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Fall 2020 COVID-19 Needs Assessment among New Jersey Secondary School Educational Professionals
Secondary or high school (HS) educational professionals expressed concerns about dealing with environmental and occupational health and safety protocols due to COVID-19. Concerns related to fall 2020 school re-opening and getting back into in-person teaching—whether full-time, part-time or some othe...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8070613/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33924392 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084083 |
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author | Shendell, Derek G. Aggarwal, Juhi Campbell, Maryanne L. F. Gonzalez, Lauren N. Kaplun, Elizabeth Koshy, Koshy Mackie, Thomas I. |
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description | Secondary or high school (HS) educational professionals expressed concerns about dealing with environmental and occupational health and safety protocols due to COVID-19. Concerns related to fall 2020 school re-opening and getting back into in-person teaching—whether full-time, part-time or some other approved hybrid model—plus ongoing uncertainty with how the state and federal government will be handling matters about mandates for virtual learning, rapid testing, vaccine distribution, etc. These concerns were related to both their experience as educational professionals and genuine interest in personal and student well-being. This study was a cross-sectional online survey in early fall from mid-September–early October 2020. Of a possible maximum participation of 740 New Jersey (NJ) supervisory-level HS teachers and administrators (e.g., department chairs, district and school principals), 100 confirmed unique respondents (13.5%) consented and completed the survey. Of 100 experienced (mean 18 years teaching) participants, 70% responded to the gender identity question (overall, 61% female, 39% male; by NJ region, gender ratios were similar). There were statistically significant differences (using Fischer’s exact test) between NJ regions regarding provision of online counseling and support services for teachers (p < 0.001); for resources and equipment for teachers to mediate online learning (p = 0.02); for assistive video technology tools (p = 0.03) and accessibility to structured online learning and professional development (p = 0.002); concerning learning aids to engage students in online instruction, online counseling, and support services for students and their families (p = 0.006); appropriate protocol is clean and disinfect areas used by a person with COVID-19 (p = 0.002); and, immediately separate staff and students who screen positive for COVID-19 (p = 0.03). There were few statistical differences by gender. This study reported what participants wanted regarding the development of future policies then implemented as reopening practices. Data can inform recommendations in NJ and elsewhere at federal, state, and local levels. Data provide new insights and valuable information to inform the consideration of acceptability of various policy measures among HS education professionals. |
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spelling | pubmed-80706132021-04-26 Fall 2020 COVID-19 Needs Assessment among New Jersey Secondary School Educational Professionals Shendell, Derek G. Aggarwal, Juhi Campbell, Maryanne L. F. Gonzalez, Lauren N. Kaplun, Elizabeth Koshy, Koshy Mackie, Thomas I. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Secondary or high school (HS) educational professionals expressed concerns about dealing with environmental and occupational health and safety protocols due to COVID-19. Concerns related to fall 2020 school re-opening and getting back into in-person teaching—whether full-time, part-time or some other approved hybrid model—plus ongoing uncertainty with how the state and federal government will be handling matters about mandates for virtual learning, rapid testing, vaccine distribution, etc. These concerns were related to both their experience as educational professionals and genuine interest in personal and student well-being. This study was a cross-sectional online survey in early fall from mid-September–early October 2020. Of a possible maximum participation of 740 New Jersey (NJ) supervisory-level HS teachers and administrators (e.g., department chairs, district and school principals), 100 confirmed unique respondents (13.5%) consented and completed the survey. Of 100 experienced (mean 18 years teaching) participants, 70% responded to the gender identity question (overall, 61% female, 39% male; by NJ region, gender ratios were similar). There were statistically significant differences (using Fischer’s exact test) between NJ regions regarding provision of online counseling and support services for teachers (p < 0.001); for resources and equipment for teachers to mediate online learning (p = 0.02); for assistive video technology tools (p = 0.03) and accessibility to structured online learning and professional development (p = 0.002); concerning learning aids to engage students in online instruction, online counseling, and support services for students and their families (p = 0.006); appropriate protocol is clean and disinfect areas used by a person with COVID-19 (p = 0.002); and, immediately separate staff and students who screen positive for COVID-19 (p = 0.03). There were few statistical differences by gender. This study reported what participants wanted regarding the development of future policies then implemented as reopening practices. Data can inform recommendations in NJ and elsewhere at federal, state, and local levels. Data provide new insights and valuable information to inform the consideration of acceptability of various policy measures among HS education professionals. MDPI 2021-04-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8070613/ /pubmed/33924392 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084083 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Shendell, Derek G. Aggarwal, Juhi Campbell, Maryanne L. F. Gonzalez, Lauren N. Kaplun, Elizabeth Koshy, Koshy Mackie, Thomas I. Fall 2020 COVID-19 Needs Assessment among New Jersey Secondary School Educational Professionals |
title | Fall 2020 COVID-19 Needs Assessment among New Jersey Secondary School Educational Professionals |
title_full | Fall 2020 COVID-19 Needs Assessment among New Jersey Secondary School Educational Professionals |
title_fullStr | Fall 2020 COVID-19 Needs Assessment among New Jersey Secondary School Educational Professionals |
title_full_unstemmed | Fall 2020 COVID-19 Needs Assessment among New Jersey Secondary School Educational Professionals |
title_short | Fall 2020 COVID-19 Needs Assessment among New Jersey Secondary School Educational Professionals |
title_sort | fall 2020 covid-19 needs assessment among new jersey secondary school educational professionals |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8070613/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33924392 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084083 |
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