A Preliminary Study on Visually Impaired Students in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Mahfuz, Saifullah; Sakib, Md Nazmus; Husain, M. M.
Titel	A Preliminary Study on Visually Impaired Students in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	In: Policy Futures in Education, 20 (2022) 4, S.402-416 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mahfuz, Saifullah) ORCID (Husain, M. M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1478-2103
DOI	10.1177/14782103211030145
Schlagwörter	Visual Impairments; Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Access to Computers; Educational Quality; Coping; Inclusion; Blindness; Academic Achievement; College Students; Bangladesh + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Ausland; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bewältigung; Inklusion; Blindheit; Schulleistung; Collegestudent; Bangladesch
Abstract	This article problematizes the status of the visually impaired students in Bangladesh under the COVID-19 global pandemic. We inquire into two inter-related questions: (a) what level and quality of technological access does a visually impaired student have in their higher education institution (e.g. a university or government-affiliated college operating under a university)? And, (b) how are these students coping academically under the pandemic? Our preliminary study employed mixed methods for data collection, encompassing a quantitative survey questionnaire followed by qualitative phone interviews. We reached out to approximately 15 male and female students enrolled in public and private higher educational institutions in the country. The findings will be instrumental to initiate a collaborative discussion among academics and practitioners in the government, non-government and private sectors in the country and around the Global South. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01