Vol. 49 No. 2 (2023): JOURNAL OF INDIAN EDUCATION
Articles

Education Amid COVID-19 Pandemic : Understanding the Response of Poor and Marginalised in Kashmir

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  • Shameem Ahmad Ganayee,
  • Zakir Hussain Gadda,,
  • Mohamad Saleem Jahangir

Published 2023-08-31

Keywords

  • marginalisation of poor students,
  • ICT-enabled gadgets,
  • underprivileged children,
  • COVID-19 pandemic,
  • Mid-day Meal

How to Cite

Ganayee, S. A., Gadda, Z. H., & Jahangir, M. S. (2023). Education Amid COVID-19 Pandemic : Understanding the Response of Poor and Marginalised in Kashmir. JOURNAL OF INDIAN EDUCATION, 49(2), p.126-140. http://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/jie/article/view/4334

Abstract

Using a qualitative approach, the present study aimed to explore the response of the poor and marginalised, particularly the Mid-day Meal (MDM) beneficiaries to online education, thrusted untimely by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic in Kashmir (India). Based primarily on the experiences of 28 participants belonging to various areas of Kashmir, the data was collected using face-to-face semi structured interviews. The results of the study revealed that the sudden shift to online education amid COVID-19 has augmented the marginalisation of poor students, thereby exposing them to a more severe educational disadvantage. It is generally due to the inaccessibility, and unawareness of ICT-enabled gadgets among them. Hence, this digital marginality needs to be addressed, to bring underprivileged children into the fold of digital education.

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