The COVID-19 Pandemic: Questions about Education and its Prospects
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Questions about Education and its Prospects
Author(s): Veska Gyuviyska, Nikolay TsankovSubject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Education, Psychology, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Sociology, Vocational Education, Higher Education , Social psychology and group interaction, Social development, Globalization, Inclusive Education / Inclusion, Sociology of Education
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: pandemic; health and social crisis; education; ethical codes/ codes of conduct; educational resources; blended type of schooling; home schooling; optimization of education
Summary/Abstract: The text offers an education-related reading of the state of emergency in the Bulgarian society in the conditions of a pandemic. It touches upon the reasons for regression, but also the opportunities for radical transformation of Bulgarian education and its optimization in the future. The article examines the ethical issues teachers face in a time of societal crisis when various moral dilemmas are to be resolved. The scientific text discusses new ideas in the Bulgarian educational space, such as those for home education and family-type schooling. The article’s set tasks include: (1) Pinpointing the problem of the pandemic as a typical educational problem; (2) Pointing out the educational resources related to limiting the social consequences of the pandemic; (3) Raising the question of teachers’ ethical codes in times of Pandemic as a moral corrective for their professional conduct. The research is mainly related to the language of "philosophy of education" and its conceptual apparatus.
Journal: Философия
- Issue Year: 29/2020
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 419-431
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
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