Consequences of COVID-19 at schools according to their socioeconomic context and type

Abstract

The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has led to changes in the organisation and management of educational institutions, in teaching methodologies and in the relationships established with students and their families. The aim of this research is to find out the opinion of the directors of 43 schools in Seville (Spain) on the management of their schools and the possible problems that may arise during the period when classroom activities cease, considering the socio-economic level of the context where the school is located and its ownership. The research methodology is quantitative, descriptive, ex post facto, transversal, and correlational. A questionnaire was used to collect information, validated by expert judgement, and subjected to the Cronbach Alpha reliability test. The results present a clear differentiation in the answers depending on the type of educational centre and the socio-economic level of the area where they are located, in questions such as the organisation from the management team, the development of the academic task not in person or the relationship with the families. After the research carried out, it was concluded that public schools and schools located in contexts of low socioeconomic level, are those who have fewer technological resources to provide an appropriate educational response, the same happens with the provision of technology in the homes, creating a great inequality of access to education that generates major associated problems.