Education and Learning in Corona and Post-Corona Conditions: With Meta-Synthesis Approach

The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced millions of people around the world to stay at home, and governments have been forced to take various measures to address the threat posed by COVID-19 and cut its expansion chain, including temporary closures and include inclusive primary education institutions to higher schools and universities across the country. In such circumstances, for the continuation of formal educational activities and learning, professional and skillful use of the mechanism of virtual education and e-learning has been proposed as the only practical option around the world, including Iran, and has led to the expansion of virtual space in the country's education system is in corona period and may continue to do so. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze the consequences of virtual space development in education and learning in corona and postcorona conditions. The present research is based on the purpose of development-application, in terms of the nature of data, qualitative and based on data collection methods and information. Also, the research method was analytical-descriptive and qualitative data were collected from the Meta-Synthesis qualitative research method. Preliminary results after selecting and evaluating domestic and foreign articles and research showed that the consequences are divided into two categories: positive and negative; Also, after evaluation and summarization, 51 topics were identified about the consequences of the expansion of virtual space in education and learning, of which 30 were positive and 21 were negative. At the end, according to the content analysis and the meaning of codes and concepts, the main outcomes were formed into 5 categories and the components into 16 categories.