ABSTRACT

Purpose

This paper explored the impact of prolonged lockdown caused by coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 pandemic on the academic aspects of veterinary students of India and its relationship with their socio-economic status.

Design/methodology/approach

We conducted a study with 224 first-year veterinary students engaged in e-learning system from four veterinary colleges of India at the end of 7th week of lockdown using Google Forms questionnaire in a set of multiple-choice questions . The primary data were analysed using the non-parametric chi-square test, Kruskal–Wallis test, Wilcoxon rank sum test and Kendall’s tau-b correlation coefficients using the SAS software.

Findings

The pandemic situation exerted an effect over the socio-economic and academic aspects of the students. The alternate e-learning system of education was adapted to the veterinary students and the teachers . The techniques of e-learning were mostly useful for the students from less affected family with sound income.

Practical implications

The study suggests the decision-making for adopting e-learning system of education and also helps to assess the impact of lockdown in versatile socio-economic and diversified institutional infrastructural stratum of India.

Theoretical implications

Any education is effective when it results in changes of behavioural components such as knowledge, attitude, skill and action of an individual. Based on this basic theory, the study has been conducted, which will help the policy makers to make a strategic plan for the implementation of e-learning system as an effective alternative in teaching and learning of agricultural education system.

Originality/Value

This study provides a clear dimension about the degree of adoption of the e-learning system as a substitute of physical classroom teaching during crisis situation apart from any gender or institutes.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19 大流行对印度兽医学生某些学术方面的影响

摘要

目的

本文探讨了由冠状病毒病 (COVID)-19 大流行引起的长期封锁对印度兽医学生学术方面的影响及其与他们的社会经济地位的关系。

设计/方法/方法

在封锁的第 7 周结束时，我们对来自印度四所兽医学院的 224 名一年级兽医学生进行了一项研究，他们在一组多项选择题中使用 Google 表单问卷调查。使用SAS软件使用非参数卡方检验，Kruskal-Wallis检验，Wilcoxon秩和检验和Kendall's tau-b相关系数分析主要数据。

发现

大流行情况对学生的社会经济和学术方面产生了影响。教育的替代电子学习系统适用于兽医学生和教师。电子学习技术对来自受影响较小家庭、收入可观的学生大多有用。

实际影响

该研究提出了采用电子学习教育系统的决策，还有助于评估封锁对印度多元化社会经济和多元化机构基础设施阶层的影响。

理论意义

任何教育只要能改变个人的知识、态度、技能和行动等行为组成部分，都是有效的。基于这一基本理论，进行了这项研究，这将有助于政策制定者制定实施电子学习系统作为农业教育系统教与学的有效替代方案的战略规划。

原创性/价值

这项研究提供了一个明确的维度，即在危机情况下，除了任何性别或机构之外，电子学习系统作为实体课堂教学的替代品的采用程度。