INVESTIGATION OF ATTITUDES OF STUDENTS STUDYING IN FIRST AND EMERGENCY AID PROGRAM TOWARDS DISTANCE EDUCATION

Objectives: While higher education institutions were looking for a solution to the problems with distance education, students' perceptions of distance education became a matter of curiosity. This study was conducted to evaluate the students' attitudes studying in the First and Emergency Aid Program towards distance education. 
Materials and Methods: The research was conducted with the students studying in the First and Emergency Aid Program in the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. In this multicenter study, the "Attitude Scale towards Distance Education" was used. 
Results: Nine hundred forty-eight students who voluntarily participated in the study answered the questions comprehensively. It was determined that the attitude level of male students (26.4%) participating (m=92.00) was moderate, and the level of attitude of female students (73.6%) (m=81.00) was low (p