ERIC Number: EJ1430378
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jul
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
EISSN: EISSN-1939-0599
Educational Experiences of U.S. Children during the 2020-2021 School Year in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rachelle M. Johnson; Callie W. Little; Jeffrey A. Shero; Wilhelmina van Dijk; LaTasha R. Holden; Mia C. Daucourt; Cynthia U. Norris; Colleen M. Ganley; Jeanette Taylor; Sara A. Hart
Developmental Psychology, v60 n7 p1298-1312 2024
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a historic event impacting children around the globe. Prior research on the educational experiences of children during the COVID-19 pandemic focused almost exclusively on spring 2020. This article extends this literature past the initial shock of spring 2020, capturing the first full school year (2020-2021) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This registered report study utilized a national sample of 1,666 United States twins in kindergarten through 12th grade from 43 states to provide the current descriptive report of children's educational experiences during this time, as reported by their parents. Specifically, we reported on school format, parents' role in education, parent-teacher interactions, schoolwork struggles, technology access, and school services. About half of children attended in-person schooling, with many children switching from online to in-person throughout the school year. Parents saw the pandemic as a risk to their children's education. During the 2020-2021 school year of the pandemic, parents felt they had a larger role in their children's education and were less satisfied in their interactions with teachers than what they experienced during the prepandemic part of the 2019-2020 school year. Children experienced more schoolwork struggles than they had in previous years, and this was similar across age groups. For most constructs, results were equivalent across age group, but parents of younger children tended to provide more schoolwork help. Overall, this article highlights the disruptions in their educational environments that children continued to experience through the first full school year (2020-2021) of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Descriptors: Student Experience, COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary Secondary Education, Twins, Parent Role, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Barriers, Access to Computers, School Closing, Services, In Person Learning, Online Courses, Parent Attitudes, Age Differences
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Related Records: ED650180
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH); Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: P50HD052120; R01HD709292; R305B200020