, student engagement, sustainability

REFERENCES

[1] Telli-Yamanoto, G., & Altun, D. (2023). The indispensability of online learning after earthquake in Turkey, Journal of University Research, 6(2), 125-136. https://doi.org/10.32329/uad.1268747

[2] Wang J.(2024). Impact of natural disasters on student enrollment in higher education programs: A systematic review. Heliyon, 10(6):e27705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27705.