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Home Schooling During Lockdown Did It Work?

Most children at both primary and secondary level said they learned less at home when schools wer...

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11.54 11 Nov 2020


Home Schooling During Lockdown Did It Work?


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11.54 11 Nov 2020


Most children at both primary and secondary level said they learned less at home when schools were closed earlier this year, and parents seemed in broad agreement that home-schooling didn't work. The findings are part of a major new study by researchers in NUI Galway, and we heard from now by Dr Elaine Keane, School of education, NUIG, Senior lecturer who’s one of co-authors of the report. 

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