scholarly journals Cross-cultural impacts of COVID-19 on higher education learning and teaching practices in Spain, Oman, Nigeria and Cambodia: A cross-cultural study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 135-151
Author(s):  
Javier Cifuentes-Faura ◽  
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Deborah Odu Obor ◽  
Loeurt To ◽  
Ishaq Al-Naabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Cultural Impacts

Adapting new learning and teaching practices during COVID-19 pandemic has impacted students’ learning in higher education. Using a cross-sectional research methodology, the study attempted to understand the cross-cultural impacts of COVID-19 on higher education students in Cambodia, Nigeria, Oman and Spain to determine the changes that COVID-19 has brought about in higher education students; examine how students' learning behaviour and attitudes have changed during COVID-19; identify the challenges they have experienced; and identify the changes that have taken place in learning and teaching in the selected countries. A total sample of 242 students was randomly selected from four higher education institutions in each of the selected countries. The study provided a cross-cultural understanding of how COVID-19 has affected students’ well-being, behaviors and learning. The results show that COVID-19 had adverse effects on the well-being of students in the four countries. Students received inadequate social support and security protection from others and instructors when they needed it. Omani students received less social support compared with the other three countries. COVID-19 had the worse effect on students’ employment in the four countries. The effect pressed much concern on Nigerian students who experience a great job loss. Students from the four countries were required to put a lot of effort and energy to fulfil the requirements in the program.

scholarly journals Cross-cultural effects of COVID-19 on higher education learning and teaching practice: A case study from Greece

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 73-89
Author(s):  
Margarita Kefalaki ◽  
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Michael Nevradakis ◽  
Qing Li ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Cultural Effects ◽  
Global Pandemic

COVID-19 has greatly impacted all aspects of our everyday lives. A global pandemic of this magnitude, even as we now emerge from strict measures such as lockdowns and await the potential for a ‘new tomorrow’ with the arrival of vaccines, will certainly have long-lasting consequences. We will have to adapt and learn to live in a different way. Accordingly, teaching and learning have also been greatly impacted. Changes to academic curricula have had tremendous cross-cultural effects on higher education students. This study will investigate, by way of focus groups comprised of students studying at Greek universities during the pandemic, the cross-cultural effects that this ‘global experience’ has had on higher education, and particularly on students in Greek universities. The data collection tools are interviews and observations gathered from focus groups.

De impact van de coronacrisis op het subjectief welbevinden van (internationale) studenten in Nederland

2021 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-383
Author(s):  
Christof Van Mol ◽  
Sabien Dekkers ◽  
Ellen Verbakel
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on subjective well-being of (international) higher education students in the Netherlands In this paper we investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on subjective well-being of higher education students in the Netherlands. More specifically, we compare international students and Dutch students, based on the Dutch data of the COVID-19 International Student Well-Being Study, a cross-sectional survey conducted between May-July 2020 among higher education students across the Netherlands (N = 10.491). Based on the sociological literature on the relationship between social capital and subjective well-being, we investigate in particular whether changes in social contact during the first lockdown can explain differences in subjective well-being between international and Dutch students. Our results suggest that although international students report lower levels of subjective well-being compared to Dutch students, these differences cannot be directly explained by (changes) in social contact during the lockdown.

Violence, bullying and academic performance in higher education students

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-205
Author(s):  
Irma Ramos rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
School Violence ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
First Semester

Violence and bullying affect the physical, mental, social and academic well-being of students. The objective of this work was to analyze the association between violence and bullying, with academic performance in higher education students, a descriptive, cross-sectional, analytical study was carried out in first semester students of different higher level careers, the information was obtained with the application of two questionnaires, the first about Socio-demographic Data and the second one was the questionnaire of School Violence from the Ombudsman (2000). In the results, it was found that 37.4% of the participants showed a grade point average ≥90 points, 47% between 75 to 89 points and 15.6% an average <75 points. Poor academic performance was significantly associated with the type of career, with being ignored, being threatened to scare him, with suffering violence due to social exclusion, harassment in general, harassment due to social, physical and sexual exclusion. In conclusion, violence and bullying are two serious problems that university students frequently face, the effects produced by them affect the physical and mental health of the victims and can affect their academic performance.

How can Academic Context Variables Contribute to the Personal Well-Being of Higher Education Students?

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Célia Palma Figueira ◽  
Alexandra Marques-Pinto ◽  
Cicero Roberto Pereira ◽  
Magda Sofia Roberto
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Role Clarity ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
Peer Social Support ◽  
Context Variables ◽  
Academic Year

AbstractThis study analyzed the influence of perceived time pressure, role clarity, working conditions and peer social support on the personal well-being (subjective, psychological and social well-being) of higher education students, in a sample of 128 Portuguese students from the University of Lisbon. A model was proposed which predicts a negative influence of time pressure and a positive influence of role clarity, working conditions and peer social support on students’ personal well-being, throughout the academic year. Data was collected by means of a longitudinal design, at the beginning and end of the academic year, through self-report questionnaires. Structural equation models were used to analyze cross-sectional and cross-lagged relations among the variables. At cross-sectional level, results revealed a good fit to data (CFI = .928; IFI = .931; RMSEA = .060) illustrating that the perception of academic context variables was related to well-being dimensions. At longitudinal level, however, cross-lagged models did not fit so well to the data (CFI = .863; IFI = .869; RMSEA = .058) with both perceptions of time pressure (β = .167; p = .037) and role clarity (β = –.288; p = .031) significantly predicting well-being, but not in the expected direction, encouraging the accomplishment of studies to further a broader understanding of higher education students’ well-being and its predictors. Implications for higher education scholars and practitioners and suggestions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Emotions and Basic Feelings in Higher Education, Case: ESPOCH Marketing Career

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Pilco ◽  
L. Vallejo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Basic Emotions ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Positive Feeling ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
High Level

This research aimed to determine the prevalence of basic emotions and feelings in higher education students, through a case study of students pursuing the marketing degree of the Polytechnic School of Chimborazo (ESPOCH). The research employed the MATEA model (fear, affection, sadness, anger and joy) and qualitative and quantitative approaches. The research design was descriptive, cross-sectional and non-experimental, and the methods used were inductive, deductive, analytical, synthetic and systemic. Data were collected through documentation and field review. The results indicated that there was a high level of fear, anger and joy in the students, a neutral level of sadness, and a positive feeling of affection. Given that anger and fear were identified at high levels in the students, we conclude that these feelings should be treated by ESPOCH’s Department of Well-being, Polytechnic and Psychology. Keywords: MATEA model, emotions, feelings, emotional codes. Resumen La investigación tiene como objetivo determinar la prevalencia de las emociones y sentimientos básicos en los estudiantes de educación superior, caso: Carrera de Mercadotecnia de la Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH), se fundamenta en el modelo MATEA (miedo, afecto, tristeza, enojo y alegría) tiene un enfoque cualitativo y cuantitativo, de nivel descriptivo, de diseño transversal, no experimental, los métodos utilizados fueron inductivo, deductivo, analítico, sintético y sistémico en el proceso de revisión documental y de campo desarrollados en la presentación de resultados, discusión y conclusiones. Los resultados determinaron el sentimiento miedo su nivel es alto; el sentimiento afecto es positivo, el sentimiento tristeza se encuentra en nivel neutro, el sentimiento enojo su nivel es alto, el sentimiento alegría fue alto. Se concluye que los sentimientos enojo y miedo fueron identificados altos en los estudiantes, se recomienda que estos sentimientos deben ser tratados por los departamentos Bienestar Estudiantil Politécnico y Psicología de la ESPOCH. Palabras clave: modelo MATEA, emociones, sentimientos, códigos emocionales.

scholarly journals Resilience and Psychological Well-Being of Higher Education Students During COVID-19: The Mediating Role of Perceived Distress

2021 ◽  
pp. 097206342098311
Author(s):  
Sarita Sood ◽  
Ananya Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has created a crisis with a severe effect on the masses, particularly the young students across the world. Framed by the transactional theory of stress and coping, this study investigates the factors influencing psychological well-being (PWB) of the students in higher education during the peri-traumatic phase of COVID-19. A cross-sectional survey using a questionnaire was employed. The study aimed at prediction and theory building and was carried out in India. Data were collected online from 173 higher education students. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the hypothesised relationships among the constructs. Results indicated resilience significantly predicts PWB both directly and indirectly. Further, the study revealed perceived distress and PWB are not on the same continuum. This study has a contribution to theory and health promotion. Furthermore, the findings have several practical implications for counselling psychologists, academicians, and mental health workers associated with the higher education sector. These findings will put them in a better position to design interventions to enhance resilience in students in the backdrop of the relevance of both positive and negative mental health during the outbreak of diseases. Based on the findings, future directions were discussed.

scholarly journals Spiritual quality of life in family carers of patients with advanced cancer—a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingebrigt Røen ◽  
Anne-Tove Brenne ◽  
Cinzia Brunelli ◽  
Hans Stifoss-Hanssen ◽  
Gunn Grande ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Purpose Caring affects carers’ psychological and physical health, mortality, and quality of life (QoL) negatively. Lower spiritual QoL is associated with anxiety and depression, but the spiritual dimension is rarely investigated in carers. The present study aimed to explore which patient- and carer-related characteristics were associated with spiritual QoL in carers of patients with advanced cancer. Methods Secondary analyses were conducted using data from a prospective study investigating integration between oncology and palliative care. Adult patients with advanced cancer and their carers were included, and baseline data considering demographics, clinical characteristics, symptoms, social support, and religious meaning-making were registered. Spiritual QoL was measured using the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spiritual well-being (FACIT-Sp-12) questionnaire. Associations to spiritual QoL were explored by bivariate and multivariate regression models. Results In total, 84 carers were included, median age was 62.5 years, 52 (62%) were female, and the average spiritual QoL score was 23.3. In bivariate analyses, higher education, social support, and lower patients’ symptom burden were significantly associated with higher spiritual QoL. The multivariate regression model (n=77) had an explained variance (R2) = 0.34 and showed a significant association for social support, higher education, having children < 18 years living at home, and patient’s age. Conclusion The study indicates that spiritual QoL in carers were low and were negatively affected by several factors related to both carers and patients. However, there could be other important factors not yet described. Health care professionals should be aware of the known associated factors, as carers who hold these may need extra support.

Conflict Avoidance in Old Age

GeroPsych ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Oberhauser ◽  
Andreas B. Neubauer ◽  
Eva-Marie Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Conflict Avoidance ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adult Lifespan ◽  
Set Up

Abstract. Conflict avoidance increases across the adult lifespan. This cross-sectional study looks at conflict avoidance as part of a mechanism to regulate belongingness needs ( Sheldon, 2011 ). We assumed that older adults perceive more threats to their belongingness when they contemplate their future, and that they preventively react with avoidance coping. We set up a model predicting conflict avoidance that included perceptions of future nonbelonging, termed anticipated loneliness, and other predictors including sociodemographics, indicators of subjective well-being and perceived social support (N = 331, aged 40–87). Anticipated loneliness predicted conflict avoidance above all other predictors and partially mediated the age-association of conflict avoidance. Results suggest that belongingness regulation accounts may deepen our understanding of conflict avoidance in the second half of life.

Perceived social support and burden of care of male and female caregivers of patient with schizophrenia

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Narendra Kumar Singh ◽  
Nishant Goyal
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Burden Of Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Difference

Background: Schizophrenia is associated with a high familial, social and economic burden. Schizophrenia is also associated with a high level of disability which may create impediments on the social and economic areas of the patients as well as on their respective family networks. Families with schizophrenia may encounter problems such as impairment of health and well being of other family members, restriction of social activities of the family members and shrinking of support from the social network. Aims: The present study examined the difference in perceived social support and burden of care between the male and female caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study examining the difference in perceived social support and burden of care between the male and female caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. The sample consisted of 60 (30 male and 30 female) caregivers of the patients with the diagnosis of schizophrenia as per ICD-10-DCR. Results and Conclusion: This study revealed that male caregivers perceived more social support and less burden of care as compared to female caregivers. Key words: Gender, social support, burden

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