Bridging Digital Divide Amidst Educational Change for Socially Inclusive Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic

During the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) outbreak, many education systems were forced to shut down and move learning and instruction online. The future of learning is here before we know it. While the combination of distance learning and educational technology presents a timely solution combatin...

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Autor principal:	Ji Liu
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	History of scholarship and learning. The humanities AZ20-999 Social Sciences H
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5a51c38c1d0543a4ab4e5b1bb05fecf72021-12-02T02:04:13ZBridging Digital Divide Amidst Educational Change for Socially Inclusive Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic2158-244010.1177/21582440211060810https://doaj.org/article/5a51c38c1d0543a4ab4e5b1bb05fecf72021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211060810https://doaj.org/toc/2158-2440During the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) outbreak, many education systems were forced to shut down and move learning and instruction online. The future of learning is here before we know it. While the combination of distance learning and educational technology presents a timely solution combating adverse consequences of school disruptions, there is a real risk of channeling learning opportunities through already-existing forms of digital disparity, especially for marginalized populations. China, as one of the first education systems to experience system-wide school closures due to COVID-19, faces critical challenges of digital divide. To examine pandemic ramifications and effective policy strategies taken to mitigate its unintended consequences, this study leverages an original student learning experience survey collected during the pandemic, and documents national and provincial-level COVID-19 education policy responses in China since the initial outbreak. The study uncovers saliency of access to distance learning and educational technology in shaping student learning experiences, and identifies three compelling policy takeaways from the “Disrupted Classes, Undisrupted Learning” initiative, and discuss emerging lessons drawn for crafting an undivided future for remote distance learning.Ji LiuSAGE PublishingarticleHistory of scholarship and learning. The humanitiesAZ20-999Social SciencesHENSAGE Open, Vol 11 (2021)
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description	During the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) outbreak, many education systems were forced to shut down and move learning and instruction online. The future of learning is here before we know it. While the combination of distance learning and educational technology presents a timely solution combating adverse consequences of school disruptions, there is a real risk of channeling learning opportunities through already-existing forms of digital disparity, especially for marginalized populations. China, as one of the first education systems to experience system-wide school closures due to COVID-19, faces critical challenges of digital divide. To examine pandemic ramifications and effective policy strategies taken to mitigate its unintended consequences, this study leverages an original student learning experience survey collected during the pandemic, and documents national and provincial-level COVID-19 education policy responses in China since the initial outbreak. The study uncovers saliency of access to distance learning and educational technology in shaping student learning experiences, and identifies three compelling policy takeaways from the “Disrupted Classes, Undisrupted Learning” initiative, and discuss emerging lessons drawn for crafting an undivided future for remote distance learning.
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title	Bridging Digital Divide Amidst Educational Change for Socially Inclusive Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short	Bridging Digital Divide Amidst Educational Change for Socially Inclusive Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Bridging Digital Divide Amidst Educational Change for Socially Inclusive Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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