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English Composition II

Research Proposal

2 October 2021

Research Proposal

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Topic

My proposed topic is the importance of mental health for children

during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. I want to

focus on children in elementary school, so between the ages of 5

years and 11 years. I want to look at how being confined within the

home for online school and having to wear masks when back in

school face-to-face have negatively affected their mental health. I

also want to see how schools have responded to making the

mental health of these students a priority and what mental health

experts suggest parents can do to make their children’s mental

health a priority.

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Questions

1. How has being confined to home for online school early in the

pandemic negatively affected the mental health of students

between the ages of 5 and 11?

2. How has wearing masks in the classroom negatively affected the

mental health of students between the ages of 5 and 11?

3. How have schools responded to making the mental health of these

students a priority?

4. What do mental health experts suggest parents can do to make

their children’s mental health a priority?

Rationale

I want to study this topic because I have children of my own

between the ages of 5 and 11, and I want to better understand how

this pandemic has negatively affected their mental health and what

schools/myself can do to best help my children cope. I am also

training to be an elementary school teacher so I want to learn what

I can do as a future teacher to best help students with their mental

health. I hope to use this research to better understand the mental

health struggles children between the ages of 5 and 11 and to

better help students of this age to have positive mental health

experiences.

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Summary

I am investigating the negative effects of online learning and

wearing face masks in the classroom has had on students between

the ages of 5 and 11 years during the COVID-19 pandemic in the

United States. I am also investigating how schools and parents can

prioritize the mental health of these students. I will be researching

mental health studies regarding this topic and what schools across

the country are doing to prioritize the mental health of these

students. I will look at school district websites for their mental

health prioritization plans. Additionally, I will be reviewing the

advice mental health experts are giving to parents to help prioritize

the mental health of their children in this age range. I want to use

peer-reviewed evidence, school district examples, and mental

health expert advice to understand how this pandemic has

negatively affected students between the ages of 5 and 11 years in

terms of educational experiences and learn what is being done and

what can be done to prioritize their mental health at school and at

home.

Prediction

I predict that I will learn a lot of useful information from this

investigation in terms of how the mental health of students between

the ages of 5 and 11 years has been negatively affected by

educational experiences connected with the pandemic. I will also

see how school districts across the country are prioritizing the

mental health of these students. I may learn ways that school

districts are using or are not using the data that I have encountered

to prioritize the mental health of these students. I predict that I will

learn useful ways to prioritize the health of my own children from

mental health experts.

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Reviewed

Sources

Caspani, Maria, & Beier, Hannah. “U.S. schools turn focus to

mental health of students reeling from pandemic,” Reuters,

6 May 2021, https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-schools-

turn-focus-mental-health-students-reeling-pandemic-2021-

05-06/. Accessed 3 Oct. 2021.

Devine, Rory. “Students Push SDUSD to Make Mental Health Part

of Core Curriculum,” NBC San Diego, 27 May 2021,

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/students-push-

sdusd-to-have-mental-health-part-of-curriculum/2616850/.

Accessed 3 Oct. 2021.

Garcia, Emma, & Weiss, Elaine. “COVID-19 and student

performance, equity, and U.S. education policy: Lessons

from pre-pandemic research to inform relief, recovery, and

rebuilding.” Education Policy Institute, 10 Sept. 2020,

https://www.epi.org/publication/the-consequences-of-the-

covid-19-pandemic-for-education-performance-and-equity-

in-the-united-states-what-can-we-learn-from-pre-pandemic-

research-to-inform-relief-recovery-and-rebuilding/.

Accessed 3 Oct. 2021.

Hegeman, Roxana. “Kansas schools prioritize mental health for

pandemic aid,” AP, 26 Aug. 2021,

https://apnews.com/article/business-health-education-

pandemics-coronavirus-pandemic-

115fa64f8f1222c237999df2da488ca7. Accessed 3 Oct.

2021.

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Stringer, Heather. “Zoom school’s mental health toll on kids:

Academic and social development are likely to slip during

online learning for many students,” American Psychological

Association, 13 Oct. 2020,

https://www.apa.org/news/apa/2020/online-learning-mental-

health. Accessed 3 Oct. 2021.

United States of America Department of Education: Office for Civil

Rights. “Education in a Pandemic: The Disparate Impacts

of COVID-19 on America’s Students,” U.S. Department of

Education, 9 June 2021,

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/20210608-

impacts-of-covid19.pdf. Accessed 3 Oct. 2021.

Explanation

This topic is important because many elementary school children

have had their mental health negatively impacted by the COVID-19

pandemic, particularly due to their educational experiences. To

come out of the pandemic with coping strategies for their mental

health and an understanding of the importance of positive mental

health, students between the ages of 5 and 11 need support from

their schools and their parents. School administrators, teachers,

and parents should all care about this topic. Schools are

responsible for keeping their students safe and promoting healthy

habits extending to mental health. Parents are even more

responsible than schools for this. Prioritizing the mental health of

these students needs to be a community effort between schools

and parents.

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