Lessons from Covid-19 and a resilience model for higher education

Nandy, Monomita; Lodh, Suman; Tang, Audrey

doi:10.1177/0950422220962696

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“…EIs should inhouse all required facilities that meets diversity's expectations under Covid-19 pandemic. Success of EIs further will be dependent on how far it creates a 'house of reliance' (Nandy et al, 2021) for them. All such efforts will ultimately develop institute image (Manzoor et al, 2020) and long-lasting relationships (Clark et al, 2017) which is the need of hour foreseen in creating future market for EIs during pandemic situation.…”

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Making it normal for ‘new’ enrolments: Effect of institutional and pandemic influence on selecting an Engineering Institution under Covid-19 pandemic situation

Mahajan

Patil²

2021

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Covid-19 pandemic has enforced Indian engineering institutions (EIs) to bring their previously half-shut shades completely down. Fetching new admissions into EI campus during pandemic it has become ‘now or never’ situation for EIs. During crises situation institutions have struggled to come back on the normal track. The pandemic that has changed students’ behavior and family’s preferences drastically due to mental stress and emotional life attached with it. Consequently, it becomes prerequisite, and emergency need to examine the choice characteristics influencing selection of EI during Covid-19 pandemic situation. The purpose of this study is to critically examine institutional influence and pandemic influence due to Covid-19 that affects students’ choice about an engineering institution (EI) and consequently to explore relationships between institutional and pandemic influence. The findings of this quantitative research, conducted through a self-reported survey have revealed that institutional as well as pandemic influence have governed the EI choice under Covid-19 pandemic. Secondly, pandemic influence is positively affected by institutional influence. The study demonstrated that EIs will have to reposition themselves to normalize pandemic influence by tuning institutional characteristics that regulates situational influence and new enrollments. It can be yardstick for policy makers to attract new enrollments under pandemic situation.

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Section: Implications Suggestions and Contributionmentioning

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Making it normal for ‘new’ enrolments: Effect of institutional and pandemic influence on selecting an Engineering Institution under Covid-19 pandemic situation

Mahajan

Patil²

2021

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“…EIs should inhouse all required facilities that meet diverse expectations of 'fit for the purpose' under the COVID-19 pandemic. The success of EIs will be dependent on how far and fast this 'fitness' creates a 'house of reliance' (Nandy et al, 2021) for the EI. This is where the role of human influence and EI's promotional tools are the keys to branding EI's suitability under COVID-19 in the market.…”

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Selection of an Engineering Institution: Students’ Perceptions of Choice Characteristics and Suitability under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mahajan¹

2021

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Background: COVID-19 has impacted Indian engineering institutions (EIs) enormously. It has tightened its knot around EIs that forced their previous half-shut shades completely down to prevent the risk of spreading COVID-19. In such a situation, fetching new enrollments on EI campuses is a difficult and challenging task, as students’ behavior and family preferences have changed drastically due to mental stress and emotions attached to them. Historically, during crisis situations, institutions have struggled to return to the normal track. Consequently, it becomes a prerequisite to examine the choice characteristics influencing the selection of EI during the COVID-19 pandemic to make it ‘normal’ for ‘new’ enrollments. The purpose of this study is to critically examine choice characteristics that affect students’ choice for EI and consequently to explore relationships between institutions’ characteristics and the suitability of EI during the COVID-19 pandemic across students’ characteristics. Quantitative research, conducted through a self-reported survey composed of a closed-ended structured questionnaire, was purposefully incorporated into the students who recently were enrolled in EIs (batch years 2020-2021) belonging to the North Maharashtra region of India. Results:The findings of this study revealed dissimilarities across students’ characteristics regarding the suitability of EIs under pandemic conditions. Regression analysis revealed that EI characteristics such as proximity, image and reputation, quality education and curriculum delivery have significantly contributed to suitability under COVID-19. At the micro level, multiple relationships were noted between EI characteristics and the suitability of EI under the pandemic across students’ characteristics. Conclusion:Bringing ‘normality’ to ‘new’ enrollments totally depends on EI’s resilience in meeting the needs of diversity in the COVID-19 pandemic situation, which repositions themselves to govern student-centric strategies instituted for the overall suitability of EI under pandemic conditions. The study has successfully demonstrated how choice characteristics can be executed to regulate the ‘suitability’ of EI under the COVID-19 pandemic for the inclusion of diversity. It is useful for policy makers and academicians to reposition EIs that fetch diversity during the pandemic. This study is the first to provide insights into the performance of choice characteristics and their relationship with the suitability of EIs under a pandemic and can be a yardstick in administering new enrollments.

