COVID-19 pandemic: Nigerian University lecturers' response to virtual orientation

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic globally and the disruptions occasioned by it has far-reaching implications on societies in general and most especially the educational sector with governments across the globe ordering lockdowns including the closure of education institutions thereby necessitatin...

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Published in:Cogent arts & humanities 2021-01, Vol.8 (1)
Main Authors: Ojo Joseph, Iseolorunkanmi, Femi Barnabas, Adebola, Olukemi Grace, Adebola, Mathew, Rotimi E., C. Henry, Nweke-Love, Tunde, Adebisi, Isola, Lawal A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colleges & universities
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Nigeria
Pandemic
Pandemics
Private schools
Teaching methods
Universities
Virtual Orientation
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Summary:The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic globally and the disruptions occasioned by it has far-reaching implications on societies in general and most especially the educational sector with governments across the globe ordering lockdowns including the closure of education institutions thereby necessitating alternative teaching and learning methods other than the usual face-to-face interaction to avoid a total collapse of the education sector. This study investigates Nigerian University lecturers' perspective and response to virtual learning as an alternative to face-to-face teaching method during the pandemic. Relying on primary data source collected using questionnaires, a total number of 435 lecturers responded across both public and private universities and their responses analysed using SPSS. The study found that lecturers from private universities responded to virtual teaching than those from public universities; that the presence of infrastructural orientation influences virtual orientation; and that a negative relationship exists between the sociodemographic/occupational variables (gender, current position, years of experience) and virtual orientation of lecturers of Nigerian universities.
ISSN:2331-1983
2331-1983
DOI:10.1080/23311983.2021.1932041