scholarly journals Assessing Institutional Support to Online Education at Tertiary Level in Bangladesh Coping with Covid-19 Pandemic: An Empirical Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Nur Ullah ◽  
Bikram Biswas ◽  
Md. Mamun Miah
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Virtual Education ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Academic Practices ◽  
Mentoring Support

Institutional support and quality education are linked in a significant way. During Covid-19, institutional support is critical to closing the huge academic gap that has emerged as physical academic practices have been moved to a virtual education system using technology. This research aims to assess institutional support for online education in Bangladesh during the Covid-19 pandemic. This analysis is focused on the three main elements of the Adapted Model of Institutional Support (AMIS) of Bond et al, 2007, and the Institutional Support Model (ISM) of Valverde and Rodriguez, 2002, namely Financial Support (FS), Technical Support (TS), and Mentoring Support (MS). According to the findings, a few universities in Bangladesh have provided average support for continuing online education, while others have just started taking online classes. Several problems have been discovered, such as the lack of dedicated software for conducting online academic activities, lack of training and grooming, lack of mentoring, poor internet access, lack of smartphones, high internet package rates, and so on. This study concludes with some policy recommendations for a smooth online education system in Bangladesh.

scholarly journals Communicating an Institutional Mission in Online Courses: A Mixed-Method Approach to Improve Student Experience

2020 ◽  
pp. 105256292096563
Author(s):  
Emily R. Lean ◽  
Brooke Glover Emery
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Institutional Mission ◽  
High Quality Education ◽  
The Look ◽  
Method Approach

The purpose of this study was to determine which techniques work best to positively communicate an institutional mission in an online education format. The overarching goal of our research is to better understand how to create and maintain online classes that help universities pursue a specific mission while offering a high-quality education. Whatever the mission, be it religion, equality, social responsibility, or environmental sustainability, students must see and feel it in all interactions. Overall, personalization of online courses seems to be the overarching request of students, with the opportunity to cocreate the learning environment favored. By giving students the option to be involved in the look and development of the course as well as professors expressing their beliefs and being more personal and intentional, the mission is more authentically perceived in the online environment. Although this study was framed in the context of a religion-based mission, the findings from this study can be applied to any organization with a strong mission.

scholarly journals A Managerial Research of Online Education in the Primary and Secondary Romanian Education System During COVID 19 Crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol 343 ◽  
pp. 07006
Author(s):  
Eduard Edelhauser ◽  
Lucian Lupu-Dima
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Upper Secondary Education ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
One Year ◽  
Lower Secondary Education

The authors tried to analyse the implication of one year of online education in the Romanian primary education, lower secondary education, upper secondary education and even in the early childhood system. COVID-19 was seen as a social phenomenon world-wide and also in Romanian, that affected many elements of the society, including education. The study is based on a survey and used the online questionnaire investigation composed of 10 questions and authors have received more than 2500 answers from the respondents. The investigation took place during 29th of January 2021 and 11th of February 2021. The study concluded that, in the Romanian primary and secondary education system most schools migrated quickly to an online education system. The result shows also that over 82% of the students have participated rhythmic to online education and 50% to 60% of them used a Google Classroom platform or another virtual classroom. In the authors opinion the future of the Romanian education system will represent from now on a continuous debate between classic and online education, considering that only 10% of the Romanian students have no access to Internet and another 8% of the students did not have a computer, a laptop, a tablet, or a smartphone and obvious could not take online classes.

