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Title: IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SUSTAINABILITY OF NIGERIAN TERTIARY
INSTITUTIONS: A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF JOS |
Authors: Pirdam Binwai and Ibrahim Abubakar Abubakar |
Abstract: The world is faced with the COVID-19 pandemic which has held the economy, especially the
educational sector to ransom. School closure, reliance on e-learning and inaccessibility to mitigation
strategies are some of the changes and disruptions which the COVID-19 pandemic has brought in the
educational sector. This study examines the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sustainability of
Nigerian tertiary institutions, with particular reference to University of Jos. Three research questions
were set to guide the study. Cross sectional survey was employed for the study. Data was generated
from both primary and secondary sources through the use of Tertiary Institutions Sustainability
Checklist (TISC). The population used for the study involved the administrative staff of the
University. A sample of 30 (thirty) participants were used for the study. All the sampled staff were
given the TISC to fill. Random sampling technique was used for the study. Simple Percentage was
used to analyze the research questions. It was found that many tertiary institutions do not have well
equipped library for their students and they have poor or non existing internet connectivity, poor ICT
laboratory amongst a host of other issues. The study recommends that tertiary institutions should adopt
policies the use of modern resources such as the e-library, computers for Skype and zoom to rebuild
the losses in the learning process of their students, once they reopen. |
Keywords: COVID-19, Education, Pandemic, Sustainability, Tertiary Institutions |
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