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Purpose: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) was closed temporarily. During this historical lockdown, the face-to-face mode classroom was temporarily got replaced by a virtual classroom. The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of nationwide lockdown on the benefits of the virtual classroom for the teaching-learning process for teachers and students due to change in the teaching-learning process in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design: A total of 893 responses have been used for this study. We have collected data through a structured questionnaire on a Likert scale from 305 teachers and 588 students of Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) from all India levels. Descriptive and frequency statistics, t-test was used in SPSS software to analyze the data collected through the primary source. Findings: The mean difference between expected benefits from the virtual classroom and actual benefits from the classroom is positive for students as well as faculty members. That indicates the overall mean of expected benefits is higher than the overall mean of actual benefits, and that difference value is 0.250055, with a Sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.036 which is less than 0.05 for teachers and 0.3872827, with a Sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.000 which is less than 0.05 for students. That indicates the significant difference between means of actual benefits and expected. The mean value of the expected benefit is higher than the mean value of actual benefits for 11 pairs and 08 pairs in the case of teachers and students respectively. Discussion: Technical barriers are the reasons for not being able to attend the expected benefits from virtual classrooms in full capacity by students as well as by faculty members. Poor digital skills of teachers and students, lack of electricity facilities, less availability and accessibility of internet, connection issues, inadequate facilities, training, funding, and unacceptability of technology, etc. were the barriers to online education at the time of closure of colleges due to COVID-19 pandemic Onyema et al. (2020). Students can also have a casual attitude, less attendance, feeling of isolation and less interaction can lead to mental distress, spending more time in front of a computer could be hazardous for health too Surkhali and Garbuja (2020). Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) faculty members, as well as students, were not able to perceive actual benefits in full in comparison to expected benefits due to the presence of challenges in the virtual classroom as moderators. The higher education authorities, colleges/institutes/universities need to fix the above issues to enhance the quality of the teaching-learning process. The higher education authorities, institutes/colleges/universities must work together to resolve the issues and challenges of virtual classrooms to improve their effectiveness of the virtual classroom. Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) may provide technical support, and training to the faculty members as well as students for a better experience in the virtual classroom. Students who are lacking technical infrastructures such as computers/laptops and internet connectivity may be provided by Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) with financial and technical support to these students. © University of Deusto.
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Purpose: The objective of this study is to determine the impact of the outbreak of the pandemic COVID-19, on the Employment and livelihood of the people, and who all are the people whose employment actually got impacted due to coronavirus, and in which all ways its impact had its repercussions on their livelihoods. Design/methodology/approach: The questionnaire was filled by the variety of people who belong to different demographics, survey was filled by 303 respondents present all over the world. Findings: The change in the Employment growth due to COVID-19 is significantly associated with the change in the Employment Status of the people due to COVID-19. The 60.6% people have faced in the reduction in their income due to COVID-19, for 90.4% people's salary income is their primary source for livelihood, 36.3% people's promotion got affected, 51.4% people annual increment affected, 17% people were facing difficulties in paying their taxes and 23.3 % in paying EMIs. Originality/value: The particular research could serve the purpose of problems to be conveyed to the government. With the help of this study, the government could take some of the measures, such as to organize workshops and seminars in order to develop skills in people.
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Higher education institutions (HEIs) usually work open throughout the academic session. In the COVID-19 pandemic time, all the HEIs were also closed temporarily. The study examined the major challenges faced by the teachers and students from the virtual classroom during the nationwide lockdown. Due to the nationwide lockdown and lack of funding, convenience sampling and snowball sampling techniques were used for data collection. A total of 893 responses were analyzed for this study. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire on a Likert scale from 305 teachers and 588 students of higher education institutes from the entire India. Network connectivity was the major challenge faced by the faculty members (mean value of 3.68) followed by 3.17 mean value for lack of professional environment at home, 3.03 for lack of teaching material at home, 2.92 for lack of personal computer/laptop. Lack of professional environment at home (mean value of 3.59) was the major challenge faced by the students followed by 3.57 for lack of teaching material at home, 3.35 for network connectivity, 3.31 for lack of personal computer/laptop. Virtual classrooms have challenges such as poor internet connectivity, non-availability of appropriate electronic devices, lack of a teaching environment at home, less information and communication technology (ICT) knowledge among students and teachers. It implied less engagement of students and teachers in the teaching and learning process. © 2022, Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. All rights reserved.
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Purpose: It is not a piece of news that the outbreak of the pandemic COVID 19 has effected many industries thoroughly. One of the industry which got affected due to this epidemic is the Public Transportation Industry. The Public Transit System has to go through much of the challenges which include financial challenges, operating challenges, fleet management challenges and crew management challenges. All these challenges have given rise to several questions, such as what would be the new normal after the COVID 19 crisis and above all, what would be the consumer behaviour regarding the same? Will they prefer to continue the trend or move towards their vehicles for commutation. To answer all these questions, Apart from that, the participants were asked to rank the measures which they find most suitable out of the given list of measure, and they were also given a chance to express their views and opinions about the same. Design: To conduct this study, a survey was conducted amongst the people who are regular users of the public transportation system. The questionnaire was filled with a variety of people who belong to different demographics. The short survey was filled by 681 respondents from India. For the study we have used 680 responses. Findings: Majority of respondents would like to travel by their vehicle than taking public transport to commute, be it any public transport. Apart from that, there is a very less percentage of people (Cab- 7.6%, DTC- 34.29%, Metro 14.24%, Shuttle-16.67%, Others- 9.29%) who are willing to continue the current trend of their commutation, while others are willing to commute through their own vehicles. all the measures mentioned: Compulsion of wearing masks, Use of Sanitizers before entering the transport, Use of Aarogya Setu App, Compulsion of wearing gloves and Allowing limited no. of food joints to operate at the stations, are welcomed by people. Orinality: this study has been conducted to know that what will be the impact of COVID-19 on the consumer behaviour regarding the Public Transportation System, and what are the people's views on the particular topic, and what measures would people like to take while resuming to take the public transportation. This study also shows what is the opinion of people regarding the same, differentiated demographically on the basis of gender, age, and employment status.