Editorial: Education in Times of Crisis: Methodologies and Solutions

Abstract

Special Issue publishes research articles, essays, research reports, teaching notes, and book reviews on a wide range of topics of interest to the language, literature and Education. Specifically, we encourage submission of manuscripts that, in a concrete way, apply language and linguistics or critically reflect on the application of educational technology. The aim of the Special Issue is to publish articles that contribute significantly to the body of knowledge. It publishes both theoretical and empirical articles and case studies relating to linguistics, literature, education, English, arts and humanities and related disciplines. Published articles use scientific research methods, including statistical analysis, case studies, field research and historical analysis. We call for multidisciplinary and multi-country contributions in social sciences and humanities that address the severe and global COVID-19 crisis, its impacts and its opportunities for the future. We are in the unprecedented territory, and we aim at encouraging scholars in the field to reflect and debate the role of social sciences practices in leading governmental and non-governmental organizations’ policies; in sustaining public services, businesses and not-for-profit organizations’; as well as the state of the human condition. We call for scholarly debates on how this pandemic is affected and may affect the practice of education in times of crisis and the need for accountability at a global level. The Special Issue may target scientists, researchers, professors, students and policy makers from English literature, English linguistics, teaching and learning English as a Second Language (ESL), as an Additional Language (EAL) or as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Education and methods of teaching, Literature, Languages and Information related domains.