The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Higher Education in Nigeria: University Lecturers' Perspectives

Autor/inn/en	Yunusa, Abdullahi Abubakar; TemitayoSanusi, Ismaila; Dada, Oluwaseun Alexander; Oyelere, Solomon Sunday; Agbo, Friday Joseph; Obaido, George; Aruleba, Kehinde
Titel	The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Higher Education in Nigeria: University Lecturers' Perspectives
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 17 (2021) 4, S.43-66 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-0556
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Higher Education; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; School Closing; Online Courses; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Distance Education; Barriers; Technological Literacy; Teaching Skills; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Online course; Online-Kurs; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Technisches Wissen; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung
Abstract	The entire globe is battling the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, which has caused a downward spiral in many nations' economies, particularly in the higher education contexts. A growing number of universities have either postponed or cancelled academic activities. A few universities have intensified measures to prevent face-to-face interactions, intending to protect staff members and students from this highly contagious disease. This study investigates the COVID-19 impact on the higher education sector in Nigeria. Interview sessions involving seven lecturers across five universities in three geographical locations of Nigeria were conducted. The interview data were gathered using digital applications, such as Zoom cloud meetings and Skype, transcribed into a textual format, and further analysed. Six themes with corresponding sub-themes emerged from the study. In the final analysis, results revealed that COVID-19 negatively impacted several universities. This study presents opportunities for responding issues, problems and trends that are currently arising and will arise in the future due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Nigerian higher education system. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology. University of the West Indies Open Campus, Cavehill, Bridgetown, Barbados, BB11000, West Indies. e-mail: chiefeditor-ijedict@open.uwi.edu; Web site: http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01