Can Online Learning Promote Educational Equity? An Empirical Study on the “Digital Divide” in Online Learning of Primary and Secondary Students During the Epidemic

Abstract

The whole world including China has experienced a large-scale practice of online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, “digital divide” induced by online learning has aroused wide concerns of the public. Recently, a study published in Journal of Schooling Studies sampled 508 students from 15 primary and secondary schools in Henan Province to analyze the influence of urban vs rural, school, and social class differences on online learning of primary and secondary students, using binary logistic regression model.