A STUDY ON THE INFLUENCING FACTORS OF ONLINE CLASSES DURING COVID-19 ON PARENTS AND SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN HYDERABAD

This paper is an attempt to examine the influencing factors and behavior of parents and children in relation with online classes after Outbreak of Covid -19 Pandemic in Hyderabad city collected through Google forms among a sample size of 100 parents. The paper used exploratory Factor Analysis to examine the factor structure. The online classes influencing factors affecting children and parents after Outbreak of Covid -19 Pandemichas been answered by parents by identifying 25 items on Likerts scale, which has been captured by conducting exploratory factor analysis. Principal Component Analysis using SPSS version 16 has been utilized to verify the challenges faced by children and parents in parent's perspective. The present study helps in understanding the problems faced by children and parents during online classes after the outbreak of Covid -19. The Statistical analysis shows that children and parents are facing issues with online classes and it is the feel of parents that their kids are prone to face the dangers of internet exposurecaused due to online classes and they feel that their kids are more attentive during In class learning instead of online classes and the results of the study indicates that school going children believe In class learning in comparison to online learning.