| Autor: |
Kanwal, Zunaira, Farooq, Muhammad Shahid |
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Journal of Early Childhood Care & Education; 2022, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p1-26, 26p |
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In the last couple of years, the whole world faced a catastrophic situation and especially the students suffered a lot. The interruption occurred in students' learning at all stages of education due to sudden closure of educational institutions. This meddling in formal schooling adversely affected the academic outcomes of preschool children. This phenomenological study was conducted to explore the effect of this pandemic on care and education of young learners in Pakistan. Seventeen teachers and parents of preschool children selected through criterion purposive sampling were interviewed on a semi structured interview protocol. The results revealed that school closure due to COVID-19 had numerous adverse effects on the overall learning of students especially learners with low readiness and it increased the dropout rate of students. It also affected children's physical, social, emotional and language developments. The literacy skills of children also suffered a lot. Preschool teachers reported that all these developments except physical development were much effected. Parents explored different home based leaning activities for children to engage them at home. Their involvement also contributed in learning of their children through various activities during the school closure. These home based activities were unstructured, unplanned, limited, and less beneficial in developing learning competencies in children. What so ever children learned during this period, their learning was divergent. Results of this study may be helpful for care givers and school practitioners to minimize these effects on early years care and education. This study may be a stepping stone for teaching young learners during the future school closures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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