Perceptions of instructor injustice in COVID-19-imposed online courses: EFL students’ perceptions and experiences in focus

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-07-13 DOI:10.1080/01463373.2022.2090265

Rebecca M. Chory, K. Zhaleh, Masoomeh Estaji

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The present study explored Iranian students’ perceptions of unfair instructor behavior in COVID-19 crisis-prompted online language education. Through an online open-ended questionnaire, 91 Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) university students reported their beliefs and experiences concerning instructor injustice in online classes. Results indicated that about two-thirds of the students considered the nature of online courses, particularly their impact on student-instructor relational communication and favoritism, to be a factor leading to teacher unjust behavior. They also identified technological factors, including students’ online communication anxiety, as barriers. Consistent with research in face-to-face courses, students most frequently reported experiencing instructor procedural injustice, which mostly violated the bias suppression principle, followed by distributive injustice, which primarily violated equity and equality principles, then interactional injustice, which mainly violated the sufficiency/justification principle, suggesting informational justice may be especially important in online courses. Implications for theoretical development of communication and fairness are discussed.

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covid -19强加的在线课程中教师不公正的看法:EFL学生的看法和经历

本研究探讨了伊朗学生对新冠肺炎危机引发的在线语言教育中教师不公平行为的看法。通过一份开放式在线问卷调查，91名伊朗英语作为外语的大学生报告了他们对在线课堂上教师不公正的看法和经历。结果表明，大约三分之二的学生认为网络课程的性质，特别是对学生与教师关系沟通和偏袒的影响，是导致教师不公正行为的一个因素。他们还发现了技术因素，包括学生的在线交流焦虑，也是障碍。与面对面课程的研究一致，学生最常报告的是讲师程序不公，主要违反偏见抑制原则，其次是分配不公，主要违反公平和平等原则，然后是互动不公，主要违反充分性/正当性原则，这表明信息公正在网络课程中可能特别重要。讨论了沟通与公平理论发展的意义。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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