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“…This study has proven that these EI characteristics are promising in creating greater beliefs on the suitability of EI under pandemic conditions. A team of faculty members playing a role as counsellors or local guardians can be effective for underprivileged groups: female and lower social class students by creating interest and resilience (Nandy et al, 2021) that stimulate a sense of belonging during the pandemic that facilitates their institute choice. Higher social class and higher scorers who are strongly cognizant about image and reputation (Hemsley- Brown & Oplatka, 2015a) can be attracted by achieving rankings, publications in newspapers and gaining social status by participating in awareness campaigns about COVID-19 that directly will contribute to the image and reputation of the EI.…”

Section: Inclusion Of Diversity During Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…EIs should inhouse all required facilities that meet diverse expectations of 'fit for the purpose' under the COVID-19 pandemic. The success of EIs will be dependent on how far and fast this 'fitness' creates a 'house of reliance'(Nandy et al, 2021) for the EI. This is where the role of human influence and EI's promotional tools are the keys to branding EI's suitability under COVID-19 in the market.…”

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Selection of An Engineering Institution: Students’ Perceptions of Choice Characteristics and Suitability under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mahajan

Pati²

2021

SSRN Journal

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Background: COVID-19 has impacted Indian engineering institutions (EIs) enormously. It has tightened its knot around EIs that forced their previous half-shut shades completely down to prevent the risk of spreading COVID-19. In such a situation, fetching new enrollments on EI campuses is a difficult and challenging task, as students' behavior and family preferences have changed drastically due to mental stress and emotions attached to them. Historically, during crisis situations, institutions have struggled to return to the normal track. Consequently, it becomes a prerequisite to examine the choice characteristics influencing the selection of EI during the COVID-19 pandemic to make it 'normal' for 'new' enrollments.The purpose of this study is to critically examine choice characteristics that affect students' choice for EI and consequently to explore relationships between institutions' characteristics and the suitability of EI during the COVID-19 pandemic across students' characteristics. Quantitative research, conducted through a self-reported survey composed of a closed-ended structured questionnaire, was purposefully incorporated into the students who recently were enrolled in EIs (batch years 2020-2021) belonging to the North Maharashtra region of India. Results:The findings of this study revealed dissimilarities across students' characteristics regarding the suitability of EIs under pandemic conditions. Regression analysis revealed that EI characteristics such as proximity, image and reputation, quality education and curriculum delivery have significantly contributed to suitability under COVID-19. At the micro level, multiple relationships were noted between EI characteristics and the suitability of EI under the pandemic across students' characteristics. Conclusion:Bringing 'normality' to 'new' enrollments totally depends on EI's resilience in meeting the needs of diversity in the COVID-19 pandemic situation, which repositions themselves to govern student-centric strategies instituted for the overall suitability of EI under pandemic conditions. The study has successfully demonstrated how choice characteristics can be executed to regulate the 'suitability' of EI under the COVID-19 pandemic for the inclusion of diversity. It is useful for policy makers and academicians to reposition EIs that fetch diversity during the pandemic. This study is the first to provide insights into the performance of choice characteristics and their relationship with the suitability of EIs under a pandemic and can be a yardstick in administering new enrollments.

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Lessons from Covid-19 and a resilience model for higher education

Cited by 64 publications

References 32 publications

Making it normal for ‘new’ enrolments: Effect of institutional and pandemic influence on selecting an Engineering Institution under Covid-19 pandemic situation

Making it normal for ‘new’ enrolments: Effect of institutional and pandemic influence on selecting an Engineering Institution under Covid-19 pandemic situation

Selection of an Engineering Institution: Students’ Perceptions of Choice Characteristics and Suitability under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Selection of An Engineering Institution: Students’ Perceptions of Choice Characteristics and Suitability under the COVID-19 Pandemic

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