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Factors affecting quality of education during pandemic: lessons learnt and way forward

Arti Chandani (Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow, India)
Smita Wagholikar (Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International (Deemed) University, Pune, India)
Mohit Pathak (Department of Finance, International Management Institute – Kolkata, Kolkata, India)
Prashant Ubarhande (Department of Management, Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune, India)
Ankita Bhatia (Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Symbiosis International (Deemed) University, Pune, India)

Journal of International Education in Business

ISSN: 2046-469X

Article publication date: 28 June 2024

Issue publication date: 9 October 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

The pandemic brought by COVID-19 in March 2020 shook the entire world, compelling everyone to remain indoors. Most B-Schools were unprepared for such a situation and did not have the resources to carry out the teaching and learning activities. B-schools then adopted online and hybrid modes of learning to impart education to their students. The purpose of this study is to identify factors affecting the quality of education along with lessons learnt and lessons to be left behind, using qualitative method.

Design/methodology/approach

The factors affecting the quality of education were drawn from the literature, and 18 faculty members were interviewed. The study uses a descriptive method, where interviews were conducted, and each interview was recorded, with an explicit permission of respective faculty member and coded and categorized to identify themes.

Findings

The significant contribution of this study is that it highlights? Through the learnings and experiences of the pandemic? What will work in the future for business schools. The use of online teaching-learning sessions and softwares, namely, Turnitin and Grammarly will not fade away. Faculty will use various engagement tools such as quizzes and simulations to improve the learning and quality of education in the post-pandemic era. Various interactive and online tools emerged during the pandemic which allowed faculty to use diagrams and infographics in their teaching, and this helped the faculty to cater to students with different learning styles.

Originality/value

This study will provide B-Schools, faculties and leaders an input for improving the quality of online education. The present study provides an empirical contribution to the factors affecting online education and its quality, by highlighting the perspective of faculty members with the help of qualitative study. These factors make a clear and strong indication that education in the future will be partly online, wherein a lot of e-learning resources will be used by faculty to impart quality education.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to Professor Boniface Michael (Editor-in-Chief) and two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions during the review process.

Declaration of interest statement: There was no funding received to conduct this research. The authors reported no potential competing interest. All the authors also confirm that there are no personal, professional or financial conflicts related to the paper to the editor along with the submission.

Citation

Chandani, A., Wagholikar, S., Pathak, M., Ubarhande, P. and Bhatia, A. (2024), "Factors affecting quality of education during pandemic: lessons learnt and way forward", Journal of International Education in Business, Vol. 17 No. 3, pp. 455-484. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIEB-07-2023-0041

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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