Education during the pandemic: an opportunity to transform education systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant a prolonged economic and social crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean, with profound consequences on the population’s well-being and a silent and devastating impact on education. The abrupt transition to distance learning, with one of the most extended school closures in the world, has had an unequal impact and highlighted pre-existing gaps in the region. The crisis has resulted in paradigm shifts, innovations and lessons learned concerning adapting to remote education, which impede education systems from returning to how things were and force them to restructure to be more resilient and inclusive.
Abstract
Summary .-- Introduction .-- I. The immediate impact of the pandemic on the region’s education systems .-- II. The pandemic threatens to deepen the learning crisis in Latin America
and the Caribbean .-- III. Financing and financial sustainability of education systems in Latin America and the Caribbean .-- IV. Towards transformative and inclusive recovery in education.
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Serie Políticas Sociales No. 243ECLAC Subtopics
COVID-19 ; EDUCATION ; INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT ; SOCIAL RIGHTSUnited Nations Subtopics
EDUCATION ; COVID-19 ; VIRUSES ; PANDEMICS ; EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS ; EDUCATIONAL POLICY ; EQUALITY ; FINANCING ; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTCountry / Region
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANProject(s)
Project “Enhancing Human Capacities Throughout the Life Cycle for Equality and Productivity”Collections
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