Abstract
In order to improve educational conditions of families lacking digital resources during the home lockdown associated with the COVID-19 crisis, a project of educational and emotional support through books featuring Dialogic Literary Gatherings was carried out, with the name “Books that Bring People Together”. We present the main results of the impact of this activity from the point of view of n = 63 volunteers who participated in it. Using Student’s t-test for related samples, the differences in volunteers’ competencies before (pre-test) and after (post-test) the experience were tested, in order to analyze whether the activity had also exerted an impact on these competencies. Moreover, a correlation analysis was applied between the items for evaluating family participation by the volunteers, volunteer skills, and training, with the aim of testing the relationships between those variables as a result of participation in the experience. Results show that families found that accompaniment improved the quality of life of their children, making them feel loved and accompanied. In addition, the family atmosphere was improved, as did the children’s interest in reading. This mode of training led to greater involvement, motivation, and interest, thereby complying with a transversal axis of the process—community participation.
Highlights
From 14 March 2020 to 28 May 2020, Spain experienced an exceptional situation caused by the pandemic spread of coronavirus
About the purposes of our study, the general objective we propose for our investigation is to carry out an impact study of an educational and emotional support project aimed at families affected by the digital divide derived from the current confinement situation, allowing for the elaboration of improvement proposals
The results of the present study demonstrate the importance of telematic emotional accompaniment through the implementation of Dialogic Literary Gatherings
Summary
From 14 March 2020 to 28 May 2020, Spain experienced an exceptional situation caused by the pandemic spread of coronavirus This translated into government decisions and led to the establishment of a state of emergency, confining citizens to their homes. According to the data managed by the Department of Education of the Government of Aragon (Spain), in the region in which this study was carried out, there are 11,800 beneficiary families that use government funding for purchasing school supplies, and most of them do not have the necessary digital connectivity or only in a very limited way This digital divide translates into unequal possibilities when it comes to accessing information, knowledge, and education [1,2,3,4,5], thereby reflecting the social, geographical, and socioeconomic gap in current Aragonese society.
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