Australia Association for Research in Education
COVID-19 and schools
TikTok teachers go viral in these #COVID-19 times
TikTok is one of the world’s fastest growing apps, with an estimated two billion total downloads since its …
Pandemic Collection: Reflections on inequities amplified by the COVID-19 global crisis
The pieces in this collection are our reflections on the ongoing inequities in education that have been amplified …
The shock of dealing with Covid-19 has made teachers even stronger and better at their craft
Cast your mind back to the end of the first school term for 2020: Australian states and territories were rapidly moving into lockdown because of COVID-19. Political leaders were signaling – often using mixed signals – the likelihood and need to close schools and transition to distance learning. Here in New South Wales schools switched …
Speculating on teacher attrition in Australia: Might COVID-19 be ‘the straw that breaks the camel’s back’?
It is worth considering the potential impact COVID-19 might have on teachers, many already feeling devalued and over-worked, …
Will mass schooling-at-home lead to the death of schools?
All over the country families are trying to cope with the consequences of helping educate their children at home. The immediate short-term problems are trying to keep children engaged in learning activities provided by teachers, but already medium-term challenges are casting terrifying shadows. Centre-stage is the inequality around digital access which affects all of us …
Messages from teachers at the coalface as COVID-19 changes everything
I am a university teacher and researcher who studies the art and science of good school leadership. Most …
COVID-19 and school closures – what the research says we should be doing
Schools in Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia will go pupil free from Monday, taking only children of essential workers. I have been having a close look at the available research and evidence on school closures and the COVID-19 pandemic, and I am wondering why there is no urgent national call to close all Australian …