| Title: |
Children's Digital Access and Inquiry-Based Learning in Post-Pandemic Classrooms |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Gideon Mensah Anapey (ORCID 0000-0001-5534-3818); Clement Adamba (ORCID 0000-0001-8545-8202) |
| Source: |
Journal of Educational Technology Systems. 2025 54(2):373-395. |
| Availability: |
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
23 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Inquiry; Access to Computers; COVID-19; Pandemics; Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Elementary School Students; Problem Solving; Critical Thinking; Creativity; Thinking Skills |
| Geographic Terms: |
Ghana |
| DOI: |
10.1177/00472395251356522 |
| ISSN: |
0047-2395; 1541-3810 |
| Abstract: |
While access to digital innovations for creative learning in the Digital Age is pivotal, the preparedness of educational systems to meet children's learning digitally should there be a reemergence of a pandemic on the scale witnessed in 2019 remains unanswered by Learning Scientists. Using constructionist theory, the study examined the relationship between children's digital access and inquiry-based learning in Ghana's standards-based education system with a validated observation protocol administered in 102 randomly sampled schools. Results showed a logistic model predicting digital access and children's inquiry-based learning, with statistical differences in digital access for private and public schools. The study concluded that despite the vestiges of COVID-19 on education, interventions addressing children's global learning crisis hinge on teacher professionalism for problem-based and real-world scenarios building. The Significance of research, child education science, and the realization of Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education are discussed for nations in the global majority. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1487422 |
| Database: |
ERIC |