AN ASSESSMENT OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS’ MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AMIDST COVID-19 LOCKDOWN IN NIGERIA
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2021-08-30
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The sudden disruption of academic activities by Covid-19 in the year 2020, compelled
government to introduce total lockdown in Nigeria. It is on this premise that this study
examined private schools’ management strategies amidst lockdown. Four questions were
generated to guide the study. The research resign of descriptive and correlation type were
used for the study. The study population comprises of proprietors of nursery, primary
and secondary schools across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. An instrument
tagged “Private School Management Strategies Questionnaire (PSMSQ)” was employed
to collect comprehensive information from the respondents. Findings revealed different
strategies employed for managing schools during the lockdown differs. While some
perceived no significant difference on income and teaching strategies on the basis of
gender, some perceived differences on the basis of population and communication. In the
same vein, a significant difference exists on income generation and teaching strategies
based on school type and geo-political zones. The study concluded that different strategies employed by proprietors for managing schools during lockdown helped to ensure
seamless teaching and learning despite the lockdown. The study recommends that
private schools should have uniform strategies that can be used to ensure continuous
teaching if there is any pandemic in the future. Lastly, online teaching and learning
should be integrated into the school curriculum
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Yusuf Suleiman, Rasaq Ramota Ajoke, Mustapha Adam Ishola and Olajide Olamide Jemeelah