Educational Shift or New Age for Teaching and Learning: Examining the Journey of the Indian Educational System During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This paper provides an examination of the characteristics of educational shift in Indian education during COVID-19 based on the existing research published from March 2020 to December 2023. The paper examines the technological preparedness of all the stakeholders and how technological preparedness created digital equity and inclusivity for digital learning in Indian schools. Given the world-wide closure and shutdown during early 2020, schools were forced to switch their instructions to the newly adopted educational model; namely, digital learning which makes it important to examine two aspects in education: (1) measures taken to provide digital educational opportunities to all students and (2) steps taken to create digital equity and inclusivity in the Indian educational system. The results suggest that several initiatives were taken at national, state, and local level. However, issues of digital equity existed for underprivileged student populations.

Citation

Dubey, P.K. (2024), "Educational Shift or New Age for Teaching and Learning: Examining the Journey of the Indian Educational System During the Covid-19 Pandemic", Wiseman, A.W. (Ed.) Annual Review of Comparative and International Education 2023 (International Perspectives on Education and Society, Vol. 48), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 219-233. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-367920240000048012