Cameras Are On - Exploring the Challenges of COVID-19 Post Remote Learning in Urban Middle School Classrooms: What Are Grade 7 Middle School Teachers’ Perspectives of Students’ Interpersonal Relationships?

Abstract

The intent of this qualitative pilot study is to gain insight into the perceptions of middle school teachers’ on students’ interpersonal relationships in school post-COVID 19, remote learning. The study focuses on whether their students’ interpersonal relationship skills were strengthened or weakened upon returning from remote learning at home to the classroom. Three types of data collected were semi-structured interviews, one focus group, and.anonymous written artifacts from the seventh grade students. The outcomes and discoveries of this study reveal that teachers’ perceptions and implementation of support strategies could play an important role for strengthening students’ interpersonal relationships within the classroom learning environment.

Presenters

Kathleen O’farrell
Ph.D. Student, Education - Curriculum and Teaching, St. John's University, New York, United States

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

2023 Special Focus—Literacies and Educational Changes: Rediscussing Digital Learning, Neoliberalism and Post-Pandemic Policies

KEYWORDS

ADOLESCENT STUDENTS, COVID-19, INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, POST-REMOTE LEARNING