Jafar K, Ananthpur Kripa, Venkatachalam L
Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, India.
J Soc Econ Dev. 2023 Mar 20:1-21. doi: 10.1007/s40847-023-00236-1.
The pandemic and the long closure of educational institutions have changed the learning and teaching practices across the globe. A massive and unplanned shift towards online education with unequal access to digital infrastructure deepens the existing digital divide and socio-economic inequalities. Tamil Nadu Covid Pulse Survey shows the state's commitment to strengthening evidence-based policymaking and continuing its welfare tradition including its efforts to provide uninterrupted education during the crisis. Based on the three recent rounds of the panel survey conducted in October 2020 and August 2021, this article discusses Tamil Nadu's experience in continuing education during the pandemic. The result highlights the existing digital divide and challenges faced by students in accessing online education. Some of the government initiatives like Kalvi TV telecasting classes for school students have been effective in addressing the digital divide between rural and urban areas in the state and making its education system more inclusive.
疫情大流行以及教育机构长期关闭改变了全球的学习和教学方式。向在线教育的大规模且无计划的转变，以及数字基础设施获取机会的不平等，加深了现有的数字鸿沟和社会经济不平等。泰米尔纳德邦新冠疫情脉搏调查显示该邦致力于加强基于证据的政策制定，并延续其福利传统，包括在危机期间努力提供不间断教育。基于2020年10月和2021年8月进行的三轮近期小组调查，本文讨论了泰米尔纳德邦在疫情期间继续教育方面的经验。结果凸显了现有的数字鸿沟以及学生在获取在线教育时面临的挑战。一些政府举措，如卡尔维电视台为在校学生播放课程，在解决该邦城乡地区数字鸿沟以及使教育系统更具包容性方面取得了成效。
