Original Research Article

Distance Education in Greece and the Potential Challenges to it in the Post-lockdown Era

Karagiannis Georgios

Diploma in School of Finance and Statistics of the University of Piraeus, Department of Statistics and Insurance Science and Master Programme in Harokopio University of Athens

E-mail: georgkar87@yahoo.com

Received: 28 February 2023  I  Accepted: 26 March 2023  I  Published: 28 March 2023  I  Article ID: MRJER23013
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to briefly chart the current course of distance education in humanities and mathematical sciences in Greece in the post-lockdown (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) era. The questions posed examine whether distance education facilitated students in the aforementioned disciplines or not, the students’ views and attitudes towards distance education, and the effects of this type of teaching / learning. In this paper, we describe distance education as an innovative way of teaching / learning, so we also posed questions regarding the potential changes in students’ relationships with their University, their professors, and their fellow students. It should be noted that this paper is a continuation of the research paper on “The Effects of COVID-19 on Education, with a Focus on Distance Education: A Preliminary Study”, published by the reputable Merit Research Journal of Education and Review, Vol. 10(9), pp.130-137, November 2022.

Κeywords: Innovation, Post-lockdown era, Students’ views and attitudes, Teaching / learning