Disparities in access to education persist between children from low and high socio-economic backgrounds, and these disparities have become more pronounced because of school closures due to the pandemic. Addressing the disparities requires revisiting the approach to education, as a one-size-fits-all policy can be particularly challenging for…

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) situation has caused serious concerns to education systems worldwide, and educational institutions have transitioned to online classes. This article explores university students' perceptions regarding the acceptance and usage of COVID-19 online learning. More specifically, this article aims to answer the…

Academic institutions around the globe have shifted to online learning because of the unpredictable spread of COVID-19. The present study aimed to compare teachers' and students' attitudes towards online learning during the pandemic and to examine the effects of gender differences on their attitudes. In study 1, we adapted the Test of eLearning…

The COVID-19 pandemic, in Pakistan, impacted the educational system leading to the abandonment of face-to-face learning. This led to the reshaping of teaching and learning methodologies shifting from on-campus to virtual education. Most teachers were not only lacking in digital literacy but also experience a lack of self-confidence. In this…

The current health emergency has a significant effect on the educational community in unprecedented manners. Most of the educational activities are conducted via online to engage their students by keeping social distance. Most instructors and students face huge trouble using digital systems because they have no prior training about online learning…

This paper examines the extent to which refugee girls and young women were able to access learning during COVID-19 education closures in Pakistan, and the role that EdTech played in their learning access. It is based on findings from a survey with 403 Afghan refugee students, along with in-depth interviews with six young female refugees. The…

This brief summarizes a case study conducted to assess the gendered impacts of COVID-19 school closures on adolescent girls and boys in three districts in the province of Punjab in Pakistan. Data as well as discussions and interviews with adolescents, teachers, and parents shed light on difficulties in accessing and adjusting to remote learning,…

Education has always been considered as the linchpin for a country's economic and social development. The dropout rate in schools especially in developing countries has always been a problematic issue and the situation has further been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study primarily aims at studying the factors affecting the school dropout…

This study investigates the perceptions and experiences of students regarding the various aspects of online education while studying at the Pakistani Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and universities that shifted to online modes of instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus of this study was to identify the level of satisfaction of…

This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship among online-learning, time management and self-anxiety of university students for the duration of COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 250 university students was selected from Lahore College for Women University, University of Punjab, Government College University, University of Central Punjab…

Caregiver support has been identified as a key feature of systems that deliver high-quality early childhood education. The purpose of this study is to explore the degree of engagement of parents/caregivers of preschool children and the modes of learning they used in Ethiopia and Pakistan in supporting their children through home learning during…

Purpose: This paper aims to report insights from the planning and execution phase of an interactive radio instruction (IRI) intervention envisioned as a medium-term response plan to address school closures amidst the global Coronavirus pandemic. The project has been envisioned by a local development agency in the province of Balochistan for…

More than 200 countries across the globe, including Pakistan, have closed educational institutions (schools, colleges, universities and "madrassas") to contain the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19 pandemic). These closures have disrupted the learning of more than 1.7 billion learners (representing 91 per cent of the total enrolled…

The study critically examines the features of three e-learning platforms: Blackboard (BB), Google Classroom, and Zoom. It provides an in-depth analysis of the digital learning platform's effectiveness in a pandemic like the COVID-19. It synthesizes the strengths and limitations of the selected e-learning platforms for English language teaching.…

This article attempted to evaluate digital research support services in the context of higher education institutions in Pakistan during COVID-19. Researchers opted quantitative study design to conduct an online survey. A well-structured questionnaire was sent to 6200 university students through an email address. A total of 3122 students…