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Sharp increase in inequality in education in times of the COVID-19-pandemic.
Haelermans, Carla; Korthals, Roxanne; Jacobs, Madelon; de Leeuw, Suzanne; Vermeulen, Stan; van Vugt, Lynn; Aarts, Bas; Prokic-Breuer, Tijana; van der Velden, Rolf; van Wetten, Sanne; de Wolf, Inge.
  • Haelermans C; Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
  • Korthals R; Initiative for Education Research (NRO), Den Haag, The Netherlands.
  • Jacobs M; Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
  • de Leeuw S; Inspectorate of Education, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • Vermeulen S; Education Lab, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
  • van Vugt L; Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
  • Aarts B; Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
  • Prokic-Breuer T; Education Lab, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
  • van der Velden R; Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
  • van Wetten S; Education Lab, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
  • de Wolf I; Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
PLoS One ; 17(2): e0261114, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1793548
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19-pandemic forced many countries to close schools abruptly in the spring of 2020. These school closures and the subsequent period of distance learning has led to concerns about increasing inequality in education, as children from lower-educated and poorer families have less access to (additional) resources at home. This study analyzes differences in declines in learning gains in primary education in the Netherlands for reading, spelling and math, using rich data on standardized test scores and register data on student and parental background for almost 300,000 unique students. The results show large inequalities in the learning loss based on parental education and parental income, on top of already existing inequalities. The results call for a national focus on interventions specifically targeting vulnerable students.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Socioeconomic Factors / Teaching / Education, Distance Type of study: Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0261114

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Socioeconomic Factors / Teaching / Education, Distance Type of study: Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Child / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0261114