Covid-19 School Closures in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Emergent Perspectives on the Role of Educational Technology

The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in school closures at an unprecedented scale and prompted educational systems to find alternative teaching models at short notice. The role for educational technology in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has recently become the focus of much discussion. While pro...

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Autor principal:	Katy Jordan
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Publicado:	Commonwealth of Learning 2020
Materias:	covid-19 digital divide educational technology education in emergencies. education systems Theory and practice of education LB5-3640
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3da70a90c5494db2b8cbf47f6192e86f2021-12-02T21:48:27ZCovid-19 School Closures in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Emergent Perspectives on the Role of Educational Technology2311-1550https://doaj.org/article/3da70a90c5494db2b8cbf47f6192e86f2020-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/433https://doaj.org/toc/2311-1550The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in school closures at an unprecedented scale and prompted educational systems to find alternative teaching models at short notice. The role for educational technology in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has recently become the focus of much discussion. While prompted by the pandemic, the discussions surface latent issues in educational systems, and the perspectives and ambitions of organisations in relation to educational technology and LMICs. The influence of the discussions during this period is likely to extend beyond the initial crisis, and warrants investigation. This paper presents a thematic analysis, using a grounded theory approach, of documents published online between February and April 2020. Five themes emerge, in relation to access, responses, support from carers, teachers and communities, educational quality and the future.Katy JordanCommonwealth of Learningarticlecovid-19digital divideeducational technologyeducation in emergencies. education systemsTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning for Development, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 399-415 (2020)
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description	The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in school closures at an unprecedented scale and prompted educational systems to find alternative teaching models at short notice. The role for educational technology in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has recently become the focus of much discussion. While prompted by the pandemic, the discussions surface latent issues in educational systems, and the perspectives and ambitions of organisations in relation to educational technology and LMICs. The influence of the discussions during this period is likely to extend beyond the initial crisis, and warrants investigation. This paper presents a thematic analysis, using a grounded theory approach, of documents published online between February and April 2020. Five themes emerge, in relation to access, responses, support from carers, teachers and communities, educational quality and the future.
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title	Covid-19 School Closures in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Emergent Perspectives on the Role of Educational Technology
title_short	Covid-19 School Closures in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Emergent Perspectives on the Role of Educational Technology
title_full	Covid-19 School Closures in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Emergent Perspectives on the Role of Educational Technology
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Covid-19 School Closures in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Emergent Perspectives on the Role of Educational Technology

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