International Journal of Education and Management Engineering (IJEME)
IJEME Vol. 11, No. 5, 8 Oct. 2021
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Role of Coronavirus Outbreak on Adoption of Electronic Education in New Bussa, Niger State, Nigeria
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Author(s)
Joseph O. ADIGUN
1,*
Eric A. IRUNOKHAI
1
Oluwafemi A. ADENIJI
2
Yetunde M. AREO
3
John O. ONIHUNWA
1
Yusuf A. SADA
1
Caleb A. JEJE
1
Index Terms
Coronavirus, Electronic Education, Radio and Television Broadcast, Software Resources, Website, Social Media
Abstract
This study was carried out in New Bussa, Niger state, Nigeria to test the infallibility of the contention that coronavirus outbreak and suspension of physical educational services that accompanies its outbreak will positively or negatively affect demand for and adoption of electronic education (e-education) by students of various educational institutions in Nigeria. The study adopted an online survey made available via Google form to residents of the study area. Furthermore the online survey was accompanied by personal interview of school administrators and tertiary institution students. The survey questionnaire was made accessible to participants that were encouraged to fill the questionnaire online between 18th of October and 10th of November, 2020. The data retrieved were analysed using descriptive statistics and t-test. It was found that demand for and adoption of e-education through software resources was not significantly affected by coronavirus outbreak (μduring=3.90, μbefore=3.72, p>0.05), while e-education through radio and television broadcast was found to be significantly affected by coronavirus outbreak (μduring=4.83, μbefore=4.53, p<0.05). Level of income (as such, high cost of data) was found to have effect on demand for and adoption of e-education software resources. Furthermore, social media channels and generalised software applications (with reduced or no cost of data) were found to be the most adopted software resources at the expense of proprietary e-education software resources. It is therefore recommended that Nigerian government should find a way to reduce internet access cost to enable effective adoption of electronic education through mobile and website applications.
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Joseph O. ADIGUN, Eric A. IRUNOKHAI, Oluwafemi A. ADENIJI, Yetunde M. AREO, John O. ONIHUNWA, Yusuf A. SADA, Caleb A. JEJE, " Role of Coronavirus Outbreak on Adoption of Electronic Education in New Bussa, Niger State, Nigeria", International Journal of Education and Management Engineering (IJEME), Vol.11, No.5, pp. 13-22, 2021. DOI: 10.5815/ijeme.2021.05.02
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