Sharp increase in inequality in education in times of the COVID-19-pandemic

Haelermans, Carla; Korthals, Roxanne; Jacobs, Madelon; Leeuw, Suzanne de; Vermeulen, Stan; Vugt, Lynn van; Aarts, Bas; Prokic-Breuer, Tijana; Velden, R.K.W. van der; Wetten, Sanne van; Wolf, Inge de

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0261114

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“…Children from low socio-economic backgrounds tend to be particularly affected by forgone learning, alongside policy contexts related to high values of excess mortality, large number of days of school closures and stage of development of digital learning infrastructure (Betthäuser et al 2021 ). Moreover, the learning losses have recently been confirmed by in-depth analysis of standardized test scores, in a work conducted for Netherlands (Haelermans et al 2022 ). Notwithstanding, the learning losses are differentiated against social background, with parental education and income among factors (ibid.).…”

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Log in or out of online schooling: the case of Romania

Marin¹

2022

SN Soc Sci

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This paper is about access to and participation in education under COVID-19 circumstances, in 2020, for the case of Romania. The study is based on a desk research and a qualitative research. The purpose of conducting the desk research was to better understand the circumstances under which educational activities have been performed in Romania during 2020. The qualitative research was conducted between November and December 2020, with the representatives of disadvantaged educational units from several development regions of Romania. The following research questions guided the study: (i) what are the key factors influencing access and participation in educational activities during the pandemic in Romania? (ii) which are the coping strategies (if any) developed in response to the pandemic constraints? The respondents of the qualitative research are school principals of ten pre-university disadvantaged educational units. The conducted thematic analysis identified six themes, with various subsequent themes in each field. They are grouped as follows: (1) high instability of the educational environment; (2) distance learning without an online component, incorporating a discussion on access to equipment and internet; local administrative capacity; increased educational risks and inequalities and implications for student’s assessment; (3) distance learning for children with special educational needs and children with disabilities; (4) coping strategies used in distance learning; (5) parents’ participation in distance learning and (6) perceived difficulties and support needed during distance learning. The paper provides implications and future research directions in the last section.

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Log in or out of online schooling: the case of Romania

Marin¹

2022

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“…(Van Lancker & Parolin, 2020, p. 243), the long-lasting consequences should not be underestimated (Cantillon et al, 2017). Recent studies showed a sharp increase in inequalities regarding education (Engzell et al, 2021;Haelermans et al, 2022) and student well-being (Prowse et al, 2021). In addition, home schooling caused high levels of parental stress (Malhi et al, 2021).…”

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“…Andrew et al (2020);Haelermans et al (2022);Katz et al (2021);Malmusi et al (2022);Nguyen et al (2021);Zachreson et al (2021) Gender Inequalities Women experienced higher rates of mental health issues and psychological deterioration than men.Borrescio-Higa & Valenzuela (2021); Gao, Davillas & Jones (2022); Gibson et al (2021); Utzet et al (2022); Yerkes et al (2020) Women experienced a higher increase in suicide rates than men. Fisher & Ryan (2021); Manun (2021); Nomura et al (2021); Women also more often experienced job loss and/or loss of income than men.…”

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Aggressive Measures, Rising Inequalities and Mass Formation During the COVID-19 Crisis: An Overview and Proposed Way Forward

2022

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“…Students in low-income communities continually experience deficits which impact the quality of education they receive and ultimately, the trajectory which will lead them from cradle to career. Studies have indicated that there has been a sharp increase in inequality in education since the onset of the pandemic which closed schools in the spring of 2020 (Haelermans, et al, 2022). Results indicate that the inequities in learning lose during the pandemic were directly correlated to parental education and income.…”

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The Curriculum and Community Environmental Restoration Science (STEM + Computer Science) Remote Learning Curriculum Use and Evaluation

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McNamara²

2022

JCT

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The role of classroom teachers in the development of a well-designed curriculum is paramount. For this reason, teachers were asked to participate in the use and evaluation of a remote learning environmental restoration curriculum. The purpose of the study was to determine whether the participating teachers increased their content knowledge of STEM concepts and content related to the environmental restoration, specifically in terms of New York Harbor and oyster restoration, by participating in a remote learning curriculum pilot. New York City public school teachers of grades 6 through 12 instructed their students in the remote learning computer science curriculum lessons for one semester. A reflective survey was administered to the teachers at the conclusion of the semester and the findings indicated that 89% of the participating teachers experienced an increase in their knowledge of STEM concepts and content related to harbor and oyster restoration. The study was limited by the element of time and the model can be augmented in future iterations by increasing the length of the study to a full year of school and across several grade levels.

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Sharp increase in inequality in education in times of the COVID-19-pandemic

Cited by 76 publications

References 19 publications

Log in or out of online schooling: the case of Romania

Log in or out of online schooling: the case of Romania

Aggressive Measures, Rising Inequalities and Mass Formation During the COVID-19 Crisis: An Overview and Proposed Way Forward

The Curriculum and Community Environmental Restoration Science (STEM + Computer Science) Remote Learning Curriculum Use and Evaluation

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