Appraising the decision-making process concerning Covid-19 policy in postsecondary education in Canada: A critical scoping review


Claudia Chaufan, York University

We conducted a critical scoping review of COVID-19 policy responses in Canadian postsecondary education. Despite the unprecedented nature of these policies and their dramatic impact on the lives of millions of students, staff, faculty, their families, and communities, little is known about the decision-making processes leading to them. Further, the power dynamics that shapes policymaking has been insufficiently explored. Data included publicly available documents and was retrieved from university, newsletter, and legal websites. Documents were independently screened, charted, analysed, and synthesized by at least two investigators, with disagreements resolved through full team discussion. We present preliminary results of our investigation.

Non-presenting authors: Vanessa Vashishth, Wilfrid Laurier University; Laurie Manwell, Wilfred Laurier University; Benjamin Gabbay, York University; Camila Heredia, York University; Charlotte Daniels, York University

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