?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=UK+PARENTS%E2%80%99+PERCEPTIONS+OF+ENGAGEMENT+THROUGH+DIGITAL+TECHNOLOGY+DURING+THE+COVID-19+PANDEMIC%3A+A+PRELIMINARY+ANALYSIS&rft.creator=Bond%2C+M&rft.creator=Bergdahl%2C+N&rft.description=Parent+involvement+in+and+engagement+with+children%E2%80%99s+learning+play+an+important+role+in+influencing+student+engagement%2C+achievement%2C+and+school+completion%2C+not+least+during+the+COVID-19+pandemic+that+swept+the+world+in+early+2020.+Given+the+paucity+of+research+exploring+parental+attitudes+to+and+experiences+of+blended+and+online+learning%2C+both+before+and+during+the+pandemic%2C+a+case+study+of+UK+parents+(n+%3D+552)+was+conducted+from+June+to+September+2020%2C+using+an+online+survey%2C+with+both+closed+and+open-ended+questions%2C+as+well+as+semi-structured+interviews+(n+%3D+14).+Designed+and+analysed+against+a+bioecological+model+of+student+engagement+%5B1%5D%2C+40%25+(n+%3D+221)+of+participants+were+parents+of+students+in+primary+school+only%2C+29%25+(n+%3D+158)+were+parents+of+students+in+secondary+school%2C+and+31%25+(n+%3D+173)+had+children+in+both+primary+and+secondary+school%2C+representing+1%2C038+school-aged+children.+The+results+revealed+that+students+mostly+used+a+laptop%2C+tablet+or+smartphone+to+undertake+their+learning%2C+with+parents+reporting+a+rise+in+the+use+of+videos+(both+synchronous+and+asynchronous)%2C+Google+Classroom%2C+and+online+communities%2C+reflecting+the+tools+that+parents+found+most+useful+for+their+children%E2%80%99s+learning%2C+as+well+as+the+most+engaging.+Whilst+parents+reported+feeling+slightly+more+aware+of+their+children%E2%80%99s+school+work%2C+they+felt+less+connected+to+the+school+community%2C+and+that+students+did+not+experience+increased+engagement+or+better+learning%2C+when+technologies+mediated+education.+Findings+and+implications+are+discussed+against+literature+published+both+before+and+during+the+pandemic%2C+and+an+insight+into+future+policy%2C+research+and+practice+implications+will+be+provided.&rft.subject=COVID-19%2C+parent+involvement%2C+student+engagement%2C+digital+technology%2C+emergency+remote%0D%0Ateaching%2C+K-12&rft.publisher=IATED&rft.date=2021-07-06&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.publisher=EDULEARN21+%3A+13th+International+Conference+on+Education+and+New+Learning+Technologies&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++EDULEARN21+Proceedings.++(pp.+pp.+11649-11653).++IATED+(2021)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10133545%2F7%2FBond_BOND2021UKP.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10133545%2F&rft.rights=open