Tag: covid mini series

The Lingering Effects of Covid-19 on Reading Outcomes in High-Poverty Areas: Introducing Paired Reading to Support Pedagogy and Student Reading in a Post-pandemic Context in Chile by Maria Cockerill, Pelusa Orellana, Nancy Tello, & Allen Thurston

Reading proficiency is key for economic participation, yet international PISA test results highlight continued challenges (OECD, 2018a). In Latin America, all countries scored below the OECD mean (487) in PISA reading tests, with a mean score of 452 in Chile (OECD, 2018a), with 32% of Chilean students not achieving baseline levels (OECD average is 23%).
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Academia vs Employment: The Impact of COVID-19 on School Counselor Preparation by Taryne M. Mingo and Alexis Moore

School counselor (SC) preparation programs are charged with training future school counselors in accordance to the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) National Model and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Although role ambiguity within the SC profession has been a long-standing issue (Cinotti, 2014; Culbreth et al., 2005), the pandemic exacerbated
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Non-Performativity in University Responses to Anti-Asian Hate During the Pandemic by Brendon M. Soltis

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When colleges and universities address racism, they do so as reactionary responses to discrete racialized incidents. Further, they rarely follow through on their written commitments to racial equity and justice (Ahmed 2012). This includes how university leaders responded to rampant anti-Asian hate during the COVID-19 pandemic, exacerbated by the perpetual foreigner stereotype. This stereotype portrays
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