COVID-19 Manifestation, Ramifications and Future Prospects for Zimbabwe A Multi-disciplinary Perspective

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MAWERE, MUNYARADZI.

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource)

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : LANGAA RPCID, 2021.

Summary:

The advent of Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) pandemic has caused much distress, despondence, fear and pandemonium across all nations of the world. In Zimbabwe, the emergence of the virus sent a chilling message of insecurity and need for conscientiousness and diligence, as the virus decimated humankind amid untold suffering. The pandemic came as a litmus test for the integrity and meticulousness of all the so-called professionals and institutions of integrity across the country, challenging them to stand equal to their tasks, titles and claimed astuteness. For Zimbabwe and Africa in general, the manifestation and ramifications of COVID-19, has raised so many questions around issues of peoples welfare and innovative research, especially amid the reality that the country is dependent on charity and donations from well-wishers for the vaccines it needs, over and above the modest amount it can purchase. This reality and related challenges pose interesting research questions addressed in this volume. A central question on the possibility and extent of home-grown solutions inspired by and tailored to the needs and predicaments of Zimbabwe and the African continent. The richness of the book is in the firsthand eyewitness accounts of scholars caught up in the COVID-19 challenge. The researchers in this volume have sought to capture developments, insights and evolutions as they unfold and progress. The book is handy for scholars in policy studies, risk and disaster management, social anthropology, political science, development studies, African studies and decolonial fields of studies.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

About the Authors

Acknowledgements

Contents

Chapter 1 - Conducting Research in a COVID-19 Distressed Environment: An Introduction

Introduction

Organisation

Conclusion

Part I. Media, Communication and Information

Chapter 2 - An X-Ray Exposé of Health Communication on the Coronavirus pandemic in Zimbabwe's Print Media

Abstract

Media and Health Crises Communication

Research Methodology

Framing of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe's Print Media

References

Chapter 3 - Political Grandstanding as Strategic Communications in the Zimbabwean Government's COVID-19 Communication

Strategic Political Communication

Methodology

Strategic manoeuvring as theory

Political grandstanding as strategic communication

Myths and falsehoods about COVID-19

Preparedness to treat and contain

Resource management and distribution

Chapter 4 - "Disabled Diaries": Interrogating the Print Media, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and COVID-19 Pandemic Nexus in Zimbabwe

Theorising COVID-19 and disabilities in the print media

Disability policies in Zimbabwe

Media representation of PWDs

Contextualising COVID-19, PwDs and the Print Media

Sample Study

Presentation of Findings and Analysis

Representation of PwDs in the NewsDay

Attributes Used to Describe PwDs in the Newsday

Types of Disabilities Covered in the NewsDay

Recommendations

Chapter 5 - COVID-19 Pandemic Information Blackout! The Case of the Deaf and Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Communities in Zimbabwe

The State of Research and Our Contribution

Access to Information in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Research objectives.

Access to COVID-19 information and risks among disadvantaged groups

Synopsis of the data

The deaf and access to COVID-19 information

Access to COVID-19 information among the lep

Way forward

Chapter 6 - Of COVID-19 and Zimbabwean Newspaper Cartoons: A Multimodal Approach

Statement of the problem

Objectives

Significance of the study

History of editorial cartoons

Cartoons - A global view

Cartoon studies - Zimbabwe

Discussion and findings

Lockdown

Wearing of face masks

Social distance

Quarantine escapees

Fifty and below gatherings

Part II. Education, Learning and Culture

Chapter 7 - Multi-Media Technology as Strategic Mediation in Knowledge Transfer: Towards a Paradigm shift in Knowledge-Mediation in the Classroom in the Face of COVID-19

The role of ICTs as a strategic tool in knowledge transfer

Theoretical framework

Data presentation and analysis

The school heads' perception on the use of cell phones by learners

The teachers' perception on the use of cell phones by learners

The parents' perception on the use of cell phones

The place and role use of mobile phones in knowledge transfer

Moving towards a virtual classroom

Conclusions and recommendations

Chapter 8 - COVID-19 as a Game Changer in Curriculum Implementation in Higher Education: The Zimbabwean Context

Contextual background

What is online learning?

Benefits of online platforms

Limitations of online learning

Online assessment in higher education

Formative assessment

Summative assessment

References.

Chapter 9 - Higher Education Institutions and the COVID-19 Response Measures

Zimbabwe's higher and tertiary education sector

Reforming education sector in Zimbabwe

Tertiary education institutions covid-19 response measures

Impact and rationale of universities' COVID-19 response measures

Challenges with marrying university to industry

Chapter 10 - University Students and Lecturers' Perceptions of Home-based Online Teaching/Learning in the era COVID-19 in Zimbabwe

Opportunities of home-based online teaching and learning

Challenges of home-based online teaching and learning

Solutions to address challenges of home-based online teaching and learning

Solutions to challenges of home-based online teaching and learning

Chapter 11 - Dynamics of Rural Education beyond COVID-19 in Zimbabwe: A case of Rural Matabeleland North

Crux of the explored issue

Research objectives

The cause-effect of covid-19 on rural education

traditional approach vs electronic learning

The future of rural education post-COVID-19

Methods

Sampling strategy

Data collection and analysis

Impact of COVID-19 on rural education

COVID-19: The dilemma for rural education

The challenges for operating schools during and post-COVID-19

Online learning: the future

A new 'normal'

The education gap

Recommendations and conclusion

Chapter 12 - Silent Battles: Religious Beliefs and Practices Surrounding COVID-19 Among Zimbabweans: A study of the Ascot Suburb Residency, Gweru.

Abstract

The novel Coronavirus

Health belief model

Religion and illness in Zimbabwe

Study setting

Findings

Beliefs surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic

African traditional beliefs on COVID-19

Selectivity of the virus

Generational diseases

African traditional practices surrounding COVID-19

Use of government accredited ways of prevention

Christian beliefs surrounding COVID-19

Signs of the end of time

Demons

Christian practices surrounding COVID-19

Chapter 13 - The Haunting Shadow of Coronavirus in the Post-COVID-19 Christian-Muslim Praxes in Zimbabwe

Theories on the origins and envisaged mitigations

Christianity and the haunting COVID-19 images

Muslims and the resilient COVID-19 images

Part III - Health, Livelihoods, Business Viability and Human Security

Chapter 14 - Experiences of People with Deaf-blindness During the COVID-19 Epidemic: An Exploration of its Impact on Zimbabwe Vulnerable Groups

Orienting conceptual framework

Research design and sampling technique

The deaf-blind's experiences of COVID-19 pandemic and world lockdown

Social distance limitations

Strategies to enhance access to COVID-19 pandemic information by people are deaf-blind

Implications and the way forward

Chapter 15 - The COVID-19 Induced Lockdowns and Employees 'Wellness in the Fast Food Industry in Masvingo Urban, Zimbabwe

Literature Review

Effects of illnesses on the wellness of employees

COVID -19 and its effects on business operations

Measures to cushion employees in unforeseen circumstances.

Social comparison theory: Individual perceptions of collective validity

Effects of COVID-19 on the wellness of employees

COVID-19 and business operations in the food industry

COVID- 19 and business operations in the food industry

Measures employers may put in place to cushion employees

Chapter 16 - Christian Exceptionalism and the Response to COVID-19 in Zimbabwe

Religion and the COVID-19 pandemic

Analysis

Discourse of hope

Christians are God's chosen

Africa's special religious status

Earthly solutions will not work

Medical facilities and medication

Discursive transformation of Christians into holy and celestial beings

COVID-19 is God's way of punishing the world

Chapter 17 - Ndau People's Traditional Medicines and Practices in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic in Zimbabwe

Decoloniality theory and the COVID-19 pandemic

The problem

Ndau traditional medicines on COVID-19 related symptoms

Knowledge and spiritual dimension to the traditional medicines

Effectiveness of treatment

Primary health care service

Plants used in treatment

Challenges to environmental protection

Toxicology of the medicines

Changes in the chemical composition

Chapter 18 - Public Health Governance and Interventions for COVID-19 Pandemic in Zimbabwe: A Human Rights Perspective

Methodological issues

Human rights and the COVID-19 discourse

International bodies binding to Zimbabwe

Public health and human rights: Conflicting priorities?

Human rights and state(s) of emergency: Response and non-response.

Human rights concerns amid COVID-19 pandemic.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9956-552-12-7

OCLC:

1257666929