ERIC Number: EJ1382686
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 7
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Family Income Status in Early Childhood and Implications for Remote Learning
Fernández, Elena; Cavendish, Wendy
Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, v20 n1 Fall 2022
The Coronavirus Pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated educational inequalities, particularly among families of low-income status. As schools switched to remote learning, the digital divide among affluent and non-affluent families has shined a light on the existing inequality in resources like never seen before. The digital divide is the income-related gap in access to modern day technology such as computers, internet, and cell phones. Addressing this growing digital divide is critical as the CDC notes that early childhood education programs "play critical roles in promoting equity in learning, care, and health, particularly for groups disproportionately affected by COVID-19." A snapshot from an early intervention center that serves students of low-income status, underscores the impacts that remote learning and the lack of access to technology had on young children's attendance rates and further, their language development.
Descriptors: Family Income, Socioeconomic Status, Early Childhood Education, Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Low Income Students, Access to Computers, Early Intervention, Family (Sociological Unit), Academic Achievement
University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education. 3700 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. e-mail: journal@gse.upenn.edu; Web site: https://urbanedjournal.gse.upenn.edu
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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