Education policy and leadership in post covid world in Nigeria Secondary School

MARGARET FUNKE FAREMI, FLORENCE OLUWASEYE ADELEKE

Abstract

The study investigated education policy and leadership in post Covid world in Nigerian Secondary Schools. It adopted a survey research design. A total of three hundred and sixty (360) teachers and ten (10) education planning officers served as the sample size. The instrument for data collection was a self-developed questionnaire. The study showed that: COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the education system in Nigerian secondary schools; academic leaders should distribute leadership responsibilities; government could mitigate the negative impacts of COVID-19 on education by adopting E-learning strategies. The study recommends the provision of free and open source technologies for teachers and students.

Keywords

Education policy, e-learning, leadership, Nigeria Secondary School, post Covid-19 pandemic

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26220/mje.3840

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