ERIC Number: ED618935
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Dec
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Reopening with Resilience: Lessons from Remote Learning during COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Ortiz-Correa, Javier Santiago; Valenza, Marco; Dreesen, Thomas; Placco, Vincenzo
UNICEF
The implementation of remote learning?in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19 school closures?confirmed that the divide?in access to electricity and?technology?remained?a?major hurdle?for governments across the region?to serve all children.?School closures risk widening?existing learning gaps as?private schools were?more prepared to use technology?for remote learning and children from wealthier households?received more support at home?while schools were closed.?As?countries in the region reopen their schools,?it is vital that governments incorporate key?lessons learned?to?improve?the resilience?and equity?of the education systems. This report?presents evidence on remote learning during the COVID-19?school closures in Latin America and the Caribbean?to help guide decision-makers to build more effective, sustainable and resilient education systems for current and future crises.
Descriptors: Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Energy, Access to Computers, Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Learning Strategies, Internet, Rural Areas, Barriers, Learner Engagement, Access to Education, Electronic Learning, Telecommunications, Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti (Italy)
Identifiers - Location: Latin America; Caribbean
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