Provision of Basic Education in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya

国際教育協力論集 Volume 24 Issue 2 Page 27-44 published_at 2021-12-31
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Title ( eng )
Provision of Basic Education in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya
Creator
Malenya Francis Likoye
Source Title
国際教育協力論集
Journal of international cooperation in education
Volume 24
Issue 2
Start Page 27
End Page 44
Journal Identifire
[PISSN] 1344-2996
[EISSN] 1344-7998
[NCID] AA11281847
Abstract
The closure of all institutions of learning by the government in March 2020 upon the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic led to a paradigm shift in education. Teaching and learning moved from face-to-face to the virtual mode to enable schools to complete their first-term syllabus. Despite this provision for continuation, learning ceased for many learners, particularly those from disadvantaged households and areas considered to be marginalized. This paper explores the ways in which COVID-19 has affected the provision of basic education in Kenya. Refl ections in the paper indicate that while school closures and the subsequent shift to online teaching were well intended, they apparently exacerbated some already existing gender and regional inequalities and revealed the wide digital divide across the learners’ socio-demographic conditions. These challenges notwithstanding, the paper depicts the pandemic as having presented an opportunity for deeper refl ection on the provision of basic education, particularly the demand for flexibility in modes of delivery, which makes the integration of emerging technologies a requirement rather than a choice.
Language
eng
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publisher
広島大学教育開発国際協力研究センター
Date of Issued 2021-12-31
Rights
Copyright (c) 2021 広島大学教育開発国際協力研究センター
Publish Type Version of Record
Access Rights open access
Source Identifier
[ISSN] 1344-2996
[ISSN] 1344-7998
[NCID] AA11281847