{"id":36334,"date":"2022-09-20T13:31:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T13:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.d3consultants.net\/?p=36334"},"modified":"2025-08-22T17:17:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T17:17:48","slug":"the-key-to-preventing-a-crisis-professional-development-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d3consultants.net\/ar\/the-key-to-preventing-a-crisis-professional-development-education\/","title":{"rendered":"The Key to Preventing a Crisis Like COVID-19 &#8211; professional development education"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span class=\"sw\">IDB<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">calls<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">on<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">public<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">private<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">sectors<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">to<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">act<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">invest<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">in<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">education<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">to<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">address<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">exacerbate<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">local<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">learning<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">crisis<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">caused<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">by<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">COVID-19<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">pandemic.<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">More<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">than<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">three<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">years<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>after<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">COVID-19<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">pandemic,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">costs<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">of<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">continued<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">school<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">closures<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">are<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>proving<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\">prohibitive.<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">The<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">consequences<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">may<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">not<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">be<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>apparent<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\">in<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">short<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">term,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">but<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">they<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">will<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">have<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">a<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>profound<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\">impact<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">on<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">many<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">aspects<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">of<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">lives<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">of<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">future<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">adults<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>generations<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>to<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>come.<\/b><\/span> <b><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>As a result of this interruption of education, we have observed different effects on students such as learning losses, school dropouts, teenage pregnancies, and mental health deterioration. This is what has occurred after two years, so what will happen in a few years if we don&#8217;t act now to repair the damage caused by the closure of these schools?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sw\"><b>In<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>recent<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>history,<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\">natural<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">disasters,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">epidemics,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>teacher<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\">strikes,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">wars,<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">conflicts<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>have<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>affected<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\">children&#8217;s<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>school<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>attendance.<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Scholars<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">researchers<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">have<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>studied<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\">its<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>impact<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">have<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">given<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">us<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">several<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">scenarios<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">that<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">could<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>arise<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\">if<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">no<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">action<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">is<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">taken<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">to<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">correct<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">current<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">trajectory<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">of<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">education.<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>We<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>are<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>assessing<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">impact<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">of<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">pandemic<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">on<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">various<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">sectors<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">if<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>we<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>do<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>not<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>address<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">education<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>crisis.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sw\">Four<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Insights<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">and<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Predictions about w<\/span><span class=\"sw\">hat<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">the<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Pandemic<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Left<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Behind:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sw\">1.<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>Loss<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>of<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>learning<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sw\">2.<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">loss<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">of<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">future<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">earnings<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sw\">3.<\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>drop<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>out<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\"><b>of<\/b><\/span> <span class=\"sw\">school<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sw\">4.<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Reduced<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">social<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">mobility<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sw\">Investing<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">in<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Education:<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Responding<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">to<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Post-COVID-19<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Recovery<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">Are<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">there<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">solutions<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">to<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">avoid<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">these<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">scenarios?<\/span> <span class=\"sw\">The<\/span> <span 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