A Qualitative Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on Children's School Readiness: International Perspectives

• In Event: Exploring Children's Experiences Through Qualitative Methods

Abstract

This phenomenological study with 15 parents and teachers from the U.S. and other countries, aimed to understand how parents and teachers, preschool and kindergarten, perceived their preschool children’s academic/socioemotional readiness and life skill acquisition during the pandemic. Four themes emerged from data analysis: Negative Impacts and Positive Impacts of COVID-19, Perceptions of Alternate Modes of Instruction, and Impact of the Educational Environment on children. Future research may use larger sample size, adopt a mixed-method design, and recruit teachers from different kinds of ECE programs. The findings of this study will contribute to a slowly growing body of research on the topic and help teachers and parents to adopt adequate measures including remote learning to cope with such situations in future.

Authors

• Rachel M. Watts, California State University - Long Beach

• Jyotsna Pattnaik, California State University - Long Beach