Impact of COVID-19 on the Nature of Academic Work in Colleges of Education in Ghana

Sally Diviner Yaa Adzaku,Hayford Daniel Adzakpa

doi:10.47577/tssj.v27i1.5308

Sally Diviner Yaa Adzaku, Hayford Daniel Adzakpa

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https://doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v27i1.5308

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Journal: Technium Social Sciences Journal	Publication Date: Jan 8, 2022
Citations: 1	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: St. Francis College

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of COVID-19 on the nature of academic work in Colleges of Education in Ghana. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. A sample of 346 students was selected for the study. The participants chosen from the Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education, Peki College of Education and the St. Theresah College of Education in the Volta Region of Ghana through purposive, convenience and snowball sampling procedures. Data were gathered using an online questionnaire. Data were received from 270 students resulting in a 78% return rate. The data were analysed using frequencies and percentages as well as means and standard deviations. The results showed that tutors in Colleges of Education mostly taught during the COVID-19 period by sending audio recordings, texts or slide presentations to students. This was however not done in real time. Also, the tutors gave assignments and quizzes and gave feedback on the performance of the students. Finally, it was found that most students’ services were not provided satisfactorily when school came to an abrupt end because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Specifically, student counselling services, student affairs services, organisation of tutorials/seminars and practical classes as well as technical support or IT services and supervisions and mentorships were not satisfactorily provided. It was therefore recommended that authorities in Colleges of Education should liaise with officers in charge of specific services like counselling, student affairs and technical or IT support so that they can effectively and satisfactorily assist students even when they are not on campus.

Highlights

In December 2019, a new disease was discovered firstly in Wuhan city, Hubei Province, China (Zhu, Zhang, Wang, Li, Yang & Song, 2020)
It was later revealed by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) that the causative agent of COVID-19 was a novel coronavirus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus−2 (SARS–CoV−2) (International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses [ICTV], 2020)
Dominant Means through which Students Learn in the Wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic The study aimed at finding out the dominant means through which students learn in the COVID-19 era

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In December 2019, a new disease was discovered firstly in Wuhan city, Hubei Province, China (Zhu, Zhang, Wang, Li, Yang & Song, 2020). According to Mahdy (2020), globally, several governmental measures have been taken to deal with the risk of the Technium Social Sciences Journal Vol 27, 117-130, January, 2022 ISSN: 2668-7798 www.techniumscience.com disease spreading. These measures include travel restrictions, mandatory quarantines for travellers, social distancing, bans on public gatherings, schools and universities closure, business closures, self-isolation, asking people to work at home, curfews and lockdown (Bedford, Gerry, Hatch, Rechner, Young & Watkinson, 2020; Gostin & Wiley, 2020)

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