Adopting e-learning facilities during COVID-19: Exploring perspectives of teachers working in Indian Public-funded Elementary Schools. Issue 1 (2nd January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Singh, Arti; Gupta, Kriti; Yadav, Vivek Kumar
• Is Part Of: Education 3-13. Volume 51:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 26
• Page End: 40
• Publication Date: 2023-01-02
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- public-funded schools -- online learning -- elementary school teachers -- rural India; Education -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Education, Primary -- Periodicals; Education, Elementary -- Periodicals; 372.942
• DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2021.1948091
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0300-4279

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 outbreak has led to an influx of research studies focusing on the new norm of online teaching–learning in higher education. However, much less is known about how this profound shift in pedagogy has impacted school education especially among rural children of India. The present study is an attempt to understand the barriers and challenges that teachers of Public-funded (PF) elementary schools face while teaching online. We developed a semi-structured questionnaire and administered it to teachers of PF elementary schools in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, India, using the online survey method. Thematic analysis of the responses we received ( N = 203) reveals five broad themes, namely physical environmental constraints, socio-environmental limitations, parental support, issues of effective learning and health and well-being hazards. These findings have several implications for developing appropriate online teaching methods and making policy interventions to enhance learners' as well as educators' experiences.