Abstract
During the Covid-19 pandemic, madrasahs of rural areas in Bangladesh are unable to conduct regular curricular activities in person. Despite government encouragement very few institutions have introduced online classes; madrasahs of rural areas have faced challenges to introduce online classes due to the lack of technological facilities and their uses. However, if the parents are not ready to accept ICT to use in educational purpose, they will not be interested in enrolling their children in those Madrasahs which have encouraged online education. This study aims to measure the factors behind the enrollment readiness among the parents of madrasah going children to Maizbhandar Ahmadiyya Emdadia Madrasah in Chattogram district of Bangladesh. In line with the quantitative approach, researchers developed an close-ended questionnaire based on four variables of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), namely, Perceived Usefulness (PU), Perceived Ease-of-Use (PEOU), Intention to Use (IU) and Usage Behavior (UV). Therefore, the findings of this research will show how enrollment in rural areas can be increased to facilitate ICT-enriched classrooms. In addition, the findings will lead the researchers and policy makers to investigate the technological acceptance of the teachers and students of rural madrasahs for the advancement of the madrasah education system.
Highlights
Educational establishments in most countries around the world are closed to prevent the spread of the corona pandemic
The Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has conjointly declared the closure of all sorts of academic establishments from 17th March 2020 and that remains in effect (October 2020)
According to Campbell & Stanley (1963), Experimental Research tests the accuracy of a theory by determining if the independent variable(s) causes an effect on the dependent variable
Summary
Educational establishments in most countries around the world are closed to prevent the spread of the corona pandemic. During this study, an attempt has been created to point out what proportion the parents of the students in the remote areas, those finding out in Madrasahs, are prepared and inquisitive about taking on these technology-based academic activities. Madrasah is providing modern education parallel with religious education (Bano, 2011) Madrasah graduates both from state or private, have similar freedom to work taking all things together areas of government as per their particular fields (Karim, 2018). “E-learning is an educational method that aims to provide educational or training programs for students or trainees at any time and at any place using information and communication technology (ICT).
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