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Assessing school community needs during the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic: Teacher, parent and student perceptions.
- Source :
- School Psychology International; Dec2021, Vol. 42 Issue 6, p590-615, 26p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the lives of adults and children worldwide. Schools were among the first settings to be influenced by this crisis. Home confinement and school closure were implemented as necessary preventive measures creating a new way of living based on web-based communication. The aim of the study is to explore school community needs during the COVID-19 outbreak in Greece. The study followed a mixed methods design, consisting of a teacher, a parent and an adolescent survey. The sample entailed 1,157 participants (414 teachers, 487 parents and 256 adolescents). Quantitative data were collected using questionnaires. Qualitative data were collected using open-ended questions to explore participants' adjustment and needs during the pandemic. Parents and teachers showed high propensity for anxiety and high levels of resilient coping. Health and adaptation concerns were evident in all samples. Teachers, parents and adolescents described helpful coping practices, primarily related to social support. The findings highlight the importance of supporting all school community members to cope with feelings of stress and anxiety during the pandemic and to identify and make use of helpful personal and social resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PARENT attitudes
ADAPTABILITY (Personality)
ONLINE education
SCHOOL mental health services
PSYCHOLOGY of parents
SOCIAL support
RESEARCH methodology
COLLEGE teacher attitudes
PSYCHOLOGY of teachers
HEALTH status indicators
SURVEYS
PSYCHOLOGY of high school students
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
STUDENT attitudes
INFORMATION needs
NEED (Psychology)
NEEDS assessment
ANXIETY
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
COVID-19 pandemic
MEDICAL needs assessment
PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01430343
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- School Psychology International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 153180404
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/01430343211041697