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In the Netherlands, unfortunately, there are many students who, due to various - physical or psychological - reasons, are unable to go to school. This number has rapidly increased in recent years. Digital distance learning can ensure that these students continue to develop, even when it is not physically or mentally possible for them to attend school.
As part of the Digital School Action Program, a grant has been set up to ensure the development of a national network of schools specialising in this type of digital distance education. These are not new schools, but existing schools that offer digital distance learning in addition to their regular education. The participation in digital distance learning is in principle a temporary solution, with a plan aimed at a full or partial physical return to the school where the student is enrolled.
Not every child/young person who is out of school benefits from digital distance learning. Much is still unknown about when and for whom each form of distance education works or doesn't work. To address this knowledge gap, Dialogic, in collaboration with research agency Oberon and O21, will conduct a multi-year study on measuring the outcomes of digital distance education on behalf of Kennisnet. This study will focus on the three main goals of education: qualification, socialisation, and personal development.
This research will involve a combination of qualitative and quantitative analyses, with Dialogic primarily focusing on the quantitative aspect. The study will run until 2028 and will deliver a report annually in December.
