COVID-19 and education in Africa : challenges, possibilities, and opportunities /: challenges, possibilities, and opportunities. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Lydia Namatende-Sakwa, Sarah Lewinger, and Catherine Langsford.
• Editors: Namatende-Sakwa, Lydia; Lewinger, Sarah; Langsford, Catherine
• Contents: Part 1: Experiences of Students and Families 1. Strengthening homes as sites of learning during emergency: Lessons from COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda Betty Akullu Ezati and Leah N. Sikoyo 2. "I will not allow my child to go to school": Parents’ perspectives on school reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic Candice Groenewald, Zaynab Essack, Thobeka Ntini, Mafanato Maluleka et al 3. The aftermath of COVID-19 school closures in Uganda: Exploring the willingness of teenage mothers to re-enter schools Lydia Nakiyingi, Lydia Namatende-Sakwa, Grace Banturaki et al Part 2: 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 Rosemary Nakijoba, Racheal Ddungu Mugabi, Awobamise O. Ayodeji et al 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 Lydia Namatende-Sakwa, Lydia Nakiyingi, Agnes Kiragga et al 6. Underprivileged school children’s experiences of COVID-19 preventive measures: Tales from rural Uganda Richard Balikoowa Part 3: 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 Lydia Namatende-Sakwa, Gabriella Eva Buteme, Watera Gail Marie et al 8. Students' experiences using online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of Kyambogo University, Uganda Wilson Mugizi and Judith Irene Nagasha 9. Institutional approaches to supporting students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative study of two Ghanaian public universities' online learning experiences Paul Kwadwo Addo, George Kwadwo Anane, Charles Marfo et al Part 4: 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 Prince Kwame Affum and Harriet Fosua Attafuah 11. Remote data collection for educational research during Uganda’s two-year school closure: Challenges and adaptations Marjorie Sarah Kabuye Batiibwe 12. Writing the effects of COVID-19: Emerging perspectives in Ugandan literary texts Danson Sylvester Kahyana 13. Risk management strategies for teaching and learning in Ghanaian public universities during the COVID-19 pandemic George Kwadwo Anane, Paul Kwadwo Addo, Abraham Adusei et al
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 370.96; Educational change -- Africa; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Influence; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Social aspects; Education -- Africa -- Computer-assisted instruction; Social distancing (Public health) and education -- Africa
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000785227; 9781000785203; 9781003269625
• Related ISBNs: 9781032216997
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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