INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR MANAGING SOCIAL CAPITAL IN THE ERA OF PANDEMIC: A CASE STUDY OF PUBLIC JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

U. J. Nwogu, Mary Nelson

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This study examined innovative approaches for managing social capital in Public Junior Secondary Schools in the era of the pandemic in Rivers State, Nigeria. Two (2) research questions and two (2) hypotheses were postulated to guide this study. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised all the Public Junior Secondary Schools in Rivers State, Nigeria. A sample of 378 respondents representing 56% of the population, served as the study respondents. This sample was selected using the stratified random sampling technique. A validated Likert-modified 4-scale 16-item instrument titled: ‘Innovative approaches for managing social capital in Public Junior Secondary Schools in the era of pandemic questionnaire (IAMSCPJSSEPQ)’ was used for data collection and its reliability coefficient was established at 0.80 and 0.85 using the Cronbach Alpha Correlation coefficient. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the research questions while the z-test statistics were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of this study revealed that understanding the context and responding rapidly to all identified concerns by creating and intensifying attendance monitoring processes for all students; building and strengthening relationships for learning by adopting teaching methods relevant during the era of the Covid-19 pandemic are some innovative approaches for managing social capital in Public Junior Secondary Schools in the era of pandemic in Rivers State, Nigeria. Based on these findings, the researchers recommended that Rivers State government should endeavour to champion the course of initiating proactive innovative approaches for principals, vice principals and teachers of Public Junior Secondary Schools, aimed at managing social capital with regard to the effects of Covid-19 pandemic on the learning activities and relationships in Public Schools in Rivers State.

 

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innovative approaches, social capital, public secondary school, pandemic

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