Perspectives on COVID-19: Impacts on education
The pandemic has forced the education system to adapt to the new reality of distanced and online learning. Social sciences and humanities researchers are shedding a light on various ways in which this adaptation is affecting students, and positing solutions to improve educational practices and outcomes during this time of disrupted learning.
Supporting students learning in home environments, maintaining the human aspect of education in a period of virtual delivery, and recognizing the labor of teachers as frontline workers are some of the topics included in this selection of articles. This research is vital to understanding how students are learning during the pandemic so that they are prepared for the challenges of tomorrow.
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Browse through this set of articles about different aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic as it relates to impacts on education.
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| Language | Articles | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
English | 6 actions school systems can take to support children’s outdoor learning Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Mariana Brussoni Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia  Eva Oberle Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, The University of British Columbia  Megan Zeni PhD student and sessional lecturer, Faculty of Education, The University of British Columbia | 2021-10-12 |
English | Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  J. Marshall Beier Professor, Political Science, McMaster University  Rebecca Collins-Nelsen Postdoctoral Scholar, McMaster Children and Youth University, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University  Sandeep Raha Associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University | 2021-09-16 |
English | How addressing our young kids’ COVID-19 learning loss is a matter of child’s play Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Hetty Roessingh Professor, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary | 2021-09-13 |
English | A ‘return to normal’ on campus? 5 ways university students and faculty hope for better Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  George Veletsianos Professor and Canada Research Chair in Innovative Learning and Technology, Royal Roads University | 2021-08-12 |
English | Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines on university campuses: An obvious solution or a problem? Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Adrian Guta Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Windsor  Peter A. Newman Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto | 2021-08-02 |
English | Student achievement depends on reducing poverty now and after COVID-19 Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Don A. Klinger Pro Vice-Chancellor of Te Kura Toi Tangata Division of Education; Professor of Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation, University of Waikato  Louis Volante Professor of Justice Research, Brock University | 2021-04-19 |
English | Especially after COVID-19, Canadians need better financial literacy and teachers can help Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Pamela Beach Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Queen’s University  Gail Henderson Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, Queen’s University | 2021-04-12 |
English | How the COVID-19 pandemic may have changed university teaching and testing for good Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Eric Champagne Associate professor, School of Political Studies, Director, Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa | 2021-04-06 |
English | 7 ‘read-aloud’ tips for parents to help prevent children’s COVID-19 pandemic learning loss Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Hetty Roessingh Professor, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary | 2021-03-23 |
English | To help children learn how to read in the pandemic, encourage writing messages as part of play Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Shelley Stagg Peterson Professor of Elementary Literacy, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, University of Toronto | 2021-03-21 |
French | Comment la pandémie pourrait changer l'enseignement universitaire (in french only) Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s): Eric Champagne Associate professor, School of Political Studies, Director, Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa | 2021-03-16 |
English | How universities can support Indigenous online learners in the COVID-19 pandemic Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Janelle Marie Baker Assistant Professor, Anthropology, Athabasca University | 2021-02-22 |
French | À l’ombre de la crise de la Covid-19, les directions d’écoles ont dû revoir leurs pratiques (in french only) Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Jean Bernatchez Professeur, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) | 2021-02-16 |
English | Distance learning: How to avoid falling into ‘techno traps’ Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Louis-Etienne Dubois Assistant Professor, School of Creative Industries, Faculty of Communication and Design, Ryerson University | 2021-02-09 |
French | Comment la Covid-19 transforme le travail des chercheurs en sciences religieuses (in french only) Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Frédéric Dejean Professeur en sciences des religions, Université du Québec à Montréal | 2021-01-25 |
English | Teachers are on the front lines with students in the coronavirus pandemic Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Anne Burke Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland  Diane R. Collier Associate professor, Department of Educational Studies, Brock University | 2021-01-10 |
English | Outdoor education at universities can be a positive legacy of COVID-19 Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Jean-Philippe Ayotte-Beaudet Professor, Department of Preschool and Primary Education, Université de Sherbrooke | 2021-01-03 |
English | COVID-19 shows the cracks in public education – here’s how to repair them Source: The Conversation Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Jennifer Wallner Associate Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa | 2021-01-03 |
French | Effets de la COVID-19 sur le bienêtre, l’anxiété et la motivation des élèves (in french only) Source: Le Réseau EdCan Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Patrick Charland au département de didactique et cotitulaire de la Chaire UNESCO de Développement Curriculaire, Université du Québec à Montréal | 2021-09-28 |
English | Source: CBC News Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Ranjan Datta Former Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Regina, and Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Community Disaster Research at the Indigenous Studies, Department of Humanities, Mount Royal University | 2021-03-19 |
English | COVID-19 is Changing Our World: It’s Time to Rethink International Education Source: The Globe and Mail Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Roopa Desai Trilokekar Associate Professor, Post-Secondary Education, Faculty of Education, York University | 2021-02-16 |
English | Source: The Globe and Mail Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Guofang Li Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Transitional/Global Perspectives of Language and Literacy Education of Children and Youth in the Department of Language and Literacy Education, The University of British Columbia | 2021-02-09 |
English | Psychology research during the pandemic: The upside of being online Source: The Globe and Mail Featured SSHRC-Funded Researcher(s):  Alona Fyshe Assistant Professor, Departments of Computer Science and Psychology, University of Alberta  Janet Werker University Killam Professor and Canada Research Chair in Psychology, Department of Psychology, The University of British Columbia | 2021-01-25 |
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