A guiding framework to ensure the comprehensive protection and continuity of quality learning of girls and boys in emergency contexts

A view from Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

There are four main educational actors who must protect and care for girls, boys and young people in emergency contexts such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and guarantee the continuity of their quality training: government authorities and especially ministries o secretariats of education, directors of educational centers, the team of educators of each educational center and the families of the students. Based on an extensive bibliographic review and the experience of this emergency in Latin American countries, particularly in the case of Guatemala, a proposal is made for a guiding framework that establishes the relationships of the main actors involved in the training process. Within the framework of these relationships, the author proposes the main actions that should be promoted to preserve the continuity of comprehensive and quality learning, in future emergency contexts. In order to ensure the quality of training, in addition to innovative learning methods, it is proposed to address the emotional aspects of learning, unintended learning and evaluation understood as feedback.