'It Is No Longer Scary': Digital Learning before and during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Irish Secondary Schools

Autor/inn/en	Scully, Darina; Lehane, Paula; Scully, Conor
Titel	'It Is No Longer Scary': Digital Learning before and during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Irish Secondary Schools
Quelle	In: Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 30 (2021) 1, S.159-181 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Scully, Darina) ORCID (Lehane, Paula)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1475-939X
DOI	10.1080/1475939X.2020.1854844
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; COVID-19; Pandemics; Foreign Countries; Web Based Instruction; Secondary Schools; Administrator Attitudes; Principals; Technological Literacy; Educational Practices; Educational Resources; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Web Based Training; Sekundarschule; Principal; Schulleiter; Technisches Wissen; Bildungspraxis; Bildungsmittel; Irland
Abstract	The use of digital technology to support teaching and learning in schools has been rising for years, but in March 2020, it became the only option when the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the closure of almost all educational institutions worldwide. This article reports on a survey of secondary school leaders (n = 72) in Ireland, conducted three months after the closures. Leaders' beliefs about technology, digital practices before the pandemic and responses to the emergency are considered. The findings suggest that leaders are positively disposed towards technology, and that, prior to the crisis, approaches to digital learning were aligned with some best practice recommendations. Although schools endeavoured to continue provision during the closures, challenges were reported, particularly in rural schools and those serving disadvantaged cohorts. Leaders perceived teachers' 'digital competence' as an area in need of development, and noted that the pandemic may have provided an impetus for this. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01