Abstract
It is evident that energy plays a pivotal role in the quality of individual’s everyday life. As humans rely entirely on energy for their individual lives and efforts. The availability of energy in every sector of the economy is connected to an effective high level of living. The education sector utilises energy in the majority of activities. As the emerging technology usage is expanding in the education environment Thus, it is important that the energy supply is sufficient to the needs of the developing electrical infrastructure employed in the educational system. The study investigated the impact of electricity blackouts on academic activities in higher institutions. The study employed the qualitative approach and the quantitative approach to describe the biographical information of the participants. The sample comprised of (23) students who were conveniently sampled. The snowball procedure was used. Data collection was implemented through online interviews and the thematic analysis procedure was used for data analysis. The study findings showed that most students were concerned with the issue of loadshedding as their academic activities were affected. The recommendations indicated that students must always have backup systems so that they are able to study anywhere and anytime. The institutions management must continually plan in advance the alternative sources of creating energy to safeguard continuous supply of electricity in the college for academic activities. There should be continuous supply of electricity in the lecture halls, computer laboratories, libraries, lecturer’s offices and student’s residence, so that teaching learning can take place without any hindrance.
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Glory Moroesi Pitikoe-Chiloane, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
Hilda B. Dondolo, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
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Conference: PCE2024
Stream: Higher education
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Pitikoe-Chiloane G., & Dondolo H. (2024) The Impact of Electricity Blackouts on Academic Activities in South African Higher Institutions ISSN: 2758-0962 The Paris Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 323-335) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0962.2024.26
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0962.2024.26
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