Challenges Faced by Five Primary Schools in Chinhoyi Urban Cluster, Makonde District in Implementing E-Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The study sought to explore the challenges faced by five primary schools in Chinhoyi Urban Cluster, Makonde District in implementing e-learning during the covid-19 pandemic. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The sample included twenty-five teachers and five school heads from the five primary schools in the cluster. This was because these are the ones who are at the frontline when it comes to e-learning and they have knowledge on the challenges faced in the implementation of it. Random sampling procedures were used to sample out teachers from the study area as the respondents in the study. The cluster has a total of ten primary schools and twenty-five teachers and five school heads from the five selected schools were selected using random sampling technique. The study adopted a survey design in which questionnaires were distributed to teachers and interviews were done with heads of the five primary schools in Chinhoyi Urban Cluster. Twenty-five questionnaires were distributed to the teachers in five primary schools of Chinhoyi Urban Cluster. The researcher also conducted interviews with five heads of schools in the cluster. Both secondary and primary data sources were used to gather data. The research findings revealed that the major challenge of e-learning in schools is the shortage of resources. The study recommended that the parents should support their children in e-learning, the schools should avail enough resources for e-learning, teachers should have a positive attitude towards the implementation of e-learning and the learners should be motivated to learn using e-learning platforms. Further study should be conducted on designing user-friendly e-learning platforms.