Indian Education System In Fight Against Covid 19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Utsav Raj ◽  
Shivank Khare
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Indian Education ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Web Portal ◽  
Secondary Schooling ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Web

The Coronavirus pandemic and thus the following lockdown has forced schools and colleges across India to temporarily shut and this unprecedented move had created a huge gap within the education bodies despite the central and the government doing their best to support e-learning and online education. Globally, the Indian Education sector is amongst the most important, with an in-depth network of quite 1.4 million schools and 993 Universities, 39931 Colleges, and 10725 Stand-Alone Institutions listed on the AISHE web portal. Because the Indian education system was mostly supported by the offline system and classes. Most of the first, and secondary schooling sectors were all supported offline education system has got to opt the web classes for empowering the education, and for the advantages of the scholars. Many faculties within the country have switched to online classes thanks to the lockdown, but one in four students is unable to connect because they don’t have a laptop, desktop, or tablet, according to a survey by economic times.

scholarly journals Undergraduate Medical Education during Coronavirus Disease 2019: Scope and Limitations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mosammat Kohinoor Parveen ◽  
Md Jafrul Hannan ◽  
Muhammad Hashim Ghouri ◽  
Wardah Anwar ◽  
Muhammad Arif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
E Learning

Abstract Background: COVID-19 has highly impacted the education system and has created trends in online classes. To fill in the gap created by lockdown and to continue the uninterrupted learning process, educational institutions worldwide started organizing online classes. Although medical education is mostly practical, it is not safe to conduct on campus classes. This study aimed to measure the scope and limitations of online education and the overall impact of COVID-19 on the medical education system.Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study. Ethical approval was obtained from the ethical committee of the South Point Hospital. Informed consent was obtained. Self-administered questionnaires were administered to participants.Results: E-Learning opportunities were made available in 98.69% of cases; some student forums also participated. Among survey respondents, females predominated (57.39%), and 42% of respondents belonged to rural areas and small towns. Access and quality of internet during online classes was average to poor in 54%, and only 10% said it was good. Zoom was the platform for classes in 98% of situations, followed by Facebook live (41.05%), prerecorded video upload, YouTube link, etc. Sixty percent graded the quality of online classes as good, 10% excellent, and 5% bad. Approximately 43% of the participants evaluated online assessments as good. Of the respondents, 17% faced substantial stress, and 18% did not. Twenty-eight percent of the students faced huge mental stress during COVID-19.Conclusions: E-learning is a new normal during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the opportunity, medical students benefited greatly, but there was a technological divide. There were also financial and mental stresses to a certain extent.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF ONLINE EDUCATION ON STUDENT’S SATISFACTION AND SELFCONFIDENCE ON LEARNING DURING COVID -19 IN PAKISTAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahira Zaman, Heeba Nashmena
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Education System ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Study Results

Educational institutions were closed in Pakistan due to the COVID-19 pandemic and started online classes to continue the education system. A web-based survey was conducted to investigate students' level of satisfaction in learning and self-confidence over proficiency in lessons learned during online classes. A fast, reliable internet facility took as a mediator between the study variables. The sample consisted of 160 university students from both rural and urban backgrounds of Punjab. Two scales; an adapted version of Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning and an online education scale used in the study. Results showed a significant negative relationship between online education and student satisfaction, self-confidence over the material learned. However, the fast and reliable internet connection significantly mediates the levels of satisfaction and self-confidence upon learning. The study found that university students are only satisfied and confident with their material learned if the technology supports this education system.

scholarly journals The evaluation of a virtual education system based on the DeLone and McLean model:  A path analysis

F1000Research ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zohreh Mahmoodi ◽  
Sara Esmaelzadeh- Saeieh ◽  
Razieh Lotfi ◽  
Monir Baradaran Eftekhari ◽  
Mahnaz Akbari Kamrani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Education System ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Virtual Education ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Delone And Mclean ◽  
Indirect Path ◽  
Net Benefits

