PROTOCOL: Education and Covid-19: An evidence and gap map

Area of Science:

• Education research
• Public health interventions
• COVID-19 pandemic impacts

Background:

• The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted educational systems globally.
• A need exists to synthesize and map existing research on educational responses.
• Understanding the evidence landscape is crucial for informing future policies and practices.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a protocol for an evidence and gap map.
• To identify and map primary studies, systematic reviews, guidelines, and policies.
• To focus on education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Main Methods:

• The study will systematically search for published and unpublished primary studies.
• It will include systematic reviews, clinical practice guidelines, and policy documents.
• An evidence and gap map will be created and maintained.

Main Results:

• The primary outcome is the creation of a live, searchable, and publicly available evidence and gap map.
• The map will categorize and display the existing body of evidence.
• Gaps in the research will be identified.

Conclusions:

• This protocol provides a framework for a valuable resource on education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The evidence and gap map will support evidence-based decision-making.
• It will highlight areas for future research and policy development.