students transition to higher education covid phenomenology
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THE PERCEPTION OF PORTUGUESE PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS REGARDING THE INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOUT THE TRANSITION TO ONLINE CLASSES DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
Vitor Roque Rui Raposo Fatima Roque Salome Morais
222210913
COVID 19 and Higher Education in Latin America: Challenges and possibilities in the transition to online education
The COVID 19 pandemic challenges higher education institutions in Latin America. Switching from face to face to online instruction has profound implications regarding access in a strikingly unequal geographical region. The article highlights that the pandemic may have lasting consequences in the ways we understand the provision of higher education in Latin America. The increasing volatile and uncertain scenario requires institutions, educators, and students to adapt to the new normal shortly.
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Dante Salto
221354179
Impacts of the COVID 19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective
The paper presents the most comprehensive and large scale study to date on how students perceive the impacts of the first wave of COVID 19 crisis in early 2020 on various aspects of their lives on a global level With a sample of 30,383 students from 62 countries, the study reveals that amid the worldwide lockdown and transition to online learning students were most satisfied with the support provided by teaching staff and their universities&rsquo;public relations Still, deficient computer skills and the perception of a higher workload prevented them from perceiving their own improved performance in the new teaching environment Students were mainly concerned about issues to do with their future professional career and studies, and experienced boredom, anxiety, and frustration The pandemic has led to the adoption of particular hygienic behaviours (e g wearing masks, washing hands) and discouraged certain daily practices (e g leaving home, shaking hands) Students were also more satisfied with the role played by hospitals and universities during the epidemic compared to the governments and banks The findings also show that students with certain socio demographic characteristics (male, part time, first level, applied sciences, a lower living standard, from Africa or Asia) were significantly less satisfied with their academic work/life during the crisis, whereas female, full time, first level students and students faced with financial problems were generally affected more by the pandemic in terms of their emotional life and personal circumstances Key factors influencing students&rsquo;satisfaction with the role of their university are also identified Policymakers and higher education institutions around the world may benefit from these findings while formulating policy recommendations and strategies to support students during this and any future pandemics
Aleksander Aristovnik Damijana Kerzic Dejan Ravselj Nina Tomazevic Lan Umek
229357028
Higher Education Polithecnic Students' Perspectives on the Transition to Emergency Remote Teaching
COVID 19 pandemic forced higher education institutions to make a sudden transition from face to face to distance learning, which involved a huge effort by all those involved in adapting to a new learning system The analysis of students' responses to questionnaires applied in a Portuguese higher education institution highlighted the main positive and negative aspects experienced, bringing contributions to a discussion on factors that determine the success of remote education and the preparation of the next semester (c) 2020 CEUR WS All rights reserved
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Marisa Correia Perpetua Santos Silva
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Impacts of the COVID 19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective
The paper presents the most comprehensive and large scale study to date on how students perceive the impacts of the first wave of COVID 19 crisis in early 2020 on various aspects of their lives on a global level. With a sample of 30,383 students from 62 countries, the study reveals that amid the worldwide lockdown and transition to online learning students were most satisfied with the support provided by teaching staff and their universities' public relations. Still, deficient computer skills and the perception of a higher workload prevented them from perceiving their own improved performance in the new teaching environment. Students were mainly concerned about issues to do with their future professional career and studies, and experienced boredom, anxiety, and frustration. The pandemic has led to the adoption of particular hygienic behaviours (e.g. wearing masks, washing hands) and discouraged certain daily practices (e.g. leaving home, shaking hands) Students were also more satisfied with the role played by hospitals and universities during the epidemic compared to the governments and banks. The findings also show that students with certain socio demographic characteristics (male, part time, first level, applied sciences, a lower living standard, from Africa or Asia) were significantly less satisfied with their academic work/life during the crisis, whereas female, full time, first level students and students faced with financial problems were generally affected more by the pandemic in terms of their emotional life and personal circumstances. Key factors influencing students' satisfaction with the role of their university are also identified. Policymakers and higher education institutions around the world may benefit from these findings while formulating policy recommendations and strategies to support students during this and any future pandemics.
Aleksander Aristovnik Damijana Kerzic Dejan Ravselj Nina Tomazevic Lan Umek
225142138
Transition to distance learning during the COVID 19 pandemic: Efforts within the Higher Education sector in the United Arab Emirates
In the UAE, the Ministry of Education (MOE) ordered the closure of higher education institutions' facilities in March 2020 as a precautionary measure to contain COVID 19 and allowed online distance learning to take place. In this paper, a study on the readiness of higher education institutions in the UAE to transition to distance learning during the COVID 19 pandemic is conducted, and the preparedness of several institutions is discussed. In addition, this study highlights the foundations of the distance learning system adopted by higher education institutions along with the adopted educational platforms. MOE played a crucial role in this crisis by governing, monitoring and supporting the transition among universities to assure business continuity in higher education institutions. Moreover, higher education institutions encountered several challenges while implementing a distance learning system which is presented in this paper along with possible solutions and scenarios. Furthermore, multiple initiatives were launched by the UAE government to support distance learning that resulted in maintaining learning continuity among higher education students and faculty.
Doaa Al-Terri M Nitham Hindi Rawdha AlMarar Raed M Shubair
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Adaptability to a sudden transition to online learning during the COVID 19 pandemic: Understanding the challenges for students.
This cross sectional study investigated the associations among adaptability to the pandemic, personality, and levels of learning experiences (affective, cognitive, and behavioral) among higher education students required to adapt to an abrupt transition to synchronous online learning due to the global COVID 19 pandemic A sample of 1,217 college students from Israel completed an online questionnaire after transitioning to synchronous online learning during the COVID 19 pandemic Comparisons of reactions to the online condition versus more typical face to face learning conditions confirmed that students had pervasive negative reactions to the online condition that became necessary due to the pandemic Moreover, adaptability to the pandemic was associated broadly with more positive reactions across multiple indicators Support was also found for an indirect associations model such that personality traits were associated with specific reactions to online learning via their associations with adaptability Supplemental analyses highlighted the more positive reactions and learning adaptability of students who reported greater feelings of belonging and mattering The current findings attest to the role of adaptability and the significant challenges experienced by college students who experienced changes in their learning and life conditions due to the need to rapidly adjust to the changes and uncertainty brought about by the COVID 19 pandemic (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Avi Besser Gordon L Flett Virgil Zeigler-Hill
224947098
Challenges of higher education institutions against COVID 19: The case of Turkey
The global COVID 19 outbreak has caused an anxious situation in every part of society and forced many countries to implement distance education programs without even knowing the fundamental components involved in the processes and the consequences of their decisions. Likewise, in Turkey, it is still uncertain as to what will be taught, what instructional technologies will be employed, how infrastructural inequalities will be addressed, and how assessment and evaluation activities will be conducted. In this context, the purpose of this study was (a) to examine the experiences and opinions of academics, Distance Education Center managers, students, and parents and (b) offer solutions to emerging issues. In doing so, a qualitative research approach was employed, and the study was designed as a phenomenology. The data were collected from 175 individuals from 20 universities through Google Forms. The second cycle coding methods were employed in the analysis. The results indicated that COVID 19 had mostly psychological effects on individuals, and it affected every level of education at varying degrees. The pandemic reminded us how hopelessly we are dependent on traditional means of instruction by rendering us unable to use them. Since the beginning of the outbreak, many higher education institutions have been trying to implement distance education; however, the quality of instruction is rather questionable. This situation threatens the quality of learning outcomes and if not approached with due diligence, results could be catastrophic. Also, this mandatory transition to distance education has made the difference between the experienced and inexperienced academics more apparent. In light of the results, recommendations were provided for national and international policymakers. As long as the recommendations were implemented, all higher education stakeholders could attain the required knowledge and skills, and, in return, the adverse effects of the COVID 19 pandemic could be alleviated.
Abdulhamit Karademir Fatih Yaman Ozkan Saatcioglu
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Reimagining higher education during and post COVID 19: Challenges and opportunities
The coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic has required faculty and students to adapt to an unprecedented challenge and rapidly transition from traditional face to face instruction to distance learning fo.
Lorenz S Neuwirth Svetlana Jovic B Runi Mukherji
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COVID 19 Impact on Ukrainian Higher Education
The pandemic and the announced quarantine have made adjustments to the bachelors and master degree student education in almost all universities around the world. The transition to the online education using modern Internet technologies has been made, that has led to certain challenges in higher education system. The purpose of the article is the analysis of COVID 19 impact on Ukrainian higher education. The following research methods were used in the article: empirical methods, methods of theoretical analysis, questionnaire, and interview. In the article the approaches to the online education in universities in Ukraine have been analyzed. The results of the article have a few significant implications for science and practice of online education and its perspectives for Ukrainian higher education system. Prospects of online education of students have been offered during COVID 19. The main recommendations are the following: to organize training courses of online education methods for lecturers; to organize in depth training courses of online education methods for lecturers of non pedagogical specialties (including training in interactive online teaching methods, formation of an individual learning trajectory, online multidisciplinary courses development) university's management should provide constant monitoring of the satisfaction of students and lecturers of the online education organization for the accumulation of statistical data in the dynamics.
Nataliia Stukalo Anastasiia Simakhova