CORONA VIRUS (COVID - 19) PANDEMIC AND HALTING OF EDUCATION ACTIVITIES IN OYO WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE: DEVELOPMENTAL IMPLICATIONS AND THE WAY FORWARD

Abstract

This study investigated Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic and how it
halted education activities in Oyo West Local Government Area of Oyo
State with its developmental implications and way forward. The design
for the study was a descriptive survey type. The population of the study
was all residents in Oyo West Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo
State. Multi-stage Sampling Technique was adopted to sample
respondents. The sampling for the study was done in 20 areas within
the LGA through simple random sampling technique during which 20
people were selected. A total of four hundred (400) respondents were
used for the study. An instrument titled “Corona Virus and Education
Activities Questionnaire (CVEAQ)” was used to collect data. To validate
the instrument, face, content and construct validity were carried out on
the instrument by giving it to experts in the field of Educational
Management and Teacher Education for scrutiny. Test and retest
method was used and a reliability co-efficient of 0.85 was obtained.
Simple percentage was used to analyse the three research questions.
The findings revealed that the pandemic affected the educational
activities and this had halted the teaching and learning processes in the
study area. It was thus suggested that governments at all levels should
provide adequate medical treatment nationwide and implement
measures that will limit the number of people congregating in public
places, there is the need for provision of palliatives for those that are
less privileged and need to obey the health directives to save guard the
spread of such pandemic in the future