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Parental Attitudes Towards E-learning During Covid 19 Pandemic on Secondary School Students

Parental Attitudes Towards E-learning During Covid 19 Pandemic on Secondary School Students

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Parental Attitudes Towards E-learning During Covid 19 Pandemic on Secondary School Students

Chapter One

Research Objectives

The main aim of the study is to examine Parental attitudes towards e-learning during covid 19 pandemic in teaching and learning, other objectives that wereย raised in line with research questions are as follows:

  1. to determine how online teaching affects social distancing in teaching and learning;
  2. to examine the impact of video conferencing on the physical contact spread of COVID-19 in teaching and learning
  3. to test the effect of internet usage on community spread of COVID-19 in teaching and learning.

 

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATUREย REVIEW

ย Overview of Coronavirus Disease

Coronavirus Disease is a contagious disease that first emerged in Wuhan, China in 2019. It was later coded โ€œCOVID-19โ€ by the W.H.O which stands for Coronavirus Disease 2019. The Coronavirus outbreak remains one of the worst global pandemics for decades. The mortality rate soared and the easy of spread was upsetting. Research shows that older people and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer were more likely to develop serious illnesses from coronavirus (W.H.O, 2020). Some of the symptoms of Coronavirus include; Sore throat, runny nose, constant coughing/sneezing, breathing difficulty and fatigue. As at the time of this study, there were no reliable treatments for Coronavirus, but a series of researches were in the pipeline across the world towards finding a clinical vaccine for the contagion. However, recent events show that behavioral change can help contain the spread of coronavirus. Some of the suggested measures to halt the coronavirus pandemic include; improved individual habits such as personal hygiene, including constant washing of hands with alcohol-based sanitizers, good respiratory attitude (close coughing and sneezing), and other personal protection practices like wearing of face mask, social distancing, avoiding touching of the face, and reducing contacts with people through self-isolation at home or avoiding nonessential travels or gatherings. Coronavirus is a global problem that requires more action coordination and global cooperation to successfully contain the outbreak and to deal with its aftermath effects. Consequently, the United Nations appealed for 2 billion dollars to support global response efforts towards tackling the coronavirus pandemic. The consequences of COVID-19 could be more severe; if people do not comply or adhere strictly to public health regulations and advice.

 

CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Introduction

This section presents Methodology used in the study. It is presented under; Research Design, Target population, Sample Size, Sampling Technique and, Research Instruments, Validity of Research instruments, Reliability of Research instruments, Data collection procedures and Data Analysis Techniques.

 

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CHAPTER FOUR

RESULTS AND ANALYSIS

Demographic Information of parents

Distribution of parents by Gender

Table 1 above depicts the distribution of respondents by gender. It can be inferred from the table that 60% of the parents were males while 40% were females. This implies that majority of the parents were males.

 

CHAPTER FIVE

CONCLUSIONSย ANDย RECOMMENDATIONS

In line with the findings, the paper finds that Parental attitudes towards e-learning has a significant effect on studentโ€™s performance. Nowadays, there is continuous and ever-increasing demand by customers for theย use of remote activities to curb the spread of COVID-19. This is because stakeholders areย increasingly becoming aware of the benefits of distance learning technologies in the educational sector. Thereย are significant benefits of using social media in curbing COVID-19 entering the Secondary schools. Therefore, the use of social media is crucial for learning. Universities shouldย encourage their actual usage in schools and discourage fake news that is usually associatedย with the use of social media. Weโ€™ve also encountered problems in applying video conference toย curb physical contact spread of COVID-19 in teaching and learning. Some of these challengesย are identified, such as inadequate electric power supply, poor network services from internetย providers, lack of support to teachers in buying top-up and insecurity because of internetย fraudsters.ย Thereย areย prospectsย ofย Internetย usageย asย aย strategyย forย curbingย theย spreadย ofย COVID-ย 19ย in teaching and learning.ย Evidenceย fromย manyย researchersย hasย shownย thatย theย useย ofย internetย usage in teaching and learning is capable of controlling the community spread of COVID-19.ย There is a strong and significant positive relationship between the Distance learning technologies and theย spread of COVID-19; such that a 63.2% increase in Distance learning technologies will automatically lead to aย 63.2%ย increase inย curbing the spread ofย COVID-19.

The study establishes that modern technologies has been significantly helpful in managing teaching and learning in schools. COVID-19 has major effects on school characteristics, including research, academic programmes, Staff professional development and jobs in the academic sector etc. These effects were felt by both educational institutions, educators, students and parents and other stakeholders in education. The study emphasizes the need for adoption of technology in education, as a way to curb the effects of Coronavirus and other future pandemics in education. Thus, the study acknowledges that the decision to shutdown schools for Coronavirus across the world may be hurtful, but it is sensible considering the rate of spread, and the dangers imposed by COVID-19 pandemic. The unprecedented school closures for Coronavirus remains a lesson and a warning to the entire educational world particularly those who are yet to embrace or adopt emerging learning technologies that support online or remote education. Stakeholders in the education sector have to develop robust strategies to deal with post-Coronavirus era.

Theย paperย recommendsย thatย Secondary schoolsย shouldย adoptย onlineย Teachingย asย anย alternativeย toย traditionalย teaching.ย Thisย wouldย enableย aย smoothย processย ofย academicย schoolingย inย caseย of any future disease outbreak. The use of Social media should be encouraged in all academicย circles in Nigeria, from primary to Tertiary education to overcome coronavirus and other futureย disease outbreak in the country. All Nigerian Schools from primary to Tertiary must be ICTย compliantย toย promoteย distance learning technologies.ย Secondary schoolย Managementย shouldย motivateย theirย lecturesย byย payingย themย toย stipendย forย aย top-up,ย regularย trainingย onย theย useย ofย ICTย toolsย andย ensureย adequateย electric power supply to avoid all interruptions in online classes. Ministry of education shouldย make sure that only ICT compliance Institutions should be given the licence to operate inย Nigeria.ย Thisย wouldย helpย theย useย ofย distance learning technologiesย inย allย theย learningย Institutionsย inย Nigeria.ย Theyย are thereby reducing the spread of COVID-19 and any other disease that might surface in theย future. Nigerian Government should make sure that there is an uninterrupted electric powerย supplyย nationwide toย enable distance learning technologies toย be efficientย andย effective.

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