Date of Award
5-2022
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Master of Social Work
Department
School of Social Work
First Reader/Committee Chair
Carolyn McAllister, MSW, PhD
Abstract
This qualitative study highlights the problems that distance learning has had towards low- income families who had children in K-12 system enrolled in distance learning during Covid-19. Major themes that were presented were separation of being a teacher/parent, technical issues, social interactions, communication, and patience. Parents expressed their survivability with their children enrolled in distance learning during Covid-19 and shared their positive and negative experiences with the schools their children attended. The K-12 Education System in the United States uses a one-size-fits-all instructional approach that does not distinguish between low- income students and their middle-to-high income counterparts. Based on the existing research and the data that was collected for this research, it can benefit the educational system to better understand how to address the issues that families dealt with during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Recommended Citation
Leanos, Antonio, "COVID-19 PANDEMIC, SOCIAL CLASS, AND ONLINE INSTRUCTION SURVIVABILITY: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN THE K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM" (2022). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 1442.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/1442