A Study to Understand the Activities Engaged by Rural Government School Children at home due to COVID lockdown

This study was done in 53 villages of Mysuru covering 07 Gram Panchayats

Project Snapshot:

Project Name	A Study to Understand the Activities Engaged by Rural Government School Children at home due to COVID lockdown
Project Sanction Date	01 Jul 2021
Project Period	Jul 2021 to Aug 2021
Project Location	Karnataka
Project Supported By
Project Team	Dr. Basavaraju R Shreshta , Dr. Rajendra Prasad P , Usha C R

Project Name	A Study to Understand the Activities Engaged by Rural Government School Children at home due to COVID lockdown
Project Sanction Date	01 Jul 2021
Project Period	Jul 2021 to Aug 2021
Project Location	Karnataka
Project Supported By
Project Team	Dr. Basavaraju R Shreshta , Dr. Rajendra Prasad P , Usha C R

To understand the effect of the school closure on the routine of the children
To understand how children are investing/spending their time at home
To specifically understand how much time is being invested for learning / education
To understand challenges for attending online classes
To know children’s opinion about opening of schools

Children spend less amount of time studying. This Study finds that HPS children need support to strengthen their process of learning.
Students are largely involved in entertainment activities such as watching TV or Mobile, which is alarming. As the elder persons are out for work they become unaware about the programmes watched by the children.
Physical activity is found to be very less among the HS girls. If they were in schools at least they would have engaged in some minimal physical activity.
Reduced physical activity indicates less socialization. Therefore, exposure to new knowledge/experience and self-confidence is affected.