Digital Inequalities in Media Education in South Asia

This study explores the media education systems in South Asia, looking not just at the heavy disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also the long-standing digital inequalities and unequal socioeconomic opportunities that lead to reduced access to devices, technology and digital media.

Autorentext

Padma Rani, PhD, is the Director and Professor at Manipal Institute of Communication, which is a part of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India.

Bhanu Bhakta Acharya, PhD, is a Faculty of journalism, communication, and media studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Kulveen Trehan, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the University School of Mass Communication, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India.

Inhalt

1. Media Education in South Asia: Consequences of Digital Inequalities during the Pandemic

Part 1: Critical and Comparative Analyses

2. Media Education During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review using AI Tools

3. Media education in South Asia: Consequences of Digital Inequalities

4. Media Education from Face-to-face to Online and Technology Acceptance in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh: Critical Reflections

5. NEP-2020 and Covid-19 Pandemic: A Review of Sustainable Approaches in Contemporary Media Education in India

Part 2: Country-Specific Studies

6. Evolution of Media Education in Afghanistan: Before, During, and After the Covid-19 Pandemic

7. Implementing Blended Learning Amidst the Pandemic: Insights from Post-Secondary Educators in Bangladesh

8. Stealing the Dragon's Thunder: Bhutanese Higher Education in the Times of Covid-19 Pandemic

9. Student Perceptions of Online Learning and Evaluation: A Case Study of India during the Covid-19 Pandemic

10. Higher Education in Maldives Amidst the Pandemic: An Intersectional Approach to Digital Education

11. Impact of Digital Divides on Media Education in Nepal during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Educators' Perspectives

12. Revisiting Media Studies in Pakistan during the Pandemic: Insights from Iqbal's Worldview

13. Digital Divide in Media Education in Sri Lanka: Context and Consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Part 3: Perspectives from Stakeholders

14. Pixels and Pedagogy: A Case Study of Experiential Learning by Media Students in Tamil Nadu During the Covid-19 Pandemic

15. Disruptions as Pedagogical Opportunities: Best Practices of Media Education During the Covid19 Pandemic in India.

16. Practices and Innovative Approaches in Post-Secondary Media Education during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh

17. Navigating the Perspectives of Media Educators During the Covid-19 Pandemic

18. Digital Dividends and Disconnects in Indian Media Education during the Pandemic: Findings from the Project ROTL

19. Silver Lining in the Dark Cloud: Media education in Sri Lankan Universities in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

20. Review and Reflections ****