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Learning in the time of COVID-19: capitalizing on the opportunity presented by the pandemic

Christopher E. Trombly (Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA)

Journal of Professional Capital and Community

ISSN: 2056-9548

Article publication date: 29 June 2020

Issue publication date: 25 November 2020

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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

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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