Additional funding was allocated to buy distance learning-related IT devices
History
Country
Japan
Policy Area
Education
Measure
Distance learning support
Eligibility
N/A
Type
In-kind benefit
Start / Announced Date
N/A
End Date
N/A
Amount
N/A
Total Cost
N/A
Recipients
Children
Route to the child
Direct
Sources
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2020) Package of emergency economic measures (2nd package). Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20230206122600/https://www.mext.go.jp/en/content/20200903_mxt_kanseisk01-000008961_1.pdf
Akabayashi, H., Taguchi, S. and Zvedelikova, M. (2023) 'Access to and demand for online school education during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan', International Journal of Educational Development, 96, 1-16.