The Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Children in Kenya
Based on survey data for more than 5,000 Kenyan households, this study shows that, despite government efforts to introduce remote learning options, access to education declined markedly during a nine-month-long period of school closures. Remote lea...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099240204122222369/IDU06eab884804e7b04faa0810e098eeb883672b http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37307 |
| Summary: | Based on survey data for more than
5,000 Kenyan households, this study shows that, despite
government efforts to introduce remote learning options,
access to education declined markedly during a
nine-month-long period of school closures. Remote learning
was adopted by only a small minority of students, and
disadvantaged children fell further behind. During the first
semester of 2021, reports of alterations in children’s
externalizing and internalizing behavior more than tripled,
with one in five children being affected by June 2021. After
schools reopened, children learning remotely or through
alternative means were more likely to suffer from these
disruptions in emotional well-being than those who returned
to school. While the medium- and long-term effects on
learning outcomes and human capital remain unknown, the
findings suggest that girls and children from poorer and
less educated households have been disproportionately affected. |
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