The Factorial structure of university professors view towards the use of distance education during the quarantine period imposed due to the emerging corona epidemic (Covid19)

Abstract

The study aims at demonstrating the Factorial Structure of university teachers attitudes towards distancing teaching during the quarantine imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic for the 2019-2020 academic year. The descriptive approach is used, and questionnaire was distributed to a random sample of 431 university teachers from different universities of the country with various scientific ranks to investigate their views. After data collection, the analysis of Factorial Structure was conducted using the method of analyzing the main components. The findings showed the presence of three factors, which were named and arranged as follows: The first factor called (the benefits of distance education), then the second factor called (trends towards online lessons), and third factor (Internet and the use of distance education)..