- Article from University of Gothenburg
- Subject: Education & school
Despite the fact that Sweden had the most confirmed cases of covid-19 out of eight countries in one study, it was only here that the primary school was kept open. The main reason, according to the researchers, is the Swedish constitution with independent authorities. A research group at the University of Gothenburg has analyzed how eight European countries handled the issue of closing – or not closing – primary school during the start of the corona pandemic in the spring of 2020. The research group included people with very good knowledge of the political systems and languages of the countries concerned, including public documents from governments and authorities, public pandemic information, press conferences and media reporting. – In all countries, it was the government that decided whether the primary schools should be closed or not. Political considerations and medical reasons were to varying degrees decisive for the decisions. While political consideration was most important in Denmark, Finland, Italy, Norway and Poland, medical reasons were most important in Germany, Sweden and Greece, says Sverker Lindblad, professor emeritus in pedagogy.
In the wake of the school closures, there was in many cases a discussion about society’s preparedness for pandemics, social consequences of school closures and difficulties with distance education.
– It is an urgent task for educational research to develop and try ideas and strategies in how citizens should handle a pandemic, says Sverker Lindblad. Four important lessons for the school before future pandemics Sverker Lindblad highlights four important experiences from the corona pandemic that the school can bring:
- Society and the school need to be prepared for a pandemic and to be able to deal with the requirements for distance, hygiene and other measures to curb the spread of infection.
- Distance education has proven to have a downside, both in terms of lack of social care and lack of efficiency.
- The pandemic showed the importance of the school as a social institution – for social interaction and education, but also the importance of classroom teaching for students.
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