Background: The Internet has dramatically influenced the introduction of virtual education. Virtual education is a term that involves online education and e-learning. This study was conducted to evaluate a virtual education system based on the DeLone and McLean model. Methods: This descriptive analytical study was conducted using the census method on all the students of the Nursing and Midwifery Department of Alborz University of Medical Sciences who had taken at least one online course in 2016-2017. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire based on the DeLone and McLean model in six domains and then analyzed in SPSS-16 and LISREL-8.8 using the path analysis. Results: The goodness of fit indices (GFI) of the model represent the desirability and good fit of the model, and the rational nature of the adjusted relationships between the variables based on a conceptual model (GFI = 0.98; RMSEA = 0.014).The results showed that system quality has the greatest impact on the net benefits of the system through both direct and indirect paths (β=0.52), service quality through the indirect path (β=0.03) and user satisfaction through the direct path (β=0.73). Conclusions: According to the results, system quality has the greatest overall impact on the net benefits of the system, both directly and indirectly by affecting user satisfaction and the intention to use. System quality should therefore be further emphasized, to use these systems more efficiently.

scholarly journals The evaluation of a virtual education system based on the DeLone and McLean model:  A path analysis

F1000Research ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zohreh Mahmoodi ◽  
Sara Esmaelzadeh- Saeieh ◽  
Razieh Lotfi ◽  
Monir Baradaran Eftekhari ◽  
Mahnaz Akbari Kamrani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Education System ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Virtual Education ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Delone And Mclean ◽  
Indirect Path ◽  
Net Benefits

Background: The Internet has dramatically influenced the introduction of virtual education. Virtual education is a term that involves online education and e-learning. This study was conducted to evaluate a virtual education system based on the DeLone and McLean model. Methods: This descriptive analytical study was conducted using the census method on all the students of the Nursing and Midwifery Department of Alborz University of Medical Sciences who had taken at least one online course in 2016-2017. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire based on the DeLone and McLean model in six domains and then analyzed in SPSS-16 and LISREL-8.8 using the path analysis. Results: The goodness of fit indices (GFI) of the model represent the desirability and good fit of the model, and the rational nature of the adjusted relationships between the variables based on a conceptual model (GFI = 0.98; RMSEA = 0.014).The results showed that system quality has the greatest impact on the net benefits of the system through both direct and indirect paths (β=0.52), service quality through the indirect path (β=0.03) and user satisfaction through the direct path (β=0.73). Conclusions: According to the results, system quality has the greatest overall impact on the net benefits of the system, both directly and indirectly by affecting user satisfaction and the intention to use. System quality should therefore be further emphasized, to use these systems more efficiently.

Racial Inequality in Academia: Systemic Origins, Modern Challenges, and Policy Recommendations

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Cydney H. Dupree ◽  
C. Malik Boykin
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Racial Inequality ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Scientific Impact ◽  
Protest Movements ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Ideal World ◽  
Future Leaders

In an ideal world, academia serves society; it provides quality education to future leaders and informs public policy—and it does so by including a diverse array of scholars. However, research and recent protest movements show that academia is subject to race-based inequities that hamper the recruitment and retention of scholars of color, reducing scientific impact. This article provides critical systemic context for racism in academia before reviewing research on psychological, interpersonal, and structural challenges to reducing racial inequality. Policy challenges include (a) the cultivation of harmful stereotypes, (b) the education of racially ignorant future leaders, and (c) the dedication of resources to science that informs only a few, rather than many. Finally, recommendations specify critical features of hiring, retention, transparency, and incentives that can diversify academia, create a more welcoming environment to scholars of color, and maximize the potential for innovative and impactful science.

Examining the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Online Education: Reviewing the Indian Schooling System Based on the Perspective of Major Indian E-tutoring Platforms

2021 ◽  
pp. 097226292110290
Author(s):  
Vivek Suneja ◽  
Shabani Bagai
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Indian Education ◽  
Online Methods ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Education Process ◽  
Schooling System

The COVID-19 pandemic has halted the typical schooling methodology and forcibly shifted the mode of learning online. This article investigates into the inherent concerns faced by the Indian education system and strategizes ways in which online methods could plug the gaps in India. The spiralling growth witnessed by the major supplemental educational providers testifies the acceptability of a blended approach in India. The literature review highlights how the education process could be more effective based on their strategies, perspectives and benefits.

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