Covid-19 and Education in Africa: Challenges, Possibilities, and Opportunities

ISBN-13: 9781032216997 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 256 str.

Namatende-Sakwa, Lydia

Opis

With comprehensive examples from researchers across East Africa, West Africa, and Southern Africa, the book examines how primary, secondary, and tertiary education was affected by the pandemic and how its effects are shaping the future of education in Africa.

Spis treści

Part I: Experiences of Students and Families 1. Strengthening homes as sites of learning during emergency: Lessons from COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda  2. "I will not allow my child to go to school": Parents’ perspectives on school reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic  3. The aftermath of COVID-19 school closures in Uganda: Exploring the willingness of teenage mothers to re-enter schools  Part II: Impact on Marginalised Students 4. "We are as valuable as non-disabled students": Learning experiences of female learners with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda  5. "If we eat lunch, then supper, no": Effects of COVID-19 school closures on HIV-infected and affected girls and young women in Uganda  6. Underprivileged school children’s experiences of COVID-19 preventive measures: Tales from rural Uganda  Part III: E-Learning Strategies and Issues  7. "Online lessons are a waste of time": Peer-to-peer reflections on online learning in the aftermath of COVID-19 school closures in Uganda  8. Students' experiences using online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of Kyambogo University, Uganda  9. Institutional approaches to supporting students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative study of two Ghanaian public universities' online learning experiences  Part IV: Emerging Educational Issues 10. The relevance of modern technologies in counselling tertiary education students in the COVID-19 era: A study at the University of Energy and Natural Resources in Ghana  11. Remote data collection for educational research during Uganda’s two-year school closure: Challenges and adaptations  12. Writing the effects of COVID-19: Emerging perspectives in Ugandan literary texts  13. Risk management strategies for teaching and learning in Ghanaian public universities during the COVID-19 pandemic