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Schooling upheaval during COVID-19: troubling consequences for students' return to school.
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Australian Educational Researcher (Springer Science & Business Media B.V.) . Nov2023, Vol. 50 Issue 5, p1533-1550. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Efforts to contain the COVID-19 virus resulted in various stay-at-home orders and school closures around the globe, causing unprecedented disruption to the lives of children and generating grave concern for their well-being. This study draws on phone interviews with 12 teachers and 6 school leaders from 13 government schools in New South Wales, Australia, to provide insight into how students fared on their return to school after the first wave of COVID-19 in 2020. The interviews highlighted negative consequences for many students including increased stress and anxiety and decreased engagement. This evidence suggests that even a comparatively short period of school closure can drive troubling changes in students' well-being and behaviour following their return to school. Given far more challenging conditions arising from the pandemic, both elsewhere in Australia and globally, we argue that attending to student well-being is as important as ensuring academic achievement and must be a key focus of policy makers and education systems moving forward. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03116999
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Australian Educational Researcher (Springer Science & Business Media B.V.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 172396374
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-022-00572-x