Pedagogical agility in Turkey: Teachers agility in educational change and uncertainty days based on parents’ views

Abstract

The new normal that emerged after COVID-19 required rethinking the basic elements of education. Major changes and uncertainties have emerged in education during and after CO-VİD-19. The phenomenon of agility for change and uncertainty situations is discussed in the literature. In this study, teachers’ pedagogical agility was questioned based on parents’ views. Pedagogical agility is considered important in the context of strengthening the struggle against COVID-19 and possible future pandemics. In this framework, the research method was determined as a qualitative phenomenology study. The study group consists of eleven parents determined by the purposeful sampling method. Participants are parents whose children attend public school in Ankara in the 2020-2021 academic year. The data collected by the interview technique were analysed through content analysis. According to the results of the research, teachers’ pedagogical agility is explained in the themes of change, technology, cooperation, and leadership. Parents have positive views on teachers’ pedagogical agility.