The Implications of COVID-19 on Catholic Education at the Catholic University of Zimbabwe: The Case of Bulawayo Campus 2019–2023

The main aim of this article is to unravel the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on Catholic education at the Catholic University of Zimbabwe (CUZ), Bulawayo campus. The research, qualitative in nature, has been guided by the importance of Catholic education nationally. It has interrogated the e...

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Main Author: Makwati, Luyanduhlobo Bophelo (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 6
Further subjects:B Catholic Education
B Spiritual Capital
B Catholic distinctiveness
B “new normal”
B Covid-19
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