Australia Association for Research in Education
COVID-19 and schools
More help needed for vulnerable learners in the age of COVID-19 school closures
During lockdowns due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, school closures were hotly debated. Complete school closures were perceived …
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 …
How teaching online during COVID-19 lockdown made me think deeply about how physical presence matters
There’s a general feeling among teachers of pride and relief that we got through the recent few months when were teaching online. And at the moment, all of us are feeling for our school teacher colleagues in Melbourne who face returning to the challenges of teaching remotely again in just a week with their city …
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 …