thematic analysis of parents’ perspective on the advantages and disadvantages of online education during the covid-19 pandemic

Objective:  the goal of this study was to find out, through qualitative research, how high school parents see the pros and cons of online education during the covid-19 epidemic.methods: the sample for the present study included several of mothers of male and female tehran high school students. for data analysis, braun and clarke’s (2021a) thematic analysis model-based methodology was utilized.results: the data revealed a comprehensive theme composed of two major themes, one with six sub-themes and the other with two sub-themes: 1) psychological capital with self-others care, self-efficacy beliefs, psychological resilience, hope, coping measures, and self-loving causal attributions sub-themes; and 2) technological capital with technology ethics and cultural literacy of technology sub-themes.conclusion:  in addition, both practical and theoretical implications for the parental character strengths model were examined.