The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Engagement

Libby Daggers

Texas A&M University

Mark Pontious, Ph.D.

Miami University

Kimberly Sterritt

The University of Alabama

Benjamin Williams

Georgia State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v28i2.3755

Keywords: Family Engagement, Parent Engagement, Parents and Families, Parent, Family, COVID, COVID-19


Abstract

While family engagement professionals are accustomed to engaging a remote population with high expectations, the COVID-19 pandemic brought challenges, opportunities for innovation, and even higher expectations from families. This article is a collection of experiences from four family engagement colleagues in which the authors spotlight the experiences of families throughout the pandemic, the impact of the pandemic on family engagement, and how this period of time may impact institutional approach to family engagement going forward.

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