scholarly journals Depression, Anxiety, and Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparison Among Higher Education Students in Four Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 370-383
Author(s):  
Na Jiang ◽  
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Siaw Yan-Li ◽  
Kanit Pamanee ◽  
Joko Sriyanto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region

The global COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the health of individuals and leading to psychological problems. Students in higher education who are graduating, facing online learning challenges, and future job opportunities are among the most at-risk group for psychological issues. Due to the new normal of the COVID-19 pandemic, limited studies have been conducted concerning the mental health of students, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. Therefore, this study aimed to assess student’s depression, anxiety, and stress status in four countries in the Asia Pacific region, namely, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and China. This study employed a quantitative research design with a pool of 1,195 student participants. The DASS-21 questionnaire was used for data collection through an online platform to measure the severity of depression, anxiety, and stress. Descriptive statistics were conducted to achieve the research objectives, and all reliability values were reported greater than 0.70. Findings revealed that up to 38% of the students reported mild or moderate depression, anxiety, and stress, while 20.5% reported severe or extremely severe anxiety. Overall, anxiety was reported to be the most significant problem among the students, followed by depression and stress. Students are at risk of mental health challenges during the coronavirus pandemic, likely due to unexpected life changes. This study contributes an overview report of students’ mental health problems and discusses the support and services in preventing students’ psychological problems. The comprehensive discussion has provided scientific information and suggestion to policymakers in maintaining the student academic and welfare.

Trends and Developments in Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
John N. Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
National Development ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Forthcoming Article ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
The One

This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. Please check back later for the full article. The demographic, historical, cultural, and political-economic complexity of the vast Asia Pacific Region poses a great challenge to making sense of the region’s higher education (HE) trends. Yet, several of these trends are indeed enduring and comparable. The interplay of these trends and developments continually shape the architecture of higher education in the region. A sampling of these trends focuses on one of the basic frames of higher education, namely that of increasing access, equity, and capacity. This, in turn, has led to the tension between massification on the one hand, and issues of quality assurance on the other. While national development is often the primary goal of tertiary education, regionalism has increasingly challenged these more parochial concerns. Within the region, student and faculty mobility, migration, and internationalization have emerged with greater force within the sometimes confusing context of globalization. At the upper end of the HE spectrum, the pressure of seeking to achieve excellence in research and innovation has resulted in another predicament, leading to what might be called an accelerated academy. These forces and factors, among others, are influencing the pathway of HE in the Asia Pacific region as we move into the 21st century.

scholarly journals APEC’s Bold Higher Education Agenda: Will Anyone Notice?

2014 ◽  
pp. 10-12
Author(s):  
Christopher Ziguras
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Education Agenda

APEC is becoming increasingly interested in fostering greater cooperation and exchange in higher education across the Asia Pacific region. This article describes the genesis of that interest and points to some ongoing tensions that will continue to complicate regional initiatives.

scholarly journals Taming the Raging Bully! A Case Study Critically Exploring Anti-bullying Measures to Support Neurodiverse Employees

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-67
Author(s):  
Damian Mellifont
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Qualitative Thematic Analysis

Disclosure of neurodiversity in the workplace can attract unfavourable attention. The aim of this case study is to critically investigate the collective potential of specialized and generic mental health promotion guides to help prevent or treat the bullying of neurodiverse employees. Applying qualitative thematic analysis to eight of these guides originating from Australia, Canada and England, this research offers three key messages that should be of interest to policymakers and practitioners working in the Asia-Pacific region and elsewhere. First, guides as reviewed by this study collectively support anti-bullying themes across dimensions of policy/procedures, education, legal, leadership and monitoring/support. Second, evidence sourced from scholarly and grey literature raise challenges that if overlooked might reduce the effectiveness of guide endorsed anti-bullying measures. Finally, this study raises the prospect that anti-bullying measures to assist mentally diverse staff might be more effective when potential synergies between these are recognized and encouraged.

International Trade in Higher Education Services in the Asia Pacific Region: Trends and Issues

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew W. Phillips ◽  
Charles W. Stahl
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
The United States ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Education Services

The expansion of trade and investment in the global economy since the 1980s has been accompanied by an associated growth in the international trade in education services, particularly higher education. In this paper we provide a detailed analysis of the expansion of higher educational mobility, measured by the burgeoning numbers of tertiary students going abroad to study. In particular, this paper investigates the increasing mobility of students from the Asia Pacific region undertaking study in Western Europe, North America and Australia. The paper argues that increasing international trade in education services in the Asia Pacific region reflects the strategic importance of these services to develop and maintain the long-term economic and social viability of these nations. Increasingly governments throughout the world now recognize the crucial role of education in fostering economic growth (especially in new knowledge-based sectors), personal and social development, as well as reducing inequality. Nations with well-established and prestigious higher education systems such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia have been the main beneficiaries of this growing trade in education services. These countries have been at the forefront of educational exports as they have led aggressive marketing campaigns to recruit new students as well as develop new methods of higher education provision and delivery. Further, this paper explores the positive and negative effects of student mobility, and the linkages between the internationalization of higher education and the professions. Finally, this study makes some suggestions for further research.

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