A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY IN DISTANCE LEARNING FOR BASIC-LEVEL STUDENTS DURING THE PANDEMIC BY COVID-19

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Abstract

Discontinuation of school activities due to the confinement by the COVID-19 pandemic forced educational activities at home. Parents acquired new challenges and roles in supporting their children. The purpose of this systematic review is to provide an overview of empirical studies on the actions, attitudes, and circumstances of parents in distance learning of primary school children during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide between 2019-2021. An extensive search was conducted in six academic databases; from which 20 empirical studies were selected through inclusion and exclusion criteria. Six topics of concern were identified along with methodological recommendations consistent with the gaps expressed by the authors themselves. Among the most relevant results it was found that Peru is the country with the highest production. Studies have frequently been quantitative, the most present topics were Effects of implementation and use of technologies in education, and effects of confinement in families. We concluded the need for qualitative studies and the characterization of topics, methods, actions, attitudes, and problems as background for future research.

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role of parents, distance education, online learning, basic education, COVID-19 pandemic