Covid-19 Pandemic Prevention Protocols and Classroom Teaching and Learning in Public Primary Schools in Adamawa State, Nigeria
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2024-01
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
This study sought to examine COVID-19 prevention protocols and guidelines and
how they influenced classroom teaching and learning in public primary schools in
Adamawa State, Nigeria. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted to massive
disruption within the education system globally, affecting learners and teachers in
numerous ways. Considering the economic status and technological challenges the
Nigerian education sector faces, some COVID-19 prevention protocols and
guidelines faced challenges in their implementation, which needed to be fully
understood by carrying out a study of this nature. The study was guided by five
objectives; to examine the knowledge on COVID-19 prevention protocols and
guidelines by teachers and learners in public primary schools in Adamawa State; to
investigate the application of ICT integration in teaching during COVID-19
pandemic in public primary schools; to assess the utilization of learning resources
during COVID-19 pandemic in public primary school; to identify challenges in the
interaction between learners and teachers during teaching and learning in public
primary schools and to suggest measures and interventions of addressing COVID 19 during teaching and learning in public primary schools. The study adopted
mixed methods approach. Data was collected using questionnaire, interview, Focus
Group Discussion and observation. To ensure reliability and internal consistency of
the research instruments, a pilot study was conducted in three primary schools in
Adamawa State. While the qualitative data collected were subjected to qualitative
analysis thematically based on the objectives of the study, numerical data analysis
was carried using SPSS software. The findings of this study revealed that, pupils
and teachers in public primary schools in Adamawa State, have the knowledge on
COVID-19 prevention protocols and guidelines. There was high level of ICT
integration in learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in public primary schools
in Adamawa State, despite challenges in network connectivity and ICT material
availability. There was high level of utilization of learning materials during the
COVID-19 pandemic in public primary school in Adamawa State. There were
challenges in the interaction between pupils and teachers during teaching and
learning in the context of COVID-19 Pandemic in public primary schools in
Adamawa State, Nigeria. There are suggested measures and interventions of
addressing COVID-19 pandemic during teaching and learning in public primary
schools in Adamawa State, Nigeria which include: operating a shift system to
reduce overcrowding in classes and sensitization on the immediate action to be
taken in classes during teaching and learning in the context of COVID-19. It was
recommended that there is need for the Adamawa State government to introduce
seminars and workshops for the teachers to be updating their preventive knowledge
in the context of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases and that Adamawa State
government should incur more ICT equipment for proper integration in teaching
and learning during and after the COVID-19 pandemic among other suggestions.
Description
Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Sociology of Education and Policy Studies) in the School of Education and Lifelong Learning of Kenyatta University, January 2024.
Supervisors
1. Rubai O. Mandela
2. Lucy Wandiri Mbirianjau