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ArticleTurkish journal of medical sciences2022

Turkey's transition to face-to-face schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mahmut Özer, H Eren Suna, Matjaz Perc, Sadri Şensoy, Sevil Uygun İlikhan

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Article in Turkish journal of medical sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Mahmut ÖzerMinistry of National Education, Ankara, Turkey.
H Eren SunaMinistry of National Education, Ankara, Turkey.
Matjaz PercFaculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia ; Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Vienna, Austria ; Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Sadri ŞensoyMinistry of National Education, Ankara, Turkey.
Sevil Uygun İlikhanMinistry of National Education, Ankara, Turkey.

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backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic majorly disrupted conventional schooling and many countries maintained educational services through distance education. The duration of school closures in Turkey was longer than most OECD countries, thus Turkey prioritized school reopenings in the 2021-2022 academic year to mitigate possible negative outcomes of closures. Here we study the compatibility of implications for school reopenings in Turkey with these practices and assess the first semester of face-to-face schooling.

methodsWe have used document analysis to present and compare the practices in Turkey with international practices. We also used a comparative approach to assess the coherence between policies in Turkey and international suggestions.

resultsWe find that vaccination rates of teachers and education staff are quite high in Turkey. Other practices, mandatory face masks, class-based closures and quarantine policies, are also in agreement with international practices. These steps are supported with frequent cleaning and ventilation of school environments, as well as with social distancing measures in schools. DISCUSSION: Consequently, the rate of daily closed classrooms has been kept below 1%, and the patterns of closures and openings are in general agreement with the changes of positive cases in the Turkish society. The net rate of closed classrooms decreased with the decline of quarantine days in Turkey. We hope that these insights will inform about school openings and contribute to best practices for face-to-face schooling.

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COVID-19PandemicsSchoolsHumansQuarantineTurkeyCOVID-19educational equalityface-to-face educationSchool reopeningvaccination

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