Higher Education in a Post-Pandemic World

Bibliographic Data

ID22046086
AuthorsGeorgios Τsantopoulos (0000-0003-0273-3235, Democritus University of Thrace, corresponding author), Evangelia Karasmanaki (0000-0002-6192-2709, Democritus University of Thrace), Κωνσταντίνος Ιωάννου (0000-0003-0749-099X, Forest Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vasilika, 57006 Thessaloniki, Greece), Marina Kapnia (Democritus University of Thrace)
Year2022
Volume12
Issue12
Pages856
Publication date2022-11-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci12120856
OpenAlexW4309852386
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited23

The pandemic caused major disruptions in academic life and led educational institutions to adopt online learning which is likely to leave its mark on post-pandemic higher education. The aim of this study was to contribute to the effort of overcoming the challenges of higher education during the fragile period of transitioning to the post-pandemic era. The objectives were to investigate undergraduate students’ experience during and after the pandemic and to identify the factors that affect their satisfaction with online and in-person learning. To meet these objectives, environmental students, recruited with multistage sampling, were administered questionnaires. Results showed that satisfaction with in-person learning was higher than online learning pointing to a preference for face-to-face modes of education. Although students were optimistic during the transition to the post-pandemic period, the pandemic caused students more stress over their studies than economic difficulties. Moreover, students’ satisfaction with online learning was mostly affected by their anxiety about their studies due to the pandemic, their demographic characteristics, and the type of information sources they used to obtain information about COVID-19. On the other hand, satisfaction with in-person learning was affected by information sources on COVID-19 and their parents’ occupation. Finally, students acknowledged the importance of protecting the environment and biodiversity in order to prevent pandemic outbreaks in the future

Higher education · Medical education · Pandemic · Political science · Preference · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Medicine · Online and Blended Learning · Psychology

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