Virtual meeting options gave parents more flexible scheduling opportunities to communicate with educators during remote schooling¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Caregivers in focus groups reported that video and voice meeting options eliminated the requirement to travel to school and made meetings easier to fit into their schedules. → Orta 2022

Evidence¶

Orta 2022¶

Orta, D., & Gutiérrez, V. (2022). Improving school-family communication and engagement: Lessons from remote schooling during the pandemic. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/improving-school-family-communication-and-engagement

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Qualitative finding from the UChicago Consortium's six focus groups with Chicago parents and educators (59 participants total, September–December 2020). Caregivers said lifting the travel requirement "lessened the burden on their time and resources," with one grandparent calling virtual meetings "an opportunity to make it easier on us [caregivers]."

"Video chats over Google Meets were deemed especially useful during remote learning because they provided caregivers with more flexibility, in that they were more likely to fit the meeting into their schedules."

Discussion¶

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