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COVID-19 versus Education: 

Who Will Win? 

HE COVID-19 pandemic is still raging around the world, but now all 

schools in China have reopened. With the advent of autumn, the 

number of global COVID-19 infections may once again set new rec-

ords. This means that the risk has not gone away, and it may become more 

serious. Therefore, China’s “School is Out, But Class is On” during the pan-

demic period is still worthy of attention (Zhou et al., 2020). In this issue, 

Dongdong Wang et al. (2020) conducted a large sample questionnaire survey 

based on the national network, and presented a panoramic view of Chinese 

education painting to the world on the online teaching research related to 

“School is Out, But Class is On.” It provided the strategies and history of 

Chinese education managers, teachers, students, and parents to deal with ma-

jor public health crises. Since various countries’ national conditions and edu-

cational environments are different, China’s experience may lack generality. 

However, as we expressed in the Editorial of BECE’s “COVID-19 and Edu-

cation: World’s Issue” in July, 2020, facing such a global crisis, sharing, co-

operation, and solidarity are the only way we can respond correctly. In this 

sense, it is imperative to share more of global educators’ experiences. 

At present, the world is still suffering from COVID-19. No one has ever 

thought that a virus will shut down the world and schools. However, 

COVID-19 has not hindered the orderly implementation of education. 

Whether it is the Internet or TV, they have played an irreplaceable role in 

implementing e-learning amidst the pandemic in different countries and re-

gions. Although the Internet can partially make up for the shortcomings of 

not attending school, many students still cannot accept it. Today, when the 

global SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is about to come out, we sincerely hope that all 

students who are trapped at home receiving online courses can return to 

campus as soon as possible. We still welcome global education scholars to 

continue to discuss and share stories, experiences, and research results during 

the fight against COVID-19 through the BECE platform. 

 

 

 

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References 

Wang, D., Wang, H., Zhang, W., Wang, H., & Shen, X. (2020). Online 

teaching during the “School is Out, but Class is On” period: Based on 

33,240 online questionnaire surveys across China. Best Evidence in 

Chinese Education, 6(1):753-767. DOI: 

https://doi.org/10.15354/bece.20.ar061 

Zhou, L., Li, F., Wu, S., & Zhou, M. (2020). “School’s Out, But Class’s On”, 

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15354/bece.20.ar023 

 

Correspondence to:  

Jijun Yao, D.Ed. 

Executive Editor-in-Chief 

Best Evidence in Chinese Education 
Nanjing Normal University 

Nanjing, China 

E-mail: eic_bece@bonoi.org. 
 

Conflict of Interests: None. 

Doi: 10.15354/bece.20.e012