COVID 19 IMPACTS MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND LEARNING EFFICIENCY IN PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA
Abstract
Globally, and Kenya in particular, economic growth has been and will be negatively impacted by COVID-19 shocks with direct consequences to the poor, vulnerable and marginalized households who rely on informal employment and businesses to fend for their children. The education sector in particular has been on the worrying side since the schools were closed from March 2020. Nonetheless, a number of private universities in Kenya have adopted some strategies to ensure that learning continues which was the gist in this reflective paper. The specific objectives of this study was to assess the impact of digital Education and financing strategies on online learning in Private Universities in Kenya. The study was guided by online collaborative learning theory and theory of change. Both descriptive research design and a case study approach were adopted. The target population of this study was 1460 students from Kiriri University. The qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis while quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Digital education had a significant influence on learning efficiency. Financial strategies adopted to mitigate the impact of COVID 19 had a significant influence on learning efficiency. There is need for universities to ensure that all the students have access to the digital education. The government could also provide incentives for the private universities.
Key words; Digital Education, Financing Strategies, Learning Efficiency
CITATION: Lagat, R. K. (2020). Covid 19 impacts mitigation strategies and learning efficiency in private universities in Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(3), 809 – 817.
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