Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-24-2023
Publication Source
International Journal of Educational Reform
Abstract
This article considers the experiences of teachers and learners in higher education institutions that led to the need for adapted learning modalities during COVID-19. It is critical to provide reflective faculty narratives. We position them as Street-Level Bureaucrats on the front lines, who as de facto policymakers, made adaptive decisions impacting students’ educational opportunities. Consequently, this article engages experiential reflections of two university professors in the field of education, one in the US the other in India. It examines how known ways of learning changed as universities closed and teachers and students were mandated to switch to online, remote or distance teaching and learning. Rooted in a critical theory of love, which calls for justice-centered and humanizing orientations, and the critical need for a quality education, as outlined in SDG 4, reflections are discussed regarding opportunities for supporting university policy discussions, which can enhance classroom-level student success during traumatic times.
ISBN/ISSN
1056-7879
Document Version
Postprint
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 2023. This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted re-use and analyses in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic or until permissions are revoked in writing. Upon expiration of these permissions, PMC is granted a perpetual license to make this article available via PMC and Europe PMC, consistent with existing copyright protections.
Publisher
Sage Publications
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Witenstein, Matthew A. and Thakur, Narender, "Leaning into a Critical Theory of Love to Adaptively Engage in Teaching and Learning During COVID-19 in India and the US" (2023). Educational Leadership Faculty Publications. 281.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eda_fac_pub/281
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Comments
The document available for download is the authors' accepted manuscript, which is made available by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and its National Center for Biotechnology Information on PubMed Central.
To view the version of record, use the DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10567879231176263