Promoting quality education through blended learning during and post COVID-19 pandemic
Purpose – The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on all facets of education. This led to educational institutions deploying blended and online systems for teaching and learning. The purpose of this study was to assess the role of blended learning in promoting quality education during the...
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| description | Purpose – The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on all facets of education. This led to educational institutions deploying blended and online systems for teaching and learning. The purpose of this study was to assess the role of blended learning in promoting quality education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach – The qualitative research design was deployed in this study and enabled the researcher to collect data via in-depth interviews. Twenty-five (25) tertiary institutions accredited by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) were randomly selected to participate in this study. The registrars of the institutions were purposively selected and served as the participants for the study. Thematic content analysis was used to analyze the data collected via the interview. Ethical considerations were adhered to during the study. Findings – The study established that COVID-19 had a devastating effect on tertiary institutions; multiple technological and open-sourced systems were deployed for teaching and learning; blended learning was adopted to augment the traditional face-to-face mode of teaching and learning due to its ease of use, usefulness and accessibility as it was used for quizzes and assignments, accessing lecture notes, among others. Despite these, the deployment of technological and blended systems was met with challenges that somehow affected effective teaching, learning. Research limitations/implications – The study was limited to 25 tertiary educational institutions in Ghana. It was again limited to the COVID-19 era. Practical implications – This research aids in understanding the extent of the impact of COVID-19 on teaching and learning and how blended learning is currently deployed and used in tertiary institutions in Ghana. The findings are relevant to policymakers and management of educational institutions as it informs them of the right method and tools to deploy for teaching and learning during pandemics. Originality/value – As educational institutions globally are dealing with the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is prudent to look into how tertiary institutions in Ghana deploy blended learning to facilitate teaching and learning. Thus, this paper is original as it fills the relevant literature gap in terms of scope, setting, methodology and findings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f50706c87dd84e4fb758af1dbf3a180a2025-02-03T14:29:31ZengEmerald PublishingQuality Education for All2976-93102024-12-011125627610.1108/QEA-10-2023-0011Promoting quality education through blended learning during and post COVID-19 pandemicDe-Graft Johnson Dei0School of Information and Communication Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, GhanaPurpose – The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on all facets of education. This led to educational institutions deploying blended and online systems for teaching and learning. The purpose of this study was to assess the role of blended learning in promoting quality education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach – The qualitative research design was deployed in this study and enabled the researcher to collect data via in-depth interviews. Twenty-five (25) tertiary institutions accredited by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) were randomly selected to participate in this study. The registrars of the institutions were purposively selected and served as the participants for the study. Thematic content analysis was used to analyze the data collected via the interview. Ethical considerations were adhered to during the study. Findings – The study established that COVID-19 had a devastating effect on tertiary institutions; multiple technological and open-sourced systems were deployed for teaching and learning; blended learning was adopted to augment the traditional face-to-face mode of teaching and learning due to its ease of use, usefulness and accessibility as it was used for quizzes and assignments, accessing lecture notes, among others. Despite these, the deployment of technological and blended systems was met with challenges that somehow affected effective teaching, learning. Research limitations/implications – The study was limited to 25 tertiary educational institutions in Ghana. It was again limited to the COVID-19 era. Practical implications – This research aids in understanding the extent of the impact of COVID-19 on teaching and learning and how blended learning is currently deployed and used in tertiary institutions in Ghana. The findings are relevant to policymakers and management of educational institutions as it informs them of the right method and tools to deploy for teaching and learning during pandemics. Originality/value – As educational institutions globally are dealing with the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is prudent to look into how tertiary institutions in Ghana deploy blended learning to facilitate teaching and learning. Thus, this paper is original as it fills the relevant literature gap in terms of scope, setting, methodology and findings.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/QEA-10-2023-0011/full/pdfBlended learningCOVID-19Tertiary institutionsTeaching and learningQuality educationSDG 4 |
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| title | Promoting quality education through blended learning during and post COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Promoting quality education through blended learning during and post COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Promoting quality education through blended learning during and post COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Promoting quality education through blended learning during and post COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Promoting quality education through blended learning during and post COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | promoting quality education through blended learning during and post covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | Blended learning COVID-19 Tertiary institutions Teaching and learning Quality education SDG 4 |
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