The Right to Education and Virtual Classes during the Pan- Demic: City of Babahoyo

ABSTRACT

The pandemic caused by the Covid-19 virus had great repercussions throughout the world and in all areas. It attacked not only from a health point of view, but also the economy and society, because it litera-lly paralyzed the planet. One of the most sensitive points was education, considering that this sector saw its structure and type of teaching modality com-pletely mutated. Teachers and students were forced to take on the study through virtual classes. This was a problem considering that, due to the characteris-tics of the Ecuadorian population, not everyone has access to the internet or digital media. To analyze the impact of this phenomenon in Ecuador, the city of Babahoyo was taken as a field of study during the period of 2020. The objective of this research was to analyze the consequences of the pandemic in rela-tion to the right to education. The research was de-veloped in the qualitative-quantitative modality, for a critical analysis of the problem presented. The aim is to achieve a degree of citizen awareness that recog-nizes the importance of creating public policies for education, since it is the duty of the State to guaran-tee the right to education.