EFFECTS OF PARENTS' ECONOMIC STATUS ON STUDENTS’ EDUCATION DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC AT SECONDARY LEVEL

The current study investigated the effect of parents' economic status on the education of the secondary students in District Panjgur, Balochistan, during COVID-19. It was a quantitative study with a survey of 150 male and female students from the public and private schools. The respondents were selected through a random sampling technique. Keeping in view the objectives of the study, a self-developed questionnaire was used. As per findings of the study, the pandemic had a significant effect on economics, education, and health sectors. Regression analysis approved significant relationship amid parent status & student education outcomes, helpful with parents' financial status impacts students' education over pandemic. The work environment also had a significant effect on educational outcomes. The study features the connected challenges of financial hardship, insufficient infrastructure for online learning & education. The recommendations include investment in digital setup, employing targeted financial support for concerned families, teacher training, creating community learning centers & supporting public health education.