articleSustainabilityOct 13, 2020GOLD OA

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students: A Global Perspective

AAAleksander AristovnikDKDamijana KeržičDRDejan RavšeljNTNina TomaževičLULan Umek

University of Ljubljana

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Abstract

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…

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  • Boredom
  • Pandemic
  • Workload
  • Psychology
  • Anxiety
  • Scale (ratio)
  • Perception
  • Higher education
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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