New Asian Learning Experience by HP Inc to study Asian parents

The study revealed that parents in India believe a mix of digital and experiential learning is best in making their kids future-ready.

“The New Asian Learning Experience study helps us understand the evolving mindsets of parents around learning and development of their children,” said Sumeer Chandra, Managing Director, HP Inc India. “This allows HP to provide better technology solutions that enhance learning, augment skills, and serve as foundational tools for children’s growth,” he added. The study finds that 22.7 per cent of respondent parents in India are extremely concerned about their children’s future. Of all parents in Asia, they are ready to make the broadest range of sacrifices to ensure the right expertise of their kids for future jobs. These sacrifices entail investments made in tuitions, moving homes, and family abroad, borrowing money or taking loans and sending children abroad.

While parents in India believe that digital technology can expose their children to new cultures and ideas, they also believe that such exposure should be closely monitored and moderated. The impact of experiential learning, is complementary to digital learning as it provides knowledge along with the idea of implementation which aids in the overall development of children.

They further, say that the print medium of learning aids reading comprehension and duration while digital learning facilitates creative and critical thinking along with retention. More than half of the parents in India believe that their children will perform better through a holistic mix of digital and experiential learning.

“The majority of parents in India are making efforts towards the overall development and expertise of their children contrary to the emphasis on academic and financial development in the past,” said Leo Joseph, Sr Director, Printing Systems, and Solutions, HP Inc. India.