01 Pages : 1-11
http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-I).01 10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-I).01 Published : Mar 2022Learning Losses during Covid-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: A Critical Assessment of Online Education System
The Covid-19 compelled the educational sector around the world to adopt online techniques to run the educational setups. This study is intended to evaluate the effects and challenges faced by the online education system and to assess them in the wake of the pandemic in Pakistan. This research paper attempts to analyze the success level of online education and the issues faced by the teachers and students.Data was collected from teachers and students at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. It was found that online setup was more successful at the university level, particularly in social sciences, as compared to pure sciences. Online academics at the lower levels remained significantly unsuccessful. Since both faculty and students were not equipped with the new techniques to convert conventional academics into online learning. The significance of this study is that it has pinpointed the obstacles for the online education process during the lock-down in Pakistan.
-
COVID-19, Education, Pakistan, Pandemic, Physical, Online, Technology
-
(1) Ahmad Ali
PhD Political Science, Assistant Director Research, National Counter Terrorism Authority Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Ahmad, K. (March 66, 2020). Professor turns to online lectures as Sindh closes universities over coronavirus. Arab News - Pakistan: https://arab.news/6z4zu
- Ahmad, K. (March 66, 2020). Professor turns to online lectures as Sindh closes universities over coronavirus. Arab News - Pakistan: https://arab.news/6z4zu
- Andrabi, T., Daniels, B., & Das, J. (2021). Human Capital Accumulation and Disasters: Evidence from the Pakistan Earthquake of 2005. Journal of Human Resources, 0520-10887R1. https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.59.2.05 20-10887r1
- Andrabi, T., Daniels, B., & Das, J. (2021). Human Capital Accumulation and Disasters: Evidence from the Pakistan Earthquake of 2005. Journal of Human Resources, 0520-10887R1. https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.59.2.05 20-10887r1
- Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan. (CERP). (2020,April 166). Digital Education Response to Covid-19 in Pakistan. Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP): https://www.povertyactionlab.org/i nitiative-project/digital-education- response-covid-19-pakistan
- Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan. (CERP). (2020,April 166). Digital Education Response to Covid-19 in Pakistan. Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP): https://www.povertyactionlab.org/i nitiative-project/digital-education- response-covid-19-pakistan
- Economist Intelligence Unit. (2020). The Inclusive Internet Index 2020. https://theinclusiveinternet.eiu.com /explore/countries/PK
- Ferguson, N. M., Laydon, D., Nedjati-Gilani, G., Imai, N., Ainslie, K., Beguelin, M., & Ghani, A. C. (2020). Report 9 - Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID-19 mortality and healthcare demand. London: Imperial College. https://www.preventionweb.net/pu blication/report-9-impact-non- pharmaceutical-interventions-npis- reduce-covid-19-mortality-and
- Haris. (April 33, 2020) online schooling: Possibilities and concerns. https://indianexpress.com/article/o pinion/coronavirus-pandemic- online-education-technology- 6345621/
- Hassaan, M. (March, 2020). Suspend the Online Classes and Refund the Fees (Pakistani Universities). https://www.change.org/p/higher- education-commission-hec-pakistan- suspend-the-online-classes-and- refund-the-fees-pakistani-universities
- Hogan, R., & Kedrayate, A. (2010). E-learning: A survival strategy for developing countries. In Eleventh Annual Conference of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies. University of the West Indies, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Kermani, S. (2020). Coronavirus: rumours, fear and rising Covid deaths in Pakistan. BBC News, 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/ world-asia-52925286
- Mehmood, A. (May 199, 2020). COVID-19: Education in Pakistan gets mundane attention. https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/ 660617-covid-19-education-in- pakistan-gets-mundane-attention.
- Mukhtar, S. (2020). Pakistanis' mental health during the COVID-19. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 51, 102127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020. 102127
- National Commission on the Status of Women. (2020). Gendered Impact and Implications of COVID-19 in Pakistan. Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Human Rights. Ministry of Human Rights. http://www.mohr.gov.pk/SiteImage /Misc/files/GenderedImpact.pdf
- O'Malley, Sharon (July 122, 2017). Effective Teaching Online. https://www.insidehighered.com/di gital- learning/article/2017/07/12/7- guidelines-effective-teaching-online
- Pakistan Economic Survey. (2018-19). (Accessed at 25-09-2020) http://www.finance.gov.pk/survey_ 1920.html
- Policy Brief: Education during COVID-19 and beyond. (August 2020). August 4g 2020), Tariq Banuri(CHAIRMAN, HEC) WHY ONLINE EDUCATION? (14-04-2020) https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/HE CAnnouncements/Pages/Why- Online- Education.aspxtps://reliefweb.int/re
- PTA Annual Report. (2019). PTA official website. (Accessed on 25-09-2020) https://www.pta.gov.pk/en/annual- reports
- PTA Annual Report. (2019). PTA official website. (Accessed on 25-09-2020) https://www.pta.gov.pk/en/annual- reports
- The Academia Magazine. (June 05, 2020). COVID-19: Pakistan's Education Sector Faces $2b In Losses. The Academia Magazine: https://academiamag.com/pakistans - education-sector-faces-2b-in-losses
- The Academia Magazine. (June 05, 2020). COVID-19: Pakistan's Education Sector Faces $2b In Losses. The Academia Magazine: https://academiamag.com/pakistans - education-sector-faces-2b-in-losses
- UN News. (2019). 'Health is a right, not a privilege' says WHO chief on World Health Day. UN News,April 7l 2019. https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/ 04/1036221.
- UNICEF. (2020). COVID-19 emergency preparedness and response WASH and infection prevention and control measures in schools. UNICEF, March 25h 2020. Accessed July 13y 2020. https://www.unicef.org/documents/wash-and-infection-prevention-and- control-measures-schools.
- World Health Organization. (2020a). Coronavirus (COVID-19) events as they happen. AccessedJuly 13y 2020. https://www.who.int/emergencies/ diseases/novel-coronavirus- 2019/events-as-they-happen.
- World Health Organization. (2020b). WHO coronavirus disease (COVID-19) dashboard. AccessedJuly 13y 2020. https://covid19.who.int/.
- World Health Organization. (2019). novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV): strategic preparedness and response plan. February 3y 2020. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2020.
- Zahra-Malik, M. (2020, July 144). The coronavirus effect on Pakistan's digital divide. BBC: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/artic le/20200713-the-coronavirus-effect- on-Pakistans-digital-divide.
Cite this article
-
APA : Ali, A. (2022). Learning Losses during Covid-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: A Critical Assessment of Online Education System. Global Educational Studies Review, VII(I), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-I).01
-
CHICAGO : Ali, Ahmad. 2022. "Learning Losses during Covid-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: A Critical Assessment of Online Education System." Global Educational Studies Review, VII (I): 1-11 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-I).01
-
HARVARD : ALI, A. 2022. Learning Losses during Covid-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: A Critical Assessment of Online Education System. Global Educational Studies Review, VII, 1-11.
-
MHRA : Ali, Ahmad. 2022. "Learning Losses during Covid-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: A Critical Assessment of Online Education System." Global Educational Studies Review, VII: 1-11
-
MLA : Ali, Ahmad. "Learning Losses during Covid-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: A Critical Assessment of Online Education System." Global Educational Studies Review, VII.I (2022): 1-11 Print.
-
OXFORD : Ali, Ahmad (2022), "Learning Losses during Covid-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: A Critical Assessment of Online Education System", Global Educational Studies Review, VII (I), 1-11
-
TURABIAN : Ali, Ahmad. "Learning Losses during Covid-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: A Critical Assessment of Online Education System." Global Educational Studies Review VII, no. I (2022): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-I).01