How to Safely Reopen Colleges and Universities During COVID-19: Experiences From Taiwan

Cheng, Shao‐Yi; Wang, C. Jason; Shen, April Chiung-Tao; Chang, Shan Chwen

doi:10.7326/m20-2927

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“…Such criteria were not met in North Carolina before UNC’s reopening. In a study of Taiwan’s successful reopening of universities, a key factor was the country almost eliminating community spread first 14. In the month leading up to reopening, there were just five or fewer new daily cases nationwide.…”

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Covid-19: re-opening universities is high risk

Yamey

Walensky²

2020

BMJ

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Covid-19: re-opening universities is high risk

Yamey

Walensky²

2020

BMJ

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“…Transmission on campus must be swiftly identified and contained. Taiwan has responded to COVID-19 in a timely, effective manner overall, and the Ministry of Education of Taiwan has the authority to set policies and procedures for colleges and universities (1).…”

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Reopening Colleges and Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Wrighton

Lawrence

2020

Annals of Internal Medicine

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R eopening of schools for fall 2020 is a daunting challenge; indeed, zero-risk reopening is not possible. With no effective treatment for victims, no vaccine, and a highly contagious virus, bringing together students in traditional ways would be irresponsible. Plans for riskmitigated reopening of educational institutions are being developed across America, after many schools abruptly ceased normal operations in spring 2020. Although the paramount concern remains the health of students, faculty, and staff, financial viability of residential schools is threatened by the possible decline in enrollment. America's higher education system has already lost billions of dollars because of the pandemic, and anxiety about safety may result in diminished enrollment and additional financial losses. How can a residential school provide a stimulating, in-person educational experience for students while implementing measures to assure the health of students, faculty, and staff? Obviously, the entire world is affected by the pandemic, and schools everywhere face adversity. In Taiwan, with a large, diverse higher education system, strong measures to combat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been successful. As of 18 June 2020, Taiwan had a total of only 446 cases of COVID-19, with 434 recoveries, 7 deaths, and 5 patients hospitalized, according to Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center. Taiwan's population is about 24 million, and the higher education system has about 1.2 million students, including more than 125 000 from outside Taiwan (1). For Taiwan's higher education system, Cheng and colleagues (1) have presented a plan for reopening colleges and universities. Although there are important

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“…Beyond social interactions, numerous studies have suggested that online schooling may place undue pressure on families who do not have the necessary resources (e.g., technology, time) to make it a success 10,11 . While school reopenings across the globe have met with varying levels of success [71][72][73][74][75] , it is clear that sustained attention and resources dedicated to establishing evidence-based strategies for safe and sustainable school reopening could go a long way in supporting the health and wellbeing of both children and parents.…”

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Parenting Under Pressure: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of the Impact of COVID-19 on Family Life

Chu¹,

Schwartz²,

Towner³

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Background: Development and implementation of effective family-based intervention and treatment strategies during COVID-19, and future public health crises, will require a detailed understanding of the ways that COVID-19 has affected parents, children, and families. Qualitative and mixed-methods research is an important means of gaining such detailed information, particularly in the early phases of the pandemic, when the research community continues to explore the meaning of this experience. Methods: We employed thematic analysis to identify themes in parents’ and children’s reflective writing about COVID-19, and explored how citation of certain themes mapped onto quantitative measures of distress commonly used in past psychosocial research on pandemics. Data were collected from N = 56 parents and N = 43 children between April to May 2020.Findings: Analysis of parent and child written reports revealed positive and negative thematic content, though parents expressed more positive themes than children. The most common themes identified from parent reports surrounded concerns about the impact of COVID-19 on their children, health concerns for others, and the stressful balancing act of parenting, schooling, and working from home. In addition, many parents reported gratitude for what they had, and reflected on the upsides of the pandemic for family relations. For children, the most common themes identified surrounded missing school and social relationships. When children expressed positive themes, they tended to be more egocentric reflections (e.g. learning to ride a bike). Both parent and child thematic content mapped onto parent-proxy and parent-self reported quantitative dimensions of parent and child distress. Finally, we observed that parents who reflected on gratitude in their written reports exhibited a decrease in negative affect pre- to -post-writing.Interpretation: Both parents and children are suffering from reduced wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly with the burdens imposed by the closure of in-person schooling. The psychosocial impact of the pandemic on families would likely be even greater in magnitude within less advantaged populations. Future research and policy should focus on identifying how to fulfill children’s social needs and lessen the caregiving burdens during this time.

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How to Safely Reopen Colleges and Universities During COVID-19: Experiences From Taiwan

Cited by 118 publications

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Covid-19: re-opening universities is high risk

Covid-19: re-opening universities is high risk

Reopening Colleges and Universities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Parenting Under Pressure: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of the Impact of COVID-19 on Family Life

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