ERIC Number: EJ1405866
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
EISSN: EISSN-1476-8275
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Unprecedented Times: What We Have Learned about Remote Instruction in Early Childhood during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Meaghan McKenna; Elizabeth Burke Hadley; Nicolette Grasley-Boy; Xigrid Soto-Boykin; Julia Mikhail; Story Phillips
Early Child Development and Care, v193 n13-14 p1350-1366 2023
This article compares findings from two national surveys of remote learning for children 2-5 years old during school year one (2019-2020) of the COVID-19 pandemic to school year two (2020-2021) of the COVID-19 pandemic. The refined survey contains 45 closed-ended and five open-ended items covering seven domains: (a) demographic information; (b) preparation, guidelines, and materials for remote learning; (c) caregiver communication and engagement; (d) assessment; (e) instruction; (f) educators' levels of confidence before and after remote learning; and (g) access to services (i.e. wraparound and/or special education). Both quantitative (descriptive, regression, ANOVA, Wilcoxon signed rank test) and consensual qualitative research analyses were applied to summarize the results from 506 early childhood educators. Study results indicate that improvements in remote learning were made during the second pandemic school year. Remote learning has potential for young children if an infrastructure that allows for successful implementation is established.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Early Childhood Education, Pandemics, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Educational Change, Distance Education, Young Children, Student Attitudes
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Related Records: ED645068
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324B180004
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