COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: IMPLICATIONS ON MANAGEMENT OF LITERACY PROGRAMME CENTRES OF ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

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The global community witnessed the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic disease in the year 2020. The pandemic disease had effects on every sector of the nations, Nigeria inclusive. The effect was very grevious on educational sector. Thus, necessitated this study on Covid-19 Lockdown: implications on management of literacy programme centres in Ondo State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research was used to the study. The study population comprised, the clientele of literacy programme population centres in Ondo State, Nigeria. The sample size of the study was two hundred (200), selected through a snowballing sampling techniques across ten communities in Ondo State, Nigeria, where the programme were domiciled. The criteria that was used to select the communities was based on the numerical strength of clientele at the literacy centres in the communities. Three research questions were raised to guide the conduct of the study. Data was generated through self-structured research instrument titled”, Questionnaire on Covid-19 Lockdown: Implications on management of Literacy programme Centre of Ondo State Nigeria,” it was fashioned on four likert rating scale of Strongly agreed (SA) Agreed (A) Disagreed (D) and Strong disagreed (SD). The research instrument was validated by two experts in test and measurement, while its reliability was determined through test retest method at two weeks interval: 0.69 coefficient reliability was obtained. Data generated was analysed, using descriptive statistics (frequency counts simple percentage and mean). Based on the finding of the study, conclusion were made that Covid-19 pandemic had effects negatively on clienteles’ attendance, psychological stability and session of literacy programme of Ondo State, Nigeria. Based on the conclusions, the researchers recommended that protective measure should be put in place. Also, there should be a strict compliance on social distance order of Ondo State Government etc.

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