Schooling in Times of COVID-19: Findings of the School Barometer That Inform Policy, Practice, and Research

• In Event: Navigating COVID-19 as Educational Leaders

Abstract

The crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus has far-reaching effects in education. Indeed, schools were closed in nearly all countries in the world. In the context of this new situation (i.e., school lockdown), information must be provided instantly to inform education policy and practice. In this paper, we show how a short monitoring survey – School Barometer – intended to gather data from multiple actors can contribute to evaluating the current school situation caused by COVID-19 and providing information for decision-making.
The aim of the School Barometer is to nationally and internationally monitor the current situation in Germany, Austria and Switzerland by collecting the perspectives of various actors (parents, students, teachers). In doing so, it aims to contribute to a data-informed discussion.

Authors

• Christoph Helm, Johannes Kepler University of Linz

• Stephan Gerhard Huber, University of Teacher Education Zug