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Children’s Covid-19 writing and drawings and the existential imperative to educate for uncertainty
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posted on 2023-06-13, 15:30 authored by Perpetua KirbyPerpetua Kirby, Michela Villani, Rebecca WebbRebecca WebbThe Covid-19 pandemic provokes a pedagogic crisis: education is ill-adapted to accommodate multiple uncertainties in students' lives. We examine how pandemic uncertainty is registered in a global collection of writing and drawing from 4 to 17-years-old, during the 2020 lockdowns. The study engages with Biesta's (2021) philosophical work on 'world-centred education', offering empirical examples from the collection that goes beyond the immediacy of everyday lives. We identify educational implications: acknowledging students' present experiences of the world; a slowing of pedagogical tempo; supporting students to navigate desires and fears; a language for expressing uncertainty; and engaging students in ethical and existential difficulty.
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Children & SocietyISSN
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WileyExternal DOI
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1-22Department affiliated with
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2022-04-20First Open Access (FOA) Date
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