University students’ experiences of learning in an online environment in COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-methods research study of perceptions and attitudes of South African students
The purpose of this meta-methods study was to examine challenges experienced by students that hinder their ability successfully to learn online during the emergency remote teaching of a South African University that began in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, 4,419 students compl...
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| description | The purpose of this meta-methods study was to examine challenges experienced by students that hinder their ability successfully to learn online during the emergency remote teaching of a South African University that began in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, 4,419 students completed an online questionnaire. Analyses of the open-ended responses via WordStat 8.0.29 topic modeling and VOSviewer 1.6.14 text mining, independently led to the identification of five meta-themes, indicating triangulation of findings. Most notably, mental health issues emerged as an important meta-theme, with 10% of the participants reporting mental health challenges. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7880e2c0c6c6456a8ea16ec9535ade892023-09-03T09:04:51ZengJournal of Pedagogical ResearchJournal of Pedagogical Research2602-37172021-09-015411810.33902/JPR.2021472164University students’ experiences of learning in an online environment in COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-methods research study of perceptions and attitudes of South African studentsAnthony J. Onwuegbuzie0Emmanuel O. Ojo1University of Cambridge, England ; University of Johannesburg, South AfricaUniversity of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThe purpose of this meta-methods study was to examine challenges experienced by students that hinder their ability successfully to learn online during the emergency remote teaching of a South African University that began in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, 4,419 students completed an online questionnaire. Analyses of the open-ended responses via WordStat 8.0.29 topic modeling and VOSviewer 1.6.14 text mining, independently led to the identification of five meta-themes, indicating triangulation of findings. Most notably, mental health issues emerged as an important meta-theme, with 10% of the participants reporting mental health challenges. Implications of these findings are discussed.https://www.ijopr.com/download/university-students-experiences-of-learning-in-an-online-environment-in-covid-19-pandemic-a-11221.pdfSouth African universitiesCOVID-19meta-methods researchquantitizingmental healthstudent online learning readiness |
| spellingShingle | Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie Emmanuel O. Ojo University students’ experiences of learning in an online environment in COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-methods research study of perceptions and attitudes of South African students Journal of Pedagogical Research South African universities COVID-19 meta-methods research quantitizing mental health student online learning readiness |
| title | University students’ experiences of learning in an online environment in COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-methods research study of perceptions and attitudes of South African students |
| title_full | University students’ experiences of learning in an online environment in COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-methods research study of perceptions and attitudes of South African students |
| title_fullStr | University students’ experiences of learning in an online environment in COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-methods research study of perceptions and attitudes of South African students |
| title_full_unstemmed | University students’ experiences of learning in an online environment in COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-methods research study of perceptions and attitudes of South African students |
| title_short | University students’ experiences of learning in an online environment in COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-methods research study of perceptions and attitudes of South African students |
| title_sort | university students experiences of learning in an online environment in covid 19 pandemic a meta methods research study of perceptions and attitudes of south african students |
| topic | South African universities COVID-19 meta-methods research quantitizing mental health student online learning readiness |
| url | https://www.ijopr.com/download/university-students-experiences-of-learning-in-an-online-environment-in-covid-19-pandemic-a-11221.pdf |
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