Access to devices of various Social Groups
A study was conducted by the Muttha Foundation in Nov 2020 across Maharashtra to understand the roll-out of the tech-based distance education across the state during the school closures due to COVID-19. As a part of this extensive study, 1254 students of primary school and 1260 parents were interviewed. The study showed that, amongst all the tech devices, smart phones were readily available in more than 90 percent of all the households across all the social groups. However, the challenge was more regarding the child’s access to these devices for educational purposes. This access was the highest for open category students and the least for tribal students. The prime reason for denial of access was the need of the parent to carry the mobile/smart phone to work. The percentage of tribal students who had to connect from uncomfortable locations was also the highest among all the three social groups, which could be because most of them were from remote locations where network connectivity is an issue.
This study was conducted to understand the approach, challenges and
implications of tech-based distance education for the primary school students
from the government and budget private schools across Maharashtra.
Now that we know the status of access, in our next post we will be talking about the roadblocks to the access of these devices.
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