The Challenges Posed by COVID-19 to the BRICS Education Systems: Lessons to Be Learnt

Autor/inn/en	Niemczyk, E. K.; de Beer, Z. L.; Steyn, H. J.
Titel	The Challenges Posed by COVID-19 to the BRICS Education Systems: Lessons to Be Learnt
Quelle	In: Perspectives in Education, 39 (2021) 1, S.173-188 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0258-2236
DOI	10.18820/2519593X/pie.v39.i1.11
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Emergency Programs; School Closing; Electronic Learning; Distance Education; Educational Practices; Educational Planning; Context Effect; Comparative Education; Educational Research; Foreign Countries; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Brazil; Russia; India; China; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hilfsprogramm; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Bildungspraxis; Bildungsplanung; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Brasilien; Russland; Indien; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	It is considered an axiom that the national education system is expected to render a service during the real and ever-changing educational needs of a given nation. Typically, the primary functioning is characterised by the provisioning of an educationally determined pathway for each student according to their specific contexts. A real state of emergency arises when the national community is suddenly faced with dramatic challenges such as those posed by the external factors namely the global outbreak of COVID-19. In this situation, the unique challenge for individual national education systems was to address the educational needs of the students and the community with the pre-condition to safeguard their health in the face of the pandemic. The response of each education system had to prioritise the implementation of health protocols to safeguard all education stakeholders, along with the provision of quality education. The objective of this article was to explore the approaches and practices that the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) implemented during the time of the pandemic. To accomplish this objective, a systematic document analysis was conducted that ultimately allowed the identification of lessons to be learnt. The results show many similar approaches employed by the BRICS such as transitioning to online teaching, devoting funds to address emerging challenges and developing new teaching strategies. The article concludes with the lessons learnt from the nations under investigation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01