Equitable Access to Higher Education Learning and Assessment: Perspectives from Low-Resource Contexts
The Covid-19 pandemic forced higher education institutions to provide education online. Yet, little is known about students’ and teachers’ experiences of the shift in pedagogical modality in low-resource contexts. This study explored undergraduate students’ and teachers’ experiences of online educat...
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| author | Saraswati Dawadi Fereshte Goshtasbpour Agnes Kukulska-Hulme |
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| description | The Covid-19 pandemic forced higher education institutions to provide education online. Yet, little is known about students’ and teachers’ experiences of the shift in pedagogical modality in low-resource contexts. This study explored undergraduate students’ and teachers’ experiences of online education during the pandemic in Kenya and Nepal. Semi-structured interviews with students (n = 24) and teachers (n = 8) suggest that the pandemic further exacerbated existing inequalities. Furthermore, it affected the mental wellbeing of students; almost all reported heightened anxiety associated with their career prospects and learning. However, the findings also suggest that the pandemic created a conducive atmosphere to enhance digital literacy, and to foster peer support practices. Pedagogical implications of the study are highlighted in the context of promoting equity in future learning environments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d297c766e814f7e8aff8ed3d6a639162024-03-15T08:11:52ZengUbiquity PressJournal of Interactive Media in Education1365-893X2024-02-01202412210.5334/jime.832787Equitable Access to Higher Education Learning and Assessment: Perspectives from Low-Resource ContextsSaraswati Dawadi0Fereshte Goshtasbpour1Agnes Kukulska-Hulme2The Open UniversityThe Open UniversityThe Open UniversityThe Covid-19 pandemic forced higher education institutions to provide education online. Yet, little is known about students’ and teachers’ experiences of the shift in pedagogical modality in low-resource contexts. This study explored undergraduate students’ and teachers’ experiences of online education during the pandemic in Kenya and Nepal. Semi-structured interviews with students (n = 24) and teachers (n = 8) suggest that the pandemic further exacerbated existing inequalities. Furthermore, it affected the mental wellbeing of students; almost all reported heightened anxiety associated with their career prospects and learning. However, the findings also suggest that the pandemic created a conducive atmosphere to enhance digital literacy, and to foster peer support practices. Pedagogical implications of the study are highlighted in the context of promoting equity in future learning environments.https://account.jime.open.ac.uk/index.php/up-j-jime/article/view/832equitycovid-19accesslow-resource |
| spellingShingle | Saraswati Dawadi Fereshte Goshtasbpour Agnes Kukulska-Hulme Equitable Access to Higher Education Learning and Assessment: Perspectives from Low-Resource Contexts Journal of Interactive Media in Education equity covid-19 access low-resource |
| title | Equitable Access to Higher Education Learning and Assessment: Perspectives from Low-Resource Contexts |
| title_full | Equitable Access to Higher Education Learning and Assessment: Perspectives from Low-Resource Contexts |
| title_fullStr | Equitable Access to Higher Education Learning and Assessment: Perspectives from Low-Resource Contexts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Equitable Access to Higher Education Learning and Assessment: Perspectives from Low-Resource Contexts |
| title_short | Equitable Access to Higher Education Learning and Assessment: Perspectives from Low-Resource Contexts |
| title_sort | equitable access to higher education learning and assessment perspectives from low resource contexts |
| topic | equity covid-19 access low-resource |
| url | https://account.jime.open.ac.uk/index.php/up-j-jime/article/view/832 |
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