Covid-19 and school management

Title

Covid-19 and school management

Creator

Prakasha G.S.; Muttungal P.V.; Kureethara J.V.

Description

The breakout of COVID-19 from Wuhan, China has shaken the world economy, giving a traumatic experience to people across the world. Most of the countries have locked down their business enterprises. Schools have started teaching online, and teachers have moved to online teaching in no time. School managers are making quick decisions on various challenges faced by their schools. These uncertain conditions have led to the present study. The present study explores the impact of COVID-19 on various dimensions of school management, such as finance, infrastructure, staff training, student enrollment, student retention, student welfare activities, co-curricular activities, and challenges and opportunities; how to maintain efficiency amidst COVID-19 pandemic; and how to reduce the pandemic effect in schools. This research employed the phenomenological qualitative method to address the research problems. The data was collected from the semi-structured online interview and review of related literature. The study describes the effect of COVID-19 on various dimensions of school management. 2022, IGI Global. All rights reserved.

Source

Handbook of Research on Teacher and Student Perspectives on the Digital Turn in Education, pp. 383-395.

Date

2022-01-01

Publisher

IGI Global

Coverage

Prakasha G.S., School of Education, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Muttungal P.V., Christ University, India; Kureethara J.V., Christ University, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISBN: 978-166844447-4; 978-166844446-7

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4446-7.ch017

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