Impact of the Pandemic on Higher Education in Emerging Countries: Emerging Opportunities, Challenges and Research Agenda

Mogaji, Emmanuel; Jain, Varsha

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3622592

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“…The purpose of the study was to examine the correlation between lifestyle changes and mental health among college students in South Korea and Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic. HEIs have been significantly disrupted, with millions of students around the world studying remotely due to campus closures ( 33 ). There is no clarity as to how COVID-19 will impact the overall operations of HEIs in upcoming semesters; however, what we clearly know is that this pandemic has produced some unexpected changes in the higher education community.…”

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The Unintended Consequences of the Pandemic: The New Normal for College Students in South Korea and Taiwan

Chen

Song

Yap

2021

Front. Public Health

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This study attempts to compare the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on college students' lifestyles and mental health conditions in South Korea and Taiwan. As the COVID-19 outbreak has spread across the globe, it has brought significant changes to college campuses worldwide. College students have been heavily affected by the closure, as online learning has become increasingly common in higher education institutions. Using data collected from college students in South Korea and Taiwan in the spring of 2020, this study examines the effects of pandemic-related lifestyle changes on mental health conditions for college students in the two countries. The results were 3-fold. First, compared to college students in Taiwan, college students in South Korea reported greater decreases in time spent traveling, being with friends, eating at restaurants, and engaging in part-time employment, and greater increases in online shopping and ordering food for delivery. Second, college students in South Korea reported a higher level of worry, a greater possibility of contact with a person with COVID-19, and a lower level of happiness than did college students in Taiwan. Third, our findings indicate that social activities, including spending time with friends, were positively correlated with mental health conditions in South Korea and Taiwan. Comparing Korean and Taiwanese students' lifestyle changes and mental health conditions amid the pandemic, the study argues that the decrease in socialization and interaction under these new circumstances may be a significant factor that explains an increase in mental health issues in Korean college students compared to Taiwanese students, given the increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Korea and the corresponding greater use of online teaching platforms there than in Taiwan.

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The Unintended Consequences of the Pandemic: The New Normal for College Students in South Korea and Taiwan

Chen

Song

Yap

2021

Front. Public Health

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“…In addition to workplace stressors, medical residents must adapt to drastic changes in their education, such as modified clinical placements and a shift towards online learning [ 15 ]. Online course delivery may be especially challenging in Kenya due to resource constraints [ 16 ]. Even in relatively wealthier countries, the increased reliance on technology has highlighted accessibility issues [ 17 ].…”

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Mental health disorders among post graduate residents in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ali

Shah

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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Background Healthcare workers, including residents, are prone to various mental health disorders especially given the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Residents, particularly, are already under undue stress due to their respective training program demands. Methods This cross-sectional, online survey-based study from August to November 2020 collected demographic and mental health measurements from all residents at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. The questionnaire investigated demographic variables, information regarding direct care of COVID-19 patients, prior history of mental health and mental health outcomes using the Patient Health Questionnaire, Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale, Insomnia Severity Index, Impact of Event Scale–Revised Questionnaire and Stanford Professional Fulfillment Index Questionnaire. Results A total of 100 residents completed the survey (participation rate 77.5%). Participants were about equal in gender (women [53%]), with a median age of 31.28 years, and majority were single (66.7%). A total of 66 participants (66%) were directly engaged in COVID-19 care. Depression: 64.3%, anxiety: 51.5%, insomnia: 40.5%, distress: 35.4%, and burnout: 51.0% were reported in all participants. Statistical significance was found in median depression, professional fulfillment and interpersonal disengagement when comparing frontline resident directly involved in care of COVID-19 patient versus second line residents. Conclusion Residents directly involved with caring for COVID-19 patients had statistically higher incidences of depression and interpersonal disengagement and lower professional fulfillment compared to second line residents. Keeping in mind the limited resources in sub-Saharan Africa, urgent and geographically specific strategies are needed to help combat mental health disorders in this specific population.

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“…La realización de este derecho se alcanza, entre otros aspectos, cuando la educación superior impartida por las instituciones correspondientes es de calidad. Con base en lo mencionado, la necesidad ineludible de migrar la ejecución de las carreras y programas originalmente presenciales a la modalidad en línea debe incluir en su proceso la obligación de observar estos criterios de calidad (Mendoza, 2020;Mogaji;, para de esta forma, no solamente garantizar el elemento del derecho correspondiente a la accesibilidad, en este caso por medios digitales, sino también asegurar el elemento de aceptabilidad a través del resguardo de la calidad en la educación en línea.…”

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Estándares mínimos de calidad de la educación superior en Ecuador durante la pandemia por COVID-19, como medio de protección del derecho a la educación superior

Caicedo¹,

Calvachi²

2021

Tsafiqui

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La presente investigación aborda la situación de la calidad de la educación superior en 2020, durante la declaratoria del estado de excepción derivada de la emergencia sanitaria en Ecuador por la covid-19, y los esfuerzos estatales para el cumplimiento de la obligación de protección del derecho fundamental a la educación superior de calidad en el contexto de la pandemia. Esta investigación de carácter cualitativo se realizó mediante la revisión bibliográfica de publicaciones especializadas, normativa nacional e internacional, así como de documentos técnicos relacionados con criterios y parámetros para el aseguramiento de la calidad en el contexto nacional y global. A partir de la revisión documental se encontró que a escala internacional existen instrumentos que definen algunos criterios para la educación no presencial, como: 1) asegurar los mismos resultados de aprendizaje que en la modalidad presencial; 2) contar con infraestructura tecnológica adecuada; 3) organizar una estructura de acompañamiento y monitoreo; 4) desarrollar en los docentes las capacidades para la modalidad en línea; 5) adaptar la metodología y técnicas de evaluación al entorno virtual garantizando la seguridad; y, 6) comunicar con oportunidad y claridad a los estudiantes todos los aspectos del programa educativo. En el ámbito nacional, se evidenció que la normativa transitoria expedida por el Consejo de Educación Superior asegura parcialmente estos parámetros mínimos, sin embargo, es un punto de partida que aporta a superar las dificultades y a asegurar en gran medida el derecho a la educación superior en línea durante la pandemia.

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Impact of the Pandemic on Higher Education in Emerging Countries: Emerging Opportunities, Challenges and Research Agenda

Cited by 32 publications

References 5 publications

The Unintended Consequences of the Pandemic: The New Normal for College Students in South Korea and Taiwan

The Unintended Consequences of the Pandemic: The New Normal for College Students in South Korea and Taiwan

Mental health disorders among post graduate residents in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic

Estándares mínimos de calidad de la educación superior en Ecuador durante la pandemia por COVID-19, como medio de protección del derecho a la educación superior

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