Aziegbe‐Esho, Ebes and Oyewunmi, Adebukola Esther and Verhoef, Grietjie (2022) Covid‐19 Pandemic and the Girl Child Education: The Case of Nigeria and South Africa. In: Gendered Perspectives on Covid‐19 Recovery in Africa. Springer Nature. ISBN 978‐3‐030‐88151‐1 Online ISBN 978‐3‐030‐88152‐8
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Abstract
The Covid‐19 pandemic has not only radically affected lives and ways of living but has wreaked havoc on education systems globally. United Nations estimates that over 1.6 billion students worldwide have been affected by school closures that were necessitated by the pandemic. Although learning and teaching continued virtually in various countries, the challenges of this new mode of education were more burdensome in some countries than in others. While studies on the impact of the pandemic on education and gender inequalities have been conducted, few have focused specifically on the impact of the pandemic on girl child education. This chapter discusses the impact of the pandemic on girl child education in Africa. Although the authors present the cases of two of Africa’s biggest economies, Nigeria and South Africa, the recommendations for research and policy presented will undoubtedly prove useful to other countries on the continent and improve education generally.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Covid‐19 Pandemic Gender disparity Girl‐child education Africa |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jun 2022 10:52 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jun 2022 10:52 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/15978 |
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