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SATISFYING AND DISSATISFYING DETERMINANTS OF ONLINE EDUCATION DURING COVID19 PANDEMIC

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).07      10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).07      Published : Jun 2022

Satisfying and Dissatisfying Determinants of Online Education during Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

    This paper attempts to explore satisfying and dissatisfying determinants of online education in Pakistan. Participants were well abreast with the online mode of education due to the closure of physical classroom activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Purposive sampling was research design.Students enrolled in communication skills course were drawn as study respondents. An open-ended questionnaire was a research instrument. Eighty (80) engineering students participated in this survey and provided feedback about satisfying and dissatisfying factors of online education in Pakistan. Data were analyzed using the content analysis approach. Results exhibited students were satisfied with 'class feasibility, low financial cost and communication opportunities. On the other front, they were dissatisfied with 'internet issue, load shedding of electricity, technical issue, home disturbance, expensive internet packages, and lack of communication. This research concluded that online education is never free from issues and challenges in Pakistan.

    Satisfying, Dissatisfying, Determinants, Online Education, COVID-19 Pandemic

    (1) Inayatullah Kakepoto
    Department of English, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Saeed Akhter
    Department of English, Riphah International University, Faisalabad Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Abdullah Laghari
    Lecturer, Department of English, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering Science and Technology, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Kakepoto, I., Akhter, M. S., & Laghari, A. (2022). Satisfying and Dissatisfying Determinants of Online Education during Covid-19 Pandemic. Global Educational Studies Review, VII(II), 70 - 81. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).07

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Kakepoto, Inayatullah, Muhammad Saeed Akhter, and Abdullah Laghari. 2022. "Satisfying and Dissatisfying Determinants of Online Education during Covid-19 Pandemic." Global Educational Studies Review, VII (II): 70 - 81 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).07

HARVARD

    HARVARD : KAKEPOTO, I., AKHTER, M. S. & LAGHARI, A. 2022. Satisfying and Dissatisfying Determinants of Online Education during Covid-19 Pandemic. Global Educational Studies Review, VII, 70 - 81.

MHRA

    MHRA : Kakepoto, Inayatullah, Muhammad Saeed Akhter, and Abdullah Laghari. 2022. "Satisfying and Dissatisfying Determinants of Online Education during Covid-19 Pandemic." Global Educational Studies Review, VII: 70 - 81

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    MLA : Kakepoto, Inayatullah, Muhammad Saeed Akhter, and Abdullah Laghari. "Satisfying and Dissatisfying Determinants of Online Education during Covid-19 Pandemic." Global Educational Studies Review, VII.II (2022): 70 - 81 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Kakepoto, Inayatullah, Akhter, Muhammad Saeed, and Laghari, Abdullah (2022), "Satisfying and Dissatisfying Determinants of Online Education during Covid-19 Pandemic", Global Educational Studies Review, VII (II), 70 - 81

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Kakepoto, Inayatullah, Muhammad Saeed Akhter, and Abdullah Laghari. "Satisfying and Dissatisfying Determinants of Online Education during Covid-19 Pandemic." Global Educational Studies Review VII, no. II (2022): 70 - 81. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2022(VII-II).07