Investigating crisis resilience pedagogy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Grade 10 business studies classrooms

This study investigated the conceptual learning of the Business Studies Curriculum Recovery Plan (BSCRP) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Crisis resilience pedagogy requires teachers to incorporate resilience and flexible strategies to enable learners to cope with unexpected events (Chow, et al., 2020...

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Main Authors: Mbali Mabaso, Devika Naidoo
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Published: University of the Free State 2025-05-01
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Online Access:http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/pie/article/view/7778
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description This study investigated the conceptual learning of the Business Studies Curriculum Recovery Plan (BSCRP) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Crisis resilience pedagogy requires teachers to incorporate resilience and flexible strategies to enable learners to cope with unexpected events (Chow, et al., 2020). Informed  by qualitative research methodology, data were collected from document analysis, semi-structured interviews, and classroom observations. Thirteen participants, including teachers, departmental heads, principals, subject advisors, and curriculum designers, were purposively chosen for the study. Crisis resiliencepedagogy attributes adaptability, creativity, connectivity, diversity, and endurance were evident to different degrees. Redesigning the DBE website, trimming the curriculum, and amending instructional materials showed adaptability. Video, podcasts, interactive quizzes, and monitoring Google Forms demonstrated creativity. Connectivity between learners, parents, teachers, principals, and subject advisors was enabled through WhatsApp groups. Microsoft Teams and Zoom were used for meetings. Text, voice, and videobased instruction were employed to meet the diverse needs of the learners. Participants indicated hardships in continuing work duties amidst trauma and bemoaned insufficient and inadequate psychological support during the pandemic. This study extends the crisis resilience pedagogy model by including what learners did and should be doing.
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spelling doaj-art-cceaa6c2c76b42e79aeb79fa972158ba2025-08-20T02:25:13ZengUniversity of the Free StatePerspectives in Education0258-22362519-593X2025-05-0143110.38140/pie.v43i1.7778Investigating crisis resilience pedagogy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Grade 10 business studies classroomsMbali Mabaso0Devika Naidoo1University of Johannesburg, South AfricaUniversity of Johannesburg, South Africa This study investigated the conceptual learning of the Business Studies Curriculum Recovery Plan (BSCRP) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Crisis resilience pedagogy requires teachers to incorporate resilience and flexible strategies to enable learners to cope with unexpected events (Chow, et al., 2020). Informed  by qualitative research methodology, data were collected from document analysis, semi-structured interviews, and classroom observations. Thirteen participants, including teachers, departmental heads, principals, subject advisors, and curriculum designers, were purposively chosen for the study. Crisis resiliencepedagogy attributes adaptability, creativity, connectivity, diversity, and endurance were evident to different degrees. Redesigning the DBE website, trimming the curriculum, and amending instructional materials showed adaptability. Video, podcasts, interactive quizzes, and monitoring Google Forms demonstrated creativity. Connectivity between learners, parents, teachers, principals, and subject advisors was enabled through WhatsApp groups. Microsoft Teams and Zoom were used for meetings. Text, voice, and videobased instruction were employed to meet the diverse needs of the learners. Participants indicated hardships in continuing work duties amidst trauma and bemoaned insufficient and inadequate psychological support during the pandemic. This study extends the crisis resilience pedagogy model by including what learners did and should be doing. http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/pie/article/view/7778Business studiescurriculum recovery plan curriculum implementationCOVID-19 pandemiccrisis resilience pedagogy
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Investigating crisis resilience pedagogy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Grade 10 business studies classrooms
Perspectives in Education
Business studies
curriculum recovery plan
curriculum implementation
COVID-19 pandemic
crisis resilience pedagogy
title Investigating crisis resilience pedagogy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Grade 10 business studies classrooms
title_full Investigating crisis resilience pedagogy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Grade 10 business studies classrooms
title_fullStr Investigating crisis resilience pedagogy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Grade 10 business studies classrooms
title_full_unstemmed Investigating crisis resilience pedagogy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Grade 10 business studies classrooms
title_short Investigating crisis resilience pedagogy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Grade 10 business studies classrooms
title_sort investigating crisis resilience pedagogy during the covid 19 pandemic in grade 10 business studies classrooms
topic Business studies
curriculum recovery plan
curriculum implementation
COVID-19 pandemic
crisis resilience pedagogy
url http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/pie/article/view/7778
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