K-12 education and the impact of COVID-19 on parental responsibility in emergency remote learning

Parents, teachers, and students have changed from the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic however, the implications to K-12 education are yet to be discovered. The objective of this study was to understand the shift in responsibilities in the lives of parents and their roles in the sudden move to virtual learning because of the impact of the pandemic on schools. This dynamic affected communication of parents with teachers and consequently led to the emergency remote learning experiences of students. An interpretative phenomenological, objective qualitative study was conducted to get a deep understanding of this phenomenon. This study thus explored the experiences of 21 respondents: 7 parents, 12 parent/teachers and 2 teachers. It was revealed that teachers believed that the emergency remote teaching/learning context that involved hybrid teaching produced new insights for them as educators and afforded new technological abilities and versatility. Parents reported that they did their best to support their children’s learning with the resources and skills available to them but needed better support with clear communication from teachers and the school system. It was also found that students’ socioemotional situations impacted require immediate action to close academic gaps that emerged, in the emergency online and hybrid contexts. As a result of this study, recommendations include research into the individual needs of parents, teachers, students, and school administrations.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2022

Author dc:creator

• Blystone, Elizabeth

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kalantzis, Mary
• Cope, Bill
• Pak, Yoon
• Fowler, Susan
• Montebello, Matthew

• Connectivity Schoology Online Contact Interaction Work Internet Overwhelmed Email Primary Communicate Difficult Device Anxiety Technology Computer Responsibilities Planning Language Isolation Digital Zoom Concentrate Glitch 6th Behind Surprise Platform School Family Income Appreciation Personality Hybrid Person District Virtual Motivation Experience Family

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2022 Elizabeth Blystone

Language dc:language

en, eng

Handle dc:identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/115331

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