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001553217 041__ $$aeng
001553217 245__ $$aPandemic Education:  Impact of COVID-19 on Virtual Education in Indiana
001553217 260__ $$b Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
001553217 269__ $$a2023-08-01
001553217 520__ $$aThe purpose of this article is to examine ways in which the 
COVID-19 pandemic impacted the adoption and perception 
of virtual programs in Indiana public school districts. This 
mixed-methods sequential explanatory study focuses on beliefs held by Indiana public school superintendents and virtual program administrators regarding the growth of virtual 
education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Subjects received 
surveys regarding their views surrounding virtual education. 
Subjects who volunteered participated in semi-structured interviews conducted in web-based meetings. This study provides a snapshot of the state of virtual education in Indiana, 
including the perceptions held by school administrators at 
the end of the 2020-21 school year. COVID-19 significantly affected virtual education in Indiana. Participants cited a 
need to provide educational options during a pandemic as 
the primary reason for implementing a virtual program. Additionally, participants noted significant challenges of virtual 
education while acknowledging an overwhelming need to 
maintain district enrollment during the pandemic through the 
utilization of a virtual program. This study identifies factors 
that will impact school districts should enrollment in virtual 
education programs remain strong. This provides an opportunity for districts to address these areas and ensure effective 
virtual education programming.
001553217 6531_ $$apandemic
001553217 6531_ $$avirtual education
001553217 6531_ $$aP-12 school administration
001553217 7001_ $$aHerrin, Staci$$uUniversity of Southern Indiana
001553217 7001_ $$aColson, Tori$$uUniversity of Southern Indiana
001553217 7001_ $$aSmothers, Moriah$$uUniversity of Southern Indiana
001553217 7001_ $$aMinihan, Catherine$$uUniversity of Southern Indiana
001553217 773__ $$tJournal of Online Learning Research
001553217 8564_ $$949082b1a-3929-4ca1-97e4-f6fe55714c27$$s380237$$uhttps://library.usi.edu/record/1553217/files/EJ1400772.pdf
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