Abstract
Digital transformation is not a visitor in the education sector as it has introduced a variety of changes from digitizing curriculums to enabling students to learn from a distance. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to dramatic educational changes that position online instruction as the primary mode of teaching and learning worldwide. With nationwide lockdowns and movement restrictions, compulsory distance education became the means to ensure continuity of educational services. This chapter investigated this forced transition from face-to-face to online education with a particular emphasis on public and senior secondary vocational education systems in Uzbekistan. In addition to the consequences of the sudden shift to distance education, this chapter likewise examined the exacerbation of issues concerning inclusive education. The findings of this chapter underscored the detrimental effects of emergency remote education in Uzbekistan as well as the responses made to adapt to the digital learning environments.
TopMain Focus Of The Chapter
This chapter focuses on inclusive distance education in Uzbekistan during the COVID-19 pandemic with a particular emphasis on the public and the Senior Secondary Vocational Education (SSVE) systems. Different aspects of applying distance teaching and learning in education and the perspectives of their development are analyzed here.
Key Terms in this Chapter
Inclusive Education: A provision of quality education to all children, regardless of their physical abilities, financial family means, and remoteness or isolation from their residence. It becomes especially relevant during the period of COVID-19.
Lockdown: A restriction on people's movement and physical contact. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools were closed to the public and the officials transferred the educational process to distance learning.
Senior Secondary Vocational Education: A level of education that prepares students for a specific occupation and career by obtaining specialized skills and knowledge.
Distance Education: A form of education where students receive instruction using the internet rather than in the physical classrooms.
Digital Education: It refers to the use of innovative technologies to teach students of all ages.
Learning Management System (LMS): A software application used by schools to deliver educational content and instruction in an online environment.