Lessons from the Transition to Pandemic Education in the US: Analyses of Parent, Student, and Educator Experiences

This book examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, focusing on the experiences of students, parents, and educators. It identifies key patterns, pitfalls, and lessons learned from pandemic education, and highlights the inequalities, reduced social and emotional well-being, and pressures on parents. The book uses a prismatic theory framework to explore how these views and experiences interconnect, and features a lyrical and authentic approach to understanding the multiplicity of experience. It is a valuable contribution to pandemic education research, and will be of interest to researchers, academics, and educators in the sociology of education, online teaching and eLearning, and the digitalization of education.

Format: Hardback
Length: 146 pages
Publication date: 10 June 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume delves into the unheard narratives of students, parents, and educators during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering a profound exploration of their lived experiences. Through meticulous analysis of these firsthand accounts, the book identifies crucial patterns, challenges, and invaluable lessons learned from the unprecedented education landscape. By drawing upon contributions from various stakeholders across the US education system, the book contextualizes these diverse voices and perspectives within a prismatic theory framework, illuminating how they interrelate and contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the pandemic's impact.

Detailed narrative and phenomenological analysis further shed light on profound inequalities, diminished social and emotional well-being, pressures on parents, and the critical role of communication, flexibility, and teacher-led innovation in navigating this challenging period. The chapters are interspersed with interludes that showcase a lyrical and authentic approach to capturing the multifaceted nature of the experiences presented in the text.

This volume serves as a valuable contribution to the emerging field of pandemic education research, appealing to scholars, academics, and educators with a keen interest in the sociology of education, online teaching and eLearning, as well as those engaged in the digitalization of education at all levels. Those with a broader interest in educational research methods and the consequences of homeschooling will also find immense value in its insights.

Weight: 328g
Dimension: 142 x 222 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032025292