Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Government Policies Relating to the Early Childhood Sector Across Ten Countries

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Perspectives of Parents and Teachers on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children’s Socio-Emotional Well-Being

“…A review of the literature showed that there were very few studies that included teachers from different countries. In studies that included a multi-country sample, the purpose differed from that of the present study, For example, the study by Anderson et al (2022) focused on parental engagement and perspectives on distance learning and the study by Rothe et al (2022) compared early childhood policies in different countries. These studies also adopted different research designs.…”