‘It’s out of my hands’: Migrant parents’ challenging experiences of home-schooling during the COVID-19 lockdowns

IF 1.5 4区教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Australian Journal of Education Pub Date : 2023-12-07 DOI:10.1177/00049441231220101

Tebeje Molla, A. Zaini, Hossein Shokouhi, Ruth Arber

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant educational disruption globally. When the pandemic forced schools to switch to emergency home-schooling, parental engagement in education became more critical. Some parents found home-schooling as an opportunity to form stronger relationships with their children. Others acquired an enhanced insight into their children’s schoolwork. However, the emerging literature shows that, as not all parents were equally positioned to support their children’s learning at home, emergency home-schooling has resulted in a significant learning loss. Guided by the concept of capital interaction, this article reports on a qualitative case study that investigated the experiences of 20 migrant parents in Victoria, Australia. A thematic analysis of the data reveals challenges associated with parental self-efficacy, financial hardship, language and technological barriers, time constraints, and disengagement and exhaustion. Remote learning may return in the future, and we must prepare for such disruption by improving equitable access to education delivered online and at home. To this end, the paper outlines some policy ideas.

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我无能为力"：移民家长在 COVID-19 封锁期间的家庭教育挑战经历

2019冠状病毒病大流行在全球造成了严重的教育中断。当疫情迫使学校转向紧急家庭教育时，家长参与教育变得更加重要。一些家长发现家庭教育是一个与孩子建立更牢固关系的机会。其他人则对孩子的学业有了更深入的了解。然而，新出现的文献表明，由于并非所有父母都能平等地支持孩子在家学习，紧急在家教育导致了重大的学习损失。在资本互动概念的指导下，本文报告了一个定性案例研究，调查了澳大利亚维多利亚州20名移民父母的经历。对数据的专题分析揭示了与父母自我效能感、经济困难、语言和技术障碍、时间限制、脱离和疲惫相关的挑战。远程学习可能在未来卷土重来，我们必须通过改善在线和在家提供教育的公平机会，为这种中断做好准备。为此，本文提出了一些政策思路。

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期刊介绍： The Australian Journal of Education was established in 1957 under the editorship of Professor Bill Connell. Drawing upon research conducted in Australia and internationally, the AJE aims to inform educational researchers as well as educators, administrators and policymakers about issues of contemporary concern in education. The AJE seeks to publish research studies that contribute to educational knowledge and research methodologies, and that review findings of research studies. Its scope embraces all fields of education and training. In addition to publishing research studies about education it also publishes articles that address education in relation to other fields.