Abstract
The Covid-19 or Coronavirus pandemic has changed millions of lives globally. It has impacted educational environment unprecedentedly. The education is integral component to the personal and societal growth. Closures of educational institutions have several implications as the schools are not only places of learning but ensure nutrition, safety and hope for the future. India’s diverse and layered society has always required a strong public education system for universalization of education without any discrimination. Most of the institutions switched to the online mode of learning according to their resources and saved millions of learning days. However, faced with new realities it could be said that online educations has serious limitations as well. The pandemic has revealed the digital divide distinctly. It has also underlined the need of more public investment in education and better preparedness for uncertainties. The paper examines the unfolding educational environments based on the analysis of data retrieved from the global studies with a view to make the most of the situation and set new tone of development for the future.
Highlights
The impact of Covid-19 is unprecedented and global, unlike the earlier crises which disrupted education in individual countries or regions
Examination of data and information generated from different studies in India and abroad related to impact of COVID-19 to understand the changing educational environment and to discuss possible way out
Research and Discussion Due to Covid-19, about 1.57 billion learners at different levels across the globe have been affected by the closures of educational institutions (Fig.1)
Summary
The impact of Covid-19 is unprecedented and global, unlike the earlier crises which disrupted education in individual countries or regions. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), more than 90 per cent of the world’s students or 1.57 billion learners across 190 countries have been affected by the closures from pre-primary to higher education levels.[1,2] As a result, the students are temporarily forced to ‘schooling from home’ or got disconnected totally. Closures of schools have serious impacts on the society as it is associated with deprivation of opportunities for growth and development and results in poor nutrition, exploitations and drop outs of the students. The losses are even bitter for under-privileged learners.
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