STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING SELECTED BIOLOGY-RELATED DISCIPLINES' CURRICULA IN THE POST-COVID-19 PANDEMIC ERA: A CASE STUDY OF OSUN STATE UNIVERSITIES

ABSTRACT Coronavirus pandemic affected the educational system worldwide such that schools, colleges, and universities are totally shutdown as a measure to control the spread of the virus resulting in difficulties for students, teachers, and parents. This brough the need for open and distance learning to the front burner. This study aims to identify the strategies used in implementing selected Biology-related disciplines’ curricula during the COVID-19 in the study area. The study adopted a descriptive survey design with the population of the study consisting of lecturers and students in private and public universities in Osun State. The sample comprised 45 lecturers across the selected universities in the study area. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used for this study. One Federal, one state and one private university were selected using simple random sampling technique. From each of the selected universities, three Biology-related departments were randomly selected. Five lecturers were selected from each department, fifteen from each university making a total of 45 lecturers. The research instruments used for data collection for this study was Checklist for Curriculum Implementation Strategies (CCIS). The findings revealed diverse strategies including; Online strategy, blended strategy, face-to face strategy and no strategy used. Keywords: Strategy, Implementing, Biology-related Disciplines, Curricula, Post-pandemic era, Case study, Nigeria Universities, Education Policy