Pandemic, Disruption and Adjustment in Higher Education

Susana Gonçalves, PhD in Psychology, is a Professor at the Polytechnic of Coimbra. Her main research interests are art in education, citizenship and Higher Education. Among other publications, she co-edited the books Art in Diverse Social Settings (Emerald, 2021), Art and Intercultural Dialogue (Sense, 2016), The Challenges of Diversity and Intercultural Encounters (Routledge, 2013) and Intercultural Policies and Education (Peter Lang, 2011). Suzanne Majhanovich is Professor Emerita and Adjunct Research Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. Her research interests include first and second language acquisition, ESL teaching in international contexts, globalization, education restructuring, decentralization and privatization of education. She is the author of numerous articles and books. Most recently she co-edited Art in Diverse Social Settings (Emerald, 2021).

• ForewordAllan PitmanList of Figures and TablesNotes on ContributorsIntroduction: Pandemic, Disruption and Adjustment in Higher EducationSusana Gonçalves and Suzanne MajhanovichPART 1: New Modes of Teaching2 Ramifications of COVID-19 for Higher Education Systems and InstitutionsPete Leihy, Brigid Freeman, Ian Teo and Dong Kwang Kim3 Transformation of Universities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Digitalization, New Formats, “Re-education of Educators”Vadim Kozlov, Elena Levina and Tatiana Tregubova4 Thoughts on Higher Education for Sustainable Development (HESD) amid the PandemicWeimin Delcroix-Tang5 Digitalization of Higher Education in Turkey and COVID-19Nilüfer Pembecioğlu6 Switching to Online Teaching within a Teacher Training Programme during the COVID-19 PandemicDana Crăciun and Monica Oprescu7 The Pandemic and the End of the LecturePete Woodcock8 Facing Adversity at the University: A Case Study to Reflect on Pedagogical Challenges in Times of Pandemic RiskAurora Ricci and Elena LuppiPART 2: Teaching from Home: Teachers’ Wellbeing9 ‘Overall It Was OK’: COVID-19 and the Wellbeing of University TeachersSusan Beltman, Rachel Sheffield and Tina Hascher10 Rethinking Academic Teaching at and beyond the PandemicMarta Ilardo and Morena Cuconato11 Higher Education Academics’ Perspectives: Working from Home during COVID-19Rashmi Watson, Upasana Singh and Chenicheri Sid Nair12 Reconnecting Teaching Discourse in Higher Education: Establishing and Remodeling InterfacesBeatrix Kreß13 AfterwordSuzanne Majhanovich and Allan PitmanIndex