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A multilevel analysis of the contextual effects in distance education outcomes during COVID-19.
- Source :
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Eastern Journal of European Studies . 2021 Special Issue, Vol. 12, p149-169. 21p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The COVID-19 outbreak has forced countries to take extensive measures aimed at minimizing human contact. In this crisis period, distance education has played a crucial role in ensuring continuous learning. However, not all locations have had the same maturity level regarding infrastructure availability, and the city-level heterogeneity in socioeconomic structures might have impeded equal access to distance education. This paper focuses on the contextual dimension of distance education by a comparative approach between in-person and distance education outcomes in Turkey. By a multilevel modelling approach, student outcomes are examined against a set of student-level and city-level determinants of academic success during the COVID-19 period compared to the same academic semester in the previous year. The findings support previous studies, discussing the long-term contextual effects on student outcomes and show that the digital divide between the rural and urban areas and income inequality are the main drivers of city-level variation in students' success during the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2068651X
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Eastern Journal of European Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152113899
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.47743/ejes-2021-SI07