COVID-19 and Education in Africa

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.

Autorentext

Lydia Namatende-Sakwa is Senior Lecturer at Faculty of Education, Kyambogo University, Uganda.

Sarah Lewinger is pursuing doctoral degree in Anthropology at Boston University, USA.

Catherine Langsford is pursuing a doctoral degree in Education at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Inhalt

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