Professor Robert Marant and his new book, “COVID-19 and Schools: Policy, Stakeholders, and School Choice.”
The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be one of the most geographically widespread crises in the history of schooling, affecting tens of thousands of public, public charter, and private schools in 195 countries, the United States, and countless others. was forced to respond in this way.
Edited by Professor Robert Marant, College of Education and Health Professions, and David Marshall, Associate Professor, Auburn University COVID-19 and schools: Policies, stakeholders, and school choices Assessing what has been learned from the pandemic from a school education perspective.
Marant, who is the Department of Education Reform's 21st Century Leadership Committee Chair, has conducted fieldwork in more than 200 schools. He also served on the local school board for five years and on the Cyber Certification Board for more than 10 years. Marshall also served as chairman of the Alabama Public Charter Schools Commission and as a middle and high school social studies teacher in Philadelphia.
New coronavirus infection and schools, Published by Routledge, this book brings together peer-reviewed research from leading experts on how the pandemic has affected teachers, students, parents, educational practices, admissions, and system reform. be. This new book provides the first empirical findings that explore the profound effects on education that are likely to last for decades.
Marant and Marshall establish several important findings throughout the book, including:
- Compared to other developed countries, physics schools in the United States have been closed for longer periods.
- School closures, openings, and instructional formats varied widely by state and school sector (public, private, and public charter schools).
- Teachers across all sectors have found teaching during the pandemic more challenging than ever. This was due to constantly changing policies and the unprecedented demand to simultaneously teach students in physical, hybrid, and fully online modes of instruction.
“Fear doesn't lead to good decision-making, so we made a lot of mistakes during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Marant said. “Global movement of people and goods brings huge benefits, but it also means that germs also cross borders, meaning pandemics like this one are likely to occur again. We need to be better prepared next time. I can.”
