'She didn't know how to go back': School attendance problems in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic-A multiple stakeholder qualitative study with parents and professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in school closures worldwide and unexcused absences have increased since schools reopened.

Aims

Drawing on multiple stakeholders' perspectives, we aimed to (i) develop a detailed understanding of how school attendance problems (SAPs) have manifested for primary school-aged children in the context of COVID-19; and (ii) identify promising community-based intervention strategies.

Methods

We used a qualitative design with two sequential phases of data collection. Phase 1 involved insight generation using qualitative surveys with parents and professionals working in primary education settings. These results were used to guide in-depth stakeholder interviews in Phase 2.

Sample

Phase 1 included 29 parents of primary-school chi

SUBMITTER: McDonald B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10099830 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature