Students Academic and Social Concerns during COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Al-Maskari, Azzah; Al-Riyami, Thurayya; Kunjumuhammed, Siraj K.
Titel	Students Academic and Social Concerns during COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	In: Education and Information Technologies, 27 (2022) 1, S.1-21 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2357
DOI	10.1007/s10639-021-10592-2
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Higher Education; College Faculty; College Students; Foreign Countries; School Closing; Online Courses; Distance Education; Educational Technology; Student Needs; Interpersonal Relationship; Interaction; Stress Variables; Anxiety; Student Motivation; Teacher Role; Resources; Social Influences; Asynchronous Communication; Oman + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fakultät; Collegestudent; Ausland; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Interaktion; Angst; Schulische Motivation; Lehrerrolle; Betriebsmittel; Hilfsmittel; Sozialer Einfluss
Abstract	Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Higher Education Institutions (HEI) replaced regular face-to-face teaching with online teaching and learning. However, the shift caused several academic and social concerns for students, such as lack of academic support, lack of adequate resources to support online teaching, lack of socialization, stress, anxiety, and lack of motivation in attending classes. This research evaluates the impact of HEIs support, faculty support, and resources available on the academic and social concerns of students in HEIs during the pandemic. 11,114 students across the HEIs in Sultanate of Oman participated in an online national survey. Regression and factor analysis were used to verify the research model developed based on the literature review. Results showed that HEI support and faculty support significantly affect university students' academic and social concerns. Furthermore, resource availability was found to affect the academic concerns of students but not their social concerns. This research recommends strategies for HEIs and faculty to promote faculty-student interaction using both synchronous and asynchronous modes to reduce student concerns and motivate them to engage in online classes. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01