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What If Schools Are Closed for More than a Year Due to the New Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

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The outbreak of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) has already forced schools and universities to close in China. It has also resulted in increased difficulties for international students to travel to attend their educational institutions as well as stoppage of on the ground operations of supplementary education (tutoring) services. Korea, Japan, Iran, Iraq, Italy are closing schools in the infected area and more countries are considering or preparing the closure of schools. And the situation seems to worsen globally, likely to affect more people and more schools.

This unfortunate event gives us an unwelcome opportunity to rethink education. At the invitation of the ECNU Review of Education, a journal published by Sage, I am collecting thoughtful imaginations about what education would be like if all schools are closed for more than a year. The journal will publish a summary of the contributions with proper attribution.

Please share your thoughts using the comments box below. Make sure to include information about you and how you want to be referenced. Thank you.

What would happen to our global and local educational systems, if the Coronavirus outbreak lasted for a year?

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More about Yong Zhao

Dr. Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas. He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. Prior to Oregon, Yong Zhao was University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also served as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of the Confucius Institute, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. Additionally, he worked as a professor of educational leadership in the Faculty of Education at University of Melbourne and senior researcher at the Mitchell Institute of Victoria University in Australia. He was a visiting Global Professor at University of Bath and a visiting scholar at Warwick University in the UK.

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