Schooling During a Pandemic

Abstract

After 18 months of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic at students, teachers and parents, in most OECD countries, can look forward to a return to something close to "normal" in schools.However, even in the absence of further disruption, as they move forward, education systems will need to deal with the effects of past disruption on students' learning and well-being.What evidence do we have regarding these effects?Since the beginning of the pandemic, the OECD has actively monitored the response of education systems and the measures implemented by governments to support learning during the crisis, both at the school and higher education levels.It has also documented, in real time, a host of country initiatives across the globe showing how a variety of actors, both governmental and non-governmental, worked together to support students and families in their learning while schools were closed.This report looks at the consequences of the pandemic on schooling from a different perspective by focusing on the experience of children (and their families) during the first wave of school closures in the first half of 2020.How did children and their families deal with the sudden lockdowns and school closures?How did they manage the challenges of home-based schooling in the context of stay at home orders, strict restrictions on social contacts and mobility, and dramatic changes to the working arrangements of parents?The evidence suggests that while this period had its negative aspects, it also had its positive side.Overall, the picture presented in this report is relatively optimistic, offering a testimony to the adaptability and resilience of schoolchildren, their parents/guardians and their teachers.

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