Abstract: Submission #49

Abstract It remains without a doubt that the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic did bring with it ginormous of economic and other challenges, these which were less prepared for, particularly by less developed countries, Lesotho included. The lengthy lockdown which was abruptly imposed mandated of the National University of Lesotho to resort to online teaching and learning, the avenue which was not of popular preference before. A myriad of social and educational challenges accompanied this initiative. It necessitated by this reason that both the instructors and students cohorts develop survival and coping mechanisms accordingly. The study does intent therefore to examine these mechanisms, using resilience theory to guide the study.
The study will utilise a qualitative research design, preferring herein a thematic analysis. Both students and lecturers will be sampled using purposive sampling technique. Interview guides will be preferred for data collection.