COVID-19 AND SECONDARY EDUCATION IN BENUE STATE: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT IN MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC

Iorlaha John Daagu (PhD), Rev. Matthew Uwalaka (PhD), Ahangba Madugu, Adaku Stella Daagu, Emmanuel Egahi

Abstract


This study investigated ‘COVID-19 and secondary education in Benue state: Implications for educational management in mitigating the impact of the pandemic’.  Two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were formulated for the study. The design adopted for this study was descriptive survey design. The population of the study is 4,176 secondary school teachers in Benue state. The sample for this study is 417 respondents. Simple random sampling technique was adopted to draw the sample size of the respondents. A structured questionnaire developed by the researchers titled ‘COVID-19 and Secondary Education Questionnaire, (COSSEQ) was used for data collection. Mean Score and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions while Chi-Square was used to test the hypotheses. This study found that the secondary schools in Benue state were inadequately prepared to adopt alternative methods of education during the pandemic. The study recommends that management of secondary schools in the state should ensure that adequate technological infrastructure is provided in secondary schools and teachers should be adequately re-trained to facilitate the adoption of alternative methods of teaching and learning in the face of pandemics.

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COVID-19, Secondary Education, Implications, Educational Management, Benue State.

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