The Implication of Covid-19 on Educational Disparity Between the Developed and the Developing Countries, Urban and Rural Dwellers and, on ICT in Nigeria
Abstract
Education as an agent of socialization started in Iraq located in Asia and later in Egypt located in Africa and proceeded to the European countries where it grew and overshadowed that of the originators in Asia and in Africa through industrial revolution in Europe which became intensely magnified with the development of the computers leading to information and communication technology (ICT), though, the application of ICT to education had been Known for many decades, its overwhelming significance has not come to bare as it is today with the rise of Covid-19 pandemic, the researcher therefore set out to investigate: the implication of: covid-19 on educational disparity between the developed and the developing countries, urban and rural dwellers, the rich and the poor, and on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) using an open-ended survey questionnaire and found out that: the onset of Covid-19 unfolds the latent potentials and significance of ICT which will further widen the educational gaps between the developed and the developing countries, the urban and rural dweller, the rich and the poor, especially in Nigeria and in Africa as a whole, in the light of the above findings the researcher recommended among others that Nigeria should improve on internet connectivity and electricity, provide ICT devices for learners, and above all provides free e-learning educational site(s) for all categories of learners
Keywords: Implication, Covid-19, Disparity, Developed, Developing, Urban, Rural, ICT.
DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-30-06
Publication date:October 31st 2021
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