Creating School Community Cohesion and Resilience Post-COVID-19


Samantha Mullin, MacEwan University; Camila Balboa, MacEwan University; Erica Thomson, McMaster University; Emily Milne, MacEwan University

Educational inequalities experienced by Canadian Kindergarten-Grade 12 students were amplified by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Using data from four waves of mixed-methods surveys conducted from 2020 to 2022 with parents and caregivers of students enrolled in Alberta’s education system, we explore how education can be built back to create more equitable, inclusive, and accessible post-pandemic educational opportunities. This paper is exploratory in nature and seeks to fill a gap in understanding the impacts of COVID-19 on education, allowing us to better understand of how educational systems can foster resilience and social cohesion in Alberta’s school communities moving forward.

Non-presenting author: Karen Robson, McMaster University

This paper will be presented at the following session: