ANALYSIS OF PECULIARITIES OF DISTANCE EDUCATION IN RURAL SCHOOLS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SAKHA (YAKUTIA): BASED ON THE RESULTS OF SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
The mass transfer of school education to distance learning, provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, required urgent measures to be taken to master and implement modern digital educational technologies in the educational process. However, in order for this form of education to be effective, the appropriate conditions must be ensured both by the school and the teachers, as well as by the students and their parents. This article presents the results of sociological research conducted by means of a formalised online survey to identify the attitudes of residents of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) towards the quality and accessibility of education in pandemic conditions, and the opinion of parents, schoolchildren and teachers towards the organisation of distance education in rural areas. The level of respondents' satisfaction with the state, quality and accessibility of education and the quality of internet connection in their place of residence; the organisation and quality of distance education; the degree of school readiness; the advantages and disadvantages of the transition to distance education as assessed by parents, pupils and teachers; the main educational resources and information exchange sources used by pupils and teachers; and the opinion of teachers and parents on the conditions that would ensure a better quality of education were identified.