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Siakalli*, M.; Mousoulidou, M.; Christodoulou, A. Secondary Education and COVID-19. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/19115 (accessed on 22 September 2026).
Siakalli* M, Mousoulidou M, Christodoulou A. Secondary Education and COVID-19. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/19115. Accessed September 22, 2026.
Siakalli*, Michailina, Marilena Mousoulidou, Andri Christodoulou. "Secondary Education and COVID-19" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/19115 (accessed September 22, 2026).
Siakalli*, M., Mousoulidou, M., & Christodoulou, A. (2022, February 07). Secondary Education and COVID-19. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/19115
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Secondary Education and COVID-19
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Secondary education is the second stage of formal education and traditionally begins after primary school, usually about age 11 to 13. The COVID-19 pandemic caused immeasurable changes to the educational system which inevitably greatly impacted secondary education. The current entry describes the changes in secondary education imposed by the pandemic and explores the accompanying challenges.

secondary education COVID-19 challenges

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