Educational Inequality and COVID-19 Pandemic: Relationship between the Family Socio-Economic Status and Student Experience of Remote Learning
- Publisher:
- NATL RES UNIV HIGHER SCH ECONOMICS
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Voprosy Obrazovaniya / Educational Studies Moscow, 2021, 2021, (1), pp. 74-92
- Issue Date:
- 2021-01-01
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The urgent transition to remote learning in March 2020 revitalized the debate on the influence of new educational reality on inequality in education. A study was performed to measure the relationship between the diffficulties experienced by students during remote learning and their socio-economic status. Data from a nationwide survey of students administered in late March–early April 2020 by a team of researchers from a few Russian universities was used as empirical basis of this study. Results demonstrate significant differences in obstacles faced by students from families with different levels of income. Students from low-income families were the most likely to have technical and self‑regulation problems and to lack skills required for effective remote learning. Results indicate the importance of finding system-level solutions to ensure equal opportunities for students in remote learning, regardless of their socio-economic status.
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