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Preparedness of Students for Future Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A Bangladeshi Perspective

New Student Literacies amid COVID-19: International Case Studies

ISBN: 978-1-80071-467-0, eISBN: 978-1-80071-466-3

Publication date: 7 December 2021

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on higher education (HE) across the globe, including in Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi HE system is going through an abrupt transition and transformation to cope with the crisis. This chapter is based on data collected from teachers and students of Bangladeshi public and private HE institutions regarding teaching and learning during the COVID-19 lockdown. In Bangladesh, some universities switched to online distance teaching and learning quickly during this period, and others lagged behind in this regard. Teachers and students from both groups of public and private universities participated in the study, including those who attended online teaching and learning activities and those who did not participate. This chapter highlights both teachers’ and students’ perspectives regarding students’ future preparedness for participating fully in the changing landscape of HE, especially technology-enhanced teaching and learning. Understanding these perspectives of teachers and students is important to address the digital divide and social justice issues in the policy and practice. Within the HE sector in Bangladesh, it is especially vital while transforming its education system and adapting emerging technologies to address the challenges of education in future emergencies.

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Shohel, M.M.C., Ashrafuzzaman, M., Alam, A.S., Mahmud, A., Ahsan, M.S. and Islam, M.T. (2021), "Preparedness of Students for Future Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A Bangladeshi Perspective", Sengupta, E. and Blessinger, P. (Ed.) New Student Literacies amid COVID-19: International Case Studies (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 41), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 29-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120210000041006

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