Open AccessThe Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Engagement
Author(s) -
Libby Daggers,
Mark Pontious,
Kimberly Sterritt,
Benjamin J. Williams
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of college orientation and transition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-4535
pISSN - 1534-2263
DOI - 10.24926/jcotr.v28i2.3755
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , population , public relations , political science , psychology , sociology , medicine , demography , virology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , outbreak
While family engagement professionals are accustomed to engaging a remote population with high expectations, the COVID-19 pandemic brought challenges, opportunities for innovation, and even higher expectations from families. This article is a collection of experiences from four family engagement colleagues in which the authors spotlight the experiences of families throughout the pandemic, the impact of the pandemic on family engagement, and how this period of time may impact institutional approach to family engagement going forward.