Impact of COVID-19 on the Nigerian Educational System: Strengths and Challenges of Online/Virtual Education
Alaba Tolulope Agbele, Emmanuel Akinbami Oyelade
Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · pp. 26–35 · Published 27 Nov 2020
10.9734/ajess/2020/v13i130322Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, was declared as a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) on 11th of March, 2020 after it has spread to many countries of the world. It has also caused more than 171 countries of the world to close their educational institutions for several months in the year 2020. The impact of COVID-19 on education is bizarre and unprecedented in history because more than 1.5 billion students from across the globe have been affected by school closure. Most Nigerian students and other African or underdeveloped countries were more disadvantaged because most educational institutions in Nigeria still follow the traditional set-up of face-to-face lectures in the normal classroom settings. This opinion article highlights the importance of online education in a time of global pandemic and natural disaster. It also examines the strengths and challenges of online education.
References (39)
- 1 WHO Declares COVID-19 a Pandemic. [DOI]
- 2 Online Learning: A Panacea in the Time of COVID-19 Crisis [DOI]
- 3 Closure of Universities Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Impact on Education and Mental Health of Students and Academic Staff [DOI]
- 4 The Genome Sequence of the SARS-Associated Coronavirus [DOI]
- 5 How Many Ways Can We Define Online Learning? A Systematic Literature Review of Definitions of Online Learning (1988-2018) [DOI]
- 6 Instructional video in e-learning: Assessing the impact of interactive video on learning effectiveness [DOI]
- 7 Improving online learning: Student perceptions of useful and challenging characteristics [DOI]
- 8 Impact of lockdown on learning status of undergraduate and postgraduate students during COVID-19 pandemic in West Bengal, India [DOI]
- 9 Virtual Spaces: Employing a Synchronous Online Classroom to Facilitate Student Engagement in Online Learning [DOI]
- 10 Campus traffic and e-Learning during COVID-19 pandemic [DOI]
- 11 Global patterns in coronavirus diversity [DOI]
- 12 Professional Development Implications of Teachers' Beliefs and Attitudes Toward English Language Learners [DOI]
- 13 Rethinking education in the age of technology: The digital revolution and schooling in America [DOI]
- 14 Designing Quality E-Learning Environments for Emergency Remote Teaching in Coronavirus Crisis [DOI]
- 15 Student preparedness for university e-learning environments [DOI]
- 16 THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON LEARNING - THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE GHANAIAN STUDENT [DOI]
- 17 The American Journal of Distance Education [DOI]
- 18 Cheating in the Digital Age: Do Students Cheat More in Online Courses?.
- 19 Diagnosis of Ebola Virus Disease: Past, Present, and Future [DOI]
- 20 Academic Integrity in the Business School Environment: I’ll Get by with a Little Help from My Friends [DOI]
- 21 SWOT Anlysis of E-learning Educational Services from the Perspective of their Beneficiaries [DOI]
- 22 E-learning, resilience and change in higher education: Helping a university cope after a natural disaster [DOI]
- 23 Modeling Reading Ability Gain in Kindergarten Children during COVID-19 School Closures [DOI]
- 24 China coronavirus: cases surge as official admits human to human transmission [DOI]
- 25 Building student trust in online learning environments [DOI]
- 26 The academic impact of natural disasters: evidence from L’Aquila earthquake [DOI]
- 27 Online learning during post-earthquake school closures [DOI]
- 28 Resilience in collaboration [DOI]
- 29 GENERAL EDUCATION PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS PERCEPTIONS OF INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS
- 30 University Learning in Times of Crisis: The Role of IT [DOI]
- 31 The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Making a Connection between Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Rehabilitation [DOI]
- 32 Reflection on exam grades to improve calibration of secondary school students: a longitudinal study [DOI]
- 33 Morbidity and Mortality Characteristics of Asian Strain Influenza [DOI]
- 34 Indoor radon levels in some selected nursery and primary schools in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria [DOI]
- 35 Assessment of Students’ Performance in Physics Using Two Teaching Techniques [DOI]
- 36 Integrated E-Learning System (IES) for the Nigeria Universities: An Architectural Overview
- 37 Time in bed, quality of sleep and school functioning of children [DOI]
- 38 Rethinking education in the age of technology: the digital revolution and schooling in America [DOI]
- 39 Adolescent technology usage during sleep-time: Does it influence their quality of sleep, attention difficulties and academic performance?
Cited by 56
Emmanuel Akinbami Oyelade, Alaba Tolulope Agbele, Olufisayo Olalekan Awe, Temitope Olajumoke Anifowose, Kalid Abayomi Bello · Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · 2021
Iyayi Innocent Ehighae, Iyeke Patrick Okoh · International Journal of Education · 2024
Abel Ebiega Enokela · Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies · 2022
Edna Nwanyiuzor Ogwu, Ngozi Ugonma Emelogu, Richard Ojinnakaeze Azor · Education and Information Technologies · 2022
Sani Ahmed Sambo · Lecture Notes in Educational Technology · 2021
Na Li · 2024 3rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Information Technology (AICIT) · 2024
Saturday U. Omeluzor, Vera N. Okonoko, Onah Evelyn Anene · Scientific African · 2023
Ntsoaki Teresa Mokala, Nkhululeko Dlamini-Nxumalo · Education. Innovation. Diversity · 2024
Oluwatobi Dorcas Adelowo, Tolulope Abiola Allo, Tayo George · International Journal of Education and Information Technologies · 2023
Ramazan Yirci, Seval Öğüt · Turkish Journal of Educational Studies · 2024
Showing 21 of 56 known citations — external sources report more than can currently be individually listed.
Related research
- Analysis of the Challenges to Healthcare Access among the Economically Disadvantaged Population during the Movement Control Order for COVID-19 Pandemic in Selangor - Malaysia — shares topic coverage
- Personal Factors and Mental Health of Public School Teachers in Lavezares I District, Division of Northern Samar — shares topic coverage
- Emotional and Behavioral Performance among Adolescents Attending at Outpatient Departments of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University during COVID-19 Pandemic — shares topic coverage
- Exam Anxiety among Medical Students in Dhaka City and Its Associated Factors-A Cross-sectional Study — shares topic coverage
- Persistent Microbial Contaminants in Hawked ‘OGI’ and Public Health Concerns in COVID-19 Era — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
91
Page views
0
PDF downloads
29
Outbound clicks
56
Citations
Views over time
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.