A Call for Rethinking Schooling and Leadership in the Time of COVID-19
COVID-19 forced a sudden closure of schools, prompting a hasty and unplanned reaction of educators to deliver educational content. Inspired by Ivan Illich's book Deschooling Society, where he argues for the delivery of educational content by utilizing technology and forging intentional partners...
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| description | COVID-19 forced a sudden closure of schools, prompting a hasty and unplanned reaction of educators to deliver educational content. Inspired by Ivan Illich's book Deschooling Society, where he argues for the delivery of educational content by utilizing technology and forging intentional partnerships with parents and communities to assist in the delivery of educational content, we reflect on how these ideas impact school leadership and preparation of school leaders. This “forced” deschooling has offered educators an opportunity to rethink the true purpose of education, and redesign flexible, creative and innovative instructional strategies for delivering educational materials and knowledge, as well as rethinking the role of and preparation of educational leaders. While we do not offer quick solutions, our intent is to revisit Illich's Deschooling Society as a means to examine and question our school system introspectively and collectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d63079262244737bd528b800ec027672022-12-22T03:14:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Education2504-284X2021-01-01510.3389/feduc.2020.618075618075A Call for Rethinking Schooling and Leadership in the Time of COVID-19Rodolfo Rincones0Isela Peña1Karina Chantal Canaba2Educational Leadership and Foundations, College of Education, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United StatesDepartment of Education, College of Education and Professional Studies, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX, United StatesEducational Leadership and Foundations, College of Education, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United StatesCOVID-19 forced a sudden closure of schools, prompting a hasty and unplanned reaction of educators to deliver educational content. Inspired by Ivan Illich's book Deschooling Society, where he argues for the delivery of educational content by utilizing technology and forging intentional partnerships with parents and communities to assist in the delivery of educational content, we reflect on how these ideas impact school leadership and preparation of school leaders. This “forced” deschooling has offered educators an opportunity to rethink the true purpose of education, and redesign flexible, creative and innovative instructional strategies for delivering educational materials and knowledge, as well as rethinking the role of and preparation of educational leaders. While we do not offer quick solutions, our intent is to revisit Illich's Deschooling Society as a means to examine and question our school system introspectively and collectively.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2020.618075/fullCOVID-19deschoolingprincipal preparationIvan Illichleadership |
| spellingShingle | Rodolfo Rincones Isela Peña Karina Chantal Canaba A Call for Rethinking Schooling and Leadership in the Time of COVID-19 Frontiers in Education COVID-19 deschooling principal preparation Ivan Illich leadership |
| title | A Call for Rethinking Schooling and Leadership in the Time of COVID-19 |
| title_full | A Call for Rethinking Schooling and Leadership in the Time of COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | A Call for Rethinking Schooling and Leadership in the Time of COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Call for Rethinking Schooling and Leadership in the Time of COVID-19 |
| title_short | A Call for Rethinking Schooling and Leadership in the Time of COVID-19 |
| title_sort | call for rethinking schooling and leadership in the time of covid 19 |
| topic | COVID-19 deschooling principal preparation Ivan Illich leadership |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2020.618075/full |
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