TEACHERS AND PARENT SOCIAL INTERACTION THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PERIOD

This study aims to find various problems of social interaction between teachers and parents in Learning from Home (LFH) during the Covid-19 pandemic. The method used is a case study conducted in 21 elementary schools in the JABODETABEK area. The data was collected through interviews with 21 teachers, distributing questionnaires to 241 parents and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with elementary school teachers and education experts. The result shows that there are social interaction problems that occur during LFH. The existing problems are those that are directly related to social interaction or indirectly but affect social interactions between teachers and parents, such as: curriculum, media and technology, psychology, and parental involvement. This study recommends several important things that must be considered during online learning namely; trust, openness, positive thinking, online communication skills, motivation, cooperation, flexibility and standar operational procedur