COVID-19 quarantine stressors and management among Lebanese students: a qualitative study

Students’ online learning challenges during the pandemic and how they cope with them: The case of the Philippines

“…The anxiety that students experienced does not only come from the threats of COVID-19 itself but also from social and physical restrictions, unfamiliarity with new learning platforms, technical issues, and concerns about financial resources. These findings are consistent with that of Copeland et al (2021) and Fawaz et al (2021), who reported the adverse effects of the pandemic on students' mental and emotional well-being. This data highlights the need to provide serious attention to the mediating effects of mental health, restrictions in mobility, and preparedness in delivering online learning.…”

“…Based on the students' responses, their challenges were also found to be aggravated by the pandemic, especially in terms of quality of learning experience, mental health, finances, interaction, and mobility. With reference to previous studies (i.e., Adarkwah, 2021;Copeland et al, 2021;Day et al, 2021;Fawaz et al, 2021;Kapasia et al, 2020;Khalil et al, 2020;Singh et al, 2020), the current study has complemented their findings on the pedagogical, logistical, socioeconomic, technological, and psychosocial online learning challenges that students experience within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, this study extended previous studies and our understanding of students' online learning experience by identifying Transcendental strategies 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 both the presence and extent of online learning challenges and by shedding light on the specific strategies they employed to overcome them.…”

“…While many focused on national policies, professional development, and curriculum, others zeroed in on the specific learning experience of students during the pandemic. Among these are Copeland et al (2021) and Fawaz et al (2021) who examined the impact of COVID-19 on college students' mental health and their coping mechanisms. Copeland et al (2021) reported that the pandemic adversely affected students' behavioral and emotional functioning, particularly attention and externalizing problems (i.e., mood and wellness behavior), which were caused by isolation, economic/health effects, and uncertainties.…”

“…Given today's uncertainties, it is vital to gain a nuanced understanding of students' online learning experience in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, many studies have investigated this area with a focus on students' mental health (Copeland et al, 2021;Fawaz et al, 2021), home learning (Suryaman et al, 2020), self-regulation (Carter et al, 2020), virtual learning environment (Almaiah et al, 2020;Hew et al, 2020;Tang et al, 2020), and students' overall learning experience (e.g., Adarkwah, 2021;Day et al, 2021;Khalil et al, 2020;Singh et al, 2020). There are two key differences that set the current study apart from the previous studies.…”

Concerns of College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Thematic Perspectives from the United States, Asia, and Europe

“…This could help confirm and expand initial perceptions and insights that are still being formulated in the research (Feroz et al, 2020;Vindrola-Padros et al, 2021). Previous qualitative studies on COVID-19 and university students have had rather narrow foci, such as evaluating targeted topics with a single country sample (Brondani & Donnelly, 2020;Collado-Boira et al, 2020;Fawaz et al, 2021;Mukhtar et al, 2020;Nguyen et al, 2020;Ramos-Morcillo et al, 2020) or targeted higher educational programs in the health professions (Brondani & Donnelly, 2020;Ramos-Morcillo et al, 2020;White et al, 2020). Further study was needed with a more open approach to broad concerns.…”