The Barriers to Virtual Implementation of the Country's Official Curriculum during the Global Outbreak of Coronavirus

From January 2020, with the outbreak of Coronavirus, the virtual implementation of formal curricula in the country; therefore, the present study seeks to identify and prioritize the obstacles to the implementation of this plan which has become necessary due to the present conditions. This study was applied and mixed in terms of type and method. To answer the first and second research questions, the document mining method and the descriptive-survey method were used. The research measurement tool was a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by experts. The statistical population of the study was formed by principals and teachers of schools in Tehran and a statistical sample of 350 people was selected. In order to answer the questions, the statistical method of chi-square test was used. The results indicated that from the perspective of school principals and teachers, five main obstacles were identified as: educational barriers, cultural and social barriers, infrastructural and technical barriers, managerial and organizational barriers and financial barriers.