Curriculum and the Covid-19 crisis

Area of Science:

• Education
• Sociology
• Crisis Management

Background:

• The COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented challenges to global education systems.
• The crisis is framed not merely as an educational disruption but as a profound humanitarian crisis.

Purpose of the Study:

• To analyze the COVID-19 crisis as a curriculum crisis.
• To explore educators' theoretical and practical responses to the emergency.
• To re-center the individual student within educational frameworks.

Main Methods:

• Introductory article to a special issue on curriculum responsiveness to crisis.
• Synthesis of theoretical and practical elements of educators' mobilization.
• Conceptual analysis of curriculum and pedagogical communication.

Main Results:

• The COVID-19 crisis highlights the interconnectedness of humanitarian and educational challenges.
• Educators have actively mobilized to address the multifaceted impacts of the crisis.
• Existing curriculum frameworks are being re-evaluated in light of the crisis.

Conclusions:

• The student, as an individual, must be central to all conceptions of curriculum.
• Pedagogical communication and the project of education must be organized around the needs of the individual learner.
• Curriculum responsiveness to crisis requires a human-centered approach.