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At least 1 in 3 of the world's school children – 463 million children globally – were unable to access remote learning when COVID-19 shuttered their schools. [26] This raised concerns regarding the social, economic, and educational impacts of protracted school closures on students.
The UNESCO study of publication trends in 193 countries on the topic of new or re-emerging viruses that can infect humans covered the period from 2011 to 2019 and now provides an overview of the state of research prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Global output on this broad topic increased by only 2% per year between 2011 and 2019, slower than ...
9. The Kids Circle Foundation. The mission of the Kids Circle Foundation is “to enrich the lives of children by virtually providing them guidance, support and companionship.” This non-profit ...
The results revealed that mid-COVID-19 children scored significantly lower in morphological awareness (between 20% and 61%) particularly in verb derivation, compared to their pre-pandemic peers. [166] These gaps were attributed to less learning hours, reduced social interaction and additional challenges related to distance learning.
A University of California, San Francisco study states that schools can't open safely until COVID-19 transmission in a general population is under control. [ 11 ] As schools have been closed to cope with the global pandemic, students, parents and educators around the globe have felt the unexpected ripple effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has also had a devastating impact on education, with hundreds of millions of children and young people falling behind in their learning. To achieve SDG 4, increased investment in education, particularly in developing countries, and international cooperation and partnerships are essential.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the phenomenon of misinformation on social media, often referred to as an "infodemic." Platforms like Twitter and YouTube provided direct access to content, making users susceptible to rumors and unreliable information that could significantly impact individual behaviors and undermine collective efforts against ...
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