THE AFTERMATH OF COVID-19 ON STUDENTS’ EDUCATION AND HEALTH IN INDIAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: A SURVEY

Authors

  • Pooja Mann Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sharda University Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park-III, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh-201306, India & Department of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies, School of Letters, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, AUD Kashmere Gate Campus, Lothian Road, Kashmere Gate, Delhi -110006, India
  • Bhoomika Mann Department of Economics, School of Liberal Studies, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, AUD Kashmere Gate Campus, Lothian Road, Kashmere Gate, Delhi -110006, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2021.2.361.374

Keywords:

COVID-19, education, e-learning, health, inequality, pandemic

Abstract

Aim. This paper aims to bring forth how the basic right of education got adversely affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The unplanned and immediate shift to online classes adversely affected the students’ physical and mental health as several issues that the students faced were related to the lack of adequate resources.

Methods. The data for this paper were collected through a self-prepared and structured questionnaire, using Google forms, which was then circulated among different stakeholders of the educational institutes. The statistical analysis of the collected data was done using Microsoft Excel.

Results and conclusion. According to the analysis of the survey, smartphones (75% of the total respondents) are relatively more accessible by students in comparison to computers or laptops (53%). And even if students had internet connectivity (57%), they faced issues of low data bandwidth (39%) leading to poor quality of online interaction in classes. Another important analysis suggested that 57% of students lacked a quiet room or space to attend the online classes in their homes. Finally, the negative impacts of online classes on the physical and mental health of students were also analysed.

Cognitive value. The findings and the analysis of this paper would thus help teachers and institutions to understand students’ views and experiences of the pandemic. This understanding would help teachers to plan their teaching plans accordingly bridging the digital divide which would help students learn and grow.

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Author Biographies

Pooja Mann, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sharda University Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park-III, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh-201306, India & Department of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies, School of Letters, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, AUD Kashmere Gate Campus, Lothian Road, Kashmere Gate, Delhi -110006, India

Pooja Mann is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Humanities and Social Sciencesat Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. She has completed her graduation in English Literature from PGDAV College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.She did her post-graduation as well as her M.Phil. in Comparative Indian Literature from the Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. She is currently a Ph.D. research scholar in the Department of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies, School of Letters at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Delhi, India. Her main areas of interest include education, English language teaching, English literature, Comparative literature, Comparative Indian literature, gender, and folklore.

Bhoomika Mann, Department of Economics, School of Liberal Studies, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, AUD Kashmere Gate Campus, Lothian Road, Kashmere Gate, Delhi -110006, India

She has done her graduation in Economics from Aryabhatta College, University of Delhi, Dellhi, India. She did her post-graduation in Economics from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Delhi, India. She is currently a Ph.D. research scholar in the Department of Economics, School of Liberal Studies at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Delhi, India. Her main areas of interest include development, education, labour and gender.

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2021-09-25

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Mann, P. ., & Mann, B. (2021). THE AFTERMATH OF COVID-19 ON STUDENTS’ EDUCATION AND HEALTH IN INDIAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: A SURVEY. Journal of Education Culture and Society, 12(2), 361–374. https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2021.2.361.374

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Education Culture and Society

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