Preface to the special issue on the “COVID-19 and Education”

Welcome to this special issue titled “COVID-19 and Education” of Journal of Pedagogical Research. The COVID-19 Pandemic seriously affects life in all countries and causes changes that are likely to be permanent in the long term. Especially, the regular delivery of education and training has been impacted dramatically. According to the UNESCO (2020) Report, about one billion students worldwide are actually out of school. This situation has greatly accelerated the need of reinforcing the ability of educational institutions and schools to provide effective online teaching. Thus, this special issue aims to share applications in various countries, to provide a better understanding of how online educational resources and digital platforms are adapted in e-learning progress, to examine advantages and the disadvantages of the implementations in different contexts, and to build alternative strategies on the existing facilities in times of Pandemic. The call for papers attracted many high-quality submissions from various countries.