TY - JOUR
T1 - covid-19 and african e-learning systems
T2 - structural and institutional strategies for resilience and antifragility
AU - Akpan-Obong, Patience
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This qualitative research examines how Nigeria, Seychelles, and South Africa applied technologies to mediate the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on their education systems. The research demonstrates that sociocultural and institutional factors, and attitudes of stakeholders, rather than technological access, significantly determined the countries’ capacity to transition tertiary institutions online at the height of the pandemic. It expands the understanding of the role of institutions and policies in the adoption of education technologies. The research findings are expected to inform the articulation of relevant policies and system-wide strategies for resilience and antifragility in case of future societal disruptions.
AB - This qualitative research examines how Nigeria, Seychelles, and South Africa applied technologies to mediate the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on their education systems. The research demonstrates that sociocultural and institutional factors, and attitudes of stakeholders, rather than technological access, significantly determined the countries’ capacity to transition tertiary institutions online at the height of the pandemic. It expands the understanding of the role of institutions and policies in the adoption of education technologies. The research findings are expected to inform the articulation of relevant policies and system-wide strategies for resilience and antifragility in case of future societal disruptions.
KW - COVID-19 and education
KW - distance education
KW - educational technologies
KW - online education in Africa
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U2 - 10.5325/jinfopoli.13.2023.0001
DO - 10.5325/jinfopoli.13.2023.0001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85151289111
SN - 2381-5892
VL - 13
JO - Journal of Information Policy
JF - Journal of Information Policy
ER -