Learning in the time of COVID-19: capitalizing on the opportunity presented by the pandemic
Journal of Professional Capital and Community
ISSN: 2056-9548
Article publication date: 29 June 2020
Issue publication date: 25 November 2020
Abstract
Purpose
This paper addresses the current disruption in the educational status quo ante that has been caused by the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19. Its purpose is to suggest how practicing educators, their professional associations and the university-based researchers with whom they partner might capitalize on the unanticipated opportunity to impact education policy that the pandemic presents.
Design/methodology/approach
The author draws upon his own preparation and experiences – first as a long-time practitioner in the elementary and secondary school setting, then as a university professor – to offer insights and suggestions to practicing educators, their professional associations and the university-based researchers with whom they partner.
Findings
Despite the unexpected challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented to educators – challenges to which educators around the globe have risen admirably – the current crisis also affords practicing educators, their professional associations and the university-based researchers with whom they partner to change the status quo ante for the better.
Originality/value
The particular value of this piece is twofold: its analysis of the impact of this unanticipated crisis upon education by an author who has served both in the elementary/secondary setting and at the university level, and its assertion that educators must avail themselves of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change the educational status quo ante for the better.
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Citation
Trombly, C.E. (2020), "Learning in the time of COVID-19: capitalizing on the opportunity presented by the pandemic", Journal of Professional Capital and Community, Vol. 5 No. 3/4, pp. 351-358. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPCC-05-2020-0016
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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