Knowledge Studies in Higher Education Ser.: University and School ...

Name: Knowledge Studies in Higher Education Ser.: University and School ...
Brand: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

University and School Collaborations during a PandemicSustaining Educational Opportunity and Reinventing Education\nAuthor(s): Fernando M. Reimers, Francisco J. Marmolejo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG\nISBN-13: 9783030821616, 978-3030821616\nSynopsis\nBased on twenty case studies of universities worldwide, and on a survey administered to leaders in 101 universities, this open access book shows that, amidst the significant challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, universities found ways to engage with schools to support them in sustaining educational opportunity. In doing so, they generated considerable innovation, which reinforced the integration of the research and outreach functions of the university. \n\nThe evidence suggests that universities are indeed open systems, in interaction with their environment, able to discover changes that can influence them and to change in response to those chan.