This paper uses qualitative data from a survey of Higher Education students, who are also parents, to reveal changing attitudes towards, and perceptions of, education during the pandemic school closures in England. Thematic analysis reveals the stresses of 'homeschooling' and how parents reacted and adapted to these, including adjusting ideas…

Remote learning has long existed as a learning modality in the education sector, where it has been seen more as an alternative option for receiving education rather than a common learning modality until the entrance of a global pandemic -- COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus -- that hit the world by surprise in late 2019. This study was…

Remote learning has long existed as a learning modality in the education sector, where it has been seen more as an alternative option for receiving education rather than a common learning modality until the entrance of a global pandemic -- COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus -- that hit the world by surprise in late 2019. This study was…

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the role of informed decision-making in times of crisis and the need for equipping teachers with the ability to address socioscientific issues in the classroom. In this study, we examine the features of socioscientific reasoning found in preservice elementary teachers' group discussions on the issue of…

This paper investigates the insights that we, as parent-educators gained from our children's learning experiences throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and how this impacted our approaches to learning and teaching. All authors are teacher education academics working at a regional Australian university. The rapid and extensive changes in our personal…

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rapid and substantial increase in unemployment and to uncertainty about future job prospects. Despite this increased uncertainty, parents' expectations that their children will pursue postsecondary studies remained high during the lockdown--91.7% of children whose parents were surveyed in May or June 2020 were…

Parents, students and school communities have been forced to respond to the COVID-19 crisis in unprecedented ways. What are their reactions to the responses by school districts and state officials to this crisis? How has this affected their feelings about state government and how are families faring as they face challenges like distance learning?…

The COVID-19 pandemic quickly and dramatically altered the world. As people begin to emerge from the COVID-era, learning and personal growth have been an unexpected silver lining on these dark days. Pearson asked 6,000 college students and parents of school age children in four countries how young people think about themselves, their careers, and…

This study explores challenges faced by young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families enrolling in inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs during COVID-19. The benefits of attending IPSE programs are well-documented, but this group is disadvantaged accessing postsecondary education and employment.…

Parents and high school counselors play a tremendously influential role during a student's college search. But how has that support changed during the COVID-19 crisis? This white paper from RNL looks at new survey results of parents and counselors to show how the current crisis has altered their expectations and behaviors toward the college search…

Purpose: This research aims to study the students' perspectives on synchronous and asynchronous learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Both synchronous and asynchronous learning approaches used in online education have positive and negative outcomes. Hence, the aim is to study online education's positive and negative consequences, reflecting sync…

The COVID pandemic created an unprecedented crisis for students and their families. Parents saw most of their college-enrolled children switch to hybrid or fully online learning. Student and family engagement became almost exclusively electronic and online. And the economic fallout of the pandemic impacted the ability of students and families to…

This study investigated how East Asian international students of contemporary music performance (EAIS-CMP) at music colleges in the United States made sense of their career development experiences while they were students and as recent graduates. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven EAIS-CMP who recently graduated from four…

The 2021-22 academic year was profoundly challenging for California schools. Eight critical issues emerged as serious threats to student learning, the operation of schools, and even the very institution of public education: (1) gun violence, (2) politicization of and support for public education, (3) controversy over what is taught in schools, (4)…

The 2021-22 academic year was profoundly challenging for California schools. Eight critical issues emerged as serious threats to student learning, the operation of schools, and even the very institution of public education: (1) gun violence, (2) politicization of and support for public education, (3) controversy over what is taught in schools, (4)…