An Educational Leader’s E-Mails to the Parents During COVID-19 Pandemic

This study was conducted to determine what kinds of e-mails an education leader (school principal) sent tothe parents of the students at the beginning, during, and end of the term during the COVID-19 pandemicprocess. In this study, the expression “educational leader” was used instead of the school p...

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Main Authors: Corinne Brion, Bilgen Kıral
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Language:English
Published: Marmara University 2021-12-01
Series:Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1745453
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description This study was conducted to determine what kinds of e-mails an education leader (school principal) sent tothe parents of the students at the beginning, during, and end of the term during the COVID-19 pandemicprocess. In this study, the expression “educational leader” was used instead of the school principal.The reason for this is that the school principal fully assumes the role of educational leadership duringthe pandemic period. The subject of the study is the transformation process in communication due tothe pandemic. This transformation is e-mails, one of the digital communication tools that aim to reacheveryone at the same time. The e-mails in this study were chosen from non-personal and non-privatee-mails. The data included from 74 e-mails sent to the parents by an educational leader in Ohio State inthe United States. E-mails were analyzed using document and content analysis method. Most of the e-mailscontained more than one subject. In each of the e-mails was written the education leader’s good wishes andnot be hesitate from contact. The education leader sent e-mails about health, and cleaning, technology,information, activities, family-related, and other topics. At the end of the study, recommendations such assending a survey to the parents to determine communication preferences at the beginning of the schoolyear, and e-mails translated into their own language were offered who did not speak English.
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spelling doaj-art-c39ec1526a5d45148698a99a8031dbff2025-01-26T18:31:35ZengMarmara UniversityTürkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi2630-62202021-12-013811814110.17829/turcom.9312533An Educational Leader’s E-Mails to the Parents During COVID-19 PandemicCorinne Brion0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6151-525XBilgen Kıral1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5352-8552University of DaytonAydın Adnan Menderes ÜniversitesiThis study was conducted to determine what kinds of e-mails an education leader (school principal) sent tothe parents of the students at the beginning, during, and end of the term during the COVID-19 pandemicprocess. In this study, the expression “educational leader” was used instead of the school principal.The reason for this is that the school principal fully assumes the role of educational leadership duringthe pandemic period. The subject of the study is the transformation process in communication due tothe pandemic. This transformation is e-mails, one of the digital communication tools that aim to reacheveryone at the same time. The e-mails in this study were chosen from non-personal and non-privatee-mails. The data included from 74 e-mails sent to the parents by an educational leader in Ohio State inthe United States. E-mails were analyzed using document and content analysis method. Most of the e-mailscontained more than one subject. In each of the e-mails was written the education leader’s good wishes andnot be hesitate from contact. The education leader sent e-mails about health, and cleaning, technology,information, activities, family-related, and other topics. At the end of the study, recommendations such assending a survey to the parents to determine communication preferences at the beginning of the schoolyear, and e-mails translated into their own language were offered who did not speak English.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1745453educationeducational leadercovid-19 pandemicschool principlee-mail communicationeğitimeğitim lidericovid-19 salgınıe-posta iletişimiokul müdürü
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An Educational Leader’s E-Mails to the Parents During COVID-19 Pandemic
Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi
education
educational leader
covid-19 pandemic
school principle
e-mail communication
eğitim
eğitim lideri
covid-19 salgını
e-posta iletişimi
okul müdürü
title An Educational Leader’s E-Mails to the Parents During COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full An Educational Leader’s E-Mails to the Parents During COVID-19 Pandemic
title_fullStr An Educational Leader’s E-Mails to the Parents During COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full_unstemmed An Educational Leader’s E-Mails to the Parents During COVID-19 Pandemic
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educational leader
covid-19 pandemic
school principle
e-mail communication
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covid-19 salgını
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okul müdürü
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