African female university students' experiences of online education at home during the COVID-19 pandemic
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1 janvier 2021
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gender inequalities online teaching and learning material inequities home environments COVID-19 pandemicSujets proches
Students--Education Children--Education Education of children Schooling Pedagogy Youth--Education Instruction Education, Primitive Human resource developmentCiter ce document
Ansurie Pillay et al., « African female university students' experiences of online education at home during the COVID-19 pandemic », Journal of Education (University of KwaZulu-Natal), ID : 10670/1.wm7u1s
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The purpose of the study on which this paper is based was to explore how self-identified female African university students understand the influence of their home environments on their experiences of online education. The study took place during the COVID-19 pandemic when universities in South Africa and elsewhere introduced online teaching and learning. Using a qualitative approach to a single case study design within a critical feminist paradigm, we carried out an inductive thematic analysis of the data from seven in-depth, open-ended questionnaires and metaphors. We found that home environments play an important role in the education of female African students, particularly in a context characterised by gender inequalities exacerbated by inequities in material resources. However, a sense of agency, displayed by some participants, indicated their determination to rise above the many forms of marginalisation and discrimination they experienced.