Perceptions of Distance Learning Among Slovenian University Professors and Students

Research into the perceptions of distance learning has gained considerable attention in the last two decades and has increased significantly due to the outburst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research focused on the perceptions of distance learning among the university students and university professors in the Republic of Slovenia. The sample consisted of 992 students and 179 professors who have been contacted online to fill in an anonymous online questionnaire. Eighteen items have been drawn up and by applying statistical analyses such as a T-test for independent samples, distribution of frequencies, determination of skewness and kurtosis coefficients, and the Spearman's rho coefficient, and the following results have been obtained: 15 items were put to a T-test which has come up with statistically significant differences in perceptions between university students and professors with regard to three items.