{"id":151635,"date":"2025-05-08T13:09:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azbuki.bg\/?p=151635"},"modified":"2025-05-22T15:18:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:18:44","slug":"determinants-affecting-academic-staff-satisfaction-with-online-learning-in-higher-medical-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignlanguages.azbuki.bg\/en\/uncategorized\/determinants-affecting-academic-staff-satisfaction-with-online-learning-in-higher-medical-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Determinants Affecting Academic Staff Satisfaction with Online Learning in Higher Medical Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Miglena Tarnovska, Rumyana Stoyanova, <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Angelina Kirkova-Bogdanova, Rositsa Dimova<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Medical University \u2013 Plovdiv<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53656\/str2025-2-8-det\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53656\/str2025-2-8-det<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><em>. <\/em>This study aimed to identify factors affecting academic staff satisfaction with online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey was conducted among 249 faculty members from two medical universities in Bulgaria. The EFA identified four groups of factors that influence academic staff satisfaction with e-learning: student-related positives, student-related negatives, teacher-related negatives, and teacher-related prior experience and expectations. The results outline some barriers in teaching, such as disruption of the balance between personal and professional life and the work and rest rhythm, weakening of the relationship between teachers and students, difficulties in learning practical skills, and technical and organizational problems.<\/p>\n<p><em>Keywords:<\/em> e-learning; faculty satisfaction; students; medical education<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/foreignlanguages.azbuki.bg\/en\/member-login\/\">Log in to read the full text<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miglena Tarnovska, Rumyana Stoyanova, Angelina Kirkova-Bogdanova, Rositsa Dimova Medical University \u2013 Plovdiv https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53656\/str2025-2-8-det Abstract. This study aimed to identify factors affecting academic staff satisfaction with online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey was conducted among 249 faculty members from two medical universities in Bulgaria